Thread:Lady Skyy/@comment-7486518-20130511195503

Pre-Script note: I don't block people... I don't even know how. But I also don't like to leave things unsaid... So I figured I'd post a reply and if you can read it you can. If you can't then at least I tried!

I appreciate your attempts to explain. It speaks well of you that you care enough to do so. I'm not sure I would have, especially not in the past few days. Things have been rather... difficult. But that's another story.

I also am fine with your decision to block me (again, not sure how though) but I would guess it's redundant. I don't seek out people's posts and try to troll them or anything. I'm far too old for that nonsense.

I do however, as you can clearly see, speak up when something is wrong, regardless of the cause... If all actions were excused based on their reasons we would be in a very bad place in society and civilisation. Which if you're involved in Law at all, you would agree with as fundamentally obvious.

However, I can understand and relate to your reasoning for your words, tone and actions... And I apologize if I offended you. I can say with honesty that offending you was not the purpose of my actions. Though I can see how it could have been seen that way.

As far as censorship/etc... Well that's a rather large gray area on the internet, for reasons already mentioned and more. This is why there are cases that stall out and die all over the place... Take Cyber Bullying. People are even being arrested for it, and these crimes are being upheld in court... In America... Which is just proof-positive that the Constitutional Right to Freedom of Speech is not in place and cannot be fallen on in times of pressure.

Censorship on the other hand is a term thrown about far too often and usually in the improper setting.

There is no law, anywhere, that protects posts on a public forum from being editted, deleted or even changed. Period. This is a simple truth that discounts any possible argument of being "censored" illegally or inappropriately.

There are often rules and regulations on such sites that request that people do not do so. There are even some places where only Admins can edit posts. This isn't a concession to Ammendment 1 - this is just practical. Most sites just don't allow open edits to anything. Even this forum only allows you to remove posts with a reason given. This means only Admins can Censor your post (change the meaning by removing pieces and taking the context away. Which is the simple definition of what Censor really means... Which is to say that Removing a post is not Censorship, as it doesn't just remove "objectionable" phrases and content. It removes everything.)

Ironically I find myself liking you more for your defense than I'd expect. People tend to just start babbling nonsense and stupidity when confronted by someone who doesn't fold... This is refreshing.

However, your second post (which was a little hard to read with the bolding and lack of breaks, this makes your intent a little harder to discern just for future reference.) was a little ranty - which I don't really mind. I left it on my wall. Considering you were ranting at me, with reason, and without being crazy... Well, I'm okay with that. It's not really public despite the fact that anybody can see it.

I do want to clarify, if I can, though.. I am not a bigot, and I did not make any remarks that would say so. I did not make fun of anybody's country (I even pointed out that it is my own, which gives me insight and accuracy that someone not living there would lack) And my assertions (not assumptions) about America in general were accurate. My accusations towards you were only accurate given the assumption that you were a whiny child, which turns out to be incorrect. And for that I am sorry.

However, your continued attacks of my personality and morality are beginning to get old. Your second post seemed to degenerate into a rant with unveiled insults and such. But I'm not worried - I figure  I kicked a nerve pretty hard - so I'm not insulted or angry or anything.

I honestly don't recall all the stuff I should talk about in your last note to me, so I can't touch on them all. But hopefully you can come to the conclusion that I'm not "evil" nor do I see "evil" or "fault" in everything. I fall to the same faults as everyone else when dealing with strangers and text... Not everything comes across 100% as intended. And even if it does, strangers sometimes clash.

I love debate and arguing. (if you couldn't tell) but there's no point in arguing this anymore. Not only is the original issue gone, but it seems we both have come to understand our own mistakes.

Thanks for reading and for loving monkeys (they are awesome. I have 100+ of them in the house, stuffed animals of course!) And they always make me (and the baby) smile =) 