Subj : BBS community improvements To : Ravne From : Accession Date : Tue May 28 2024 09:46 pm On Tue, 28 May 2024 23:34:40 -0700, you wrote: R> Are you really implying that referring to straight white men as straight R> white men is just as hurtful as referring to LGBTQ people as fags, R> pedos, & groomers? Really??!! Seriously??!! You used it as a derogatory term, just as people use the words you mention as derogatory terms, also. R> I'm alive, so obviously I didn't "make the ultimate sacrifice" for my R> country. I'm a veteran though, so don't you dare suggest I don't know R> what it takes to defend our freedoms. Were you assuming as a lesbian I R> couldn't be a veteran? We were in the military long before we were R> openly accepted there. We defended the freedoms of those that push the R> attitude that our rights should be taken, the same as every military R> member defended ALL of our freedoms, including the freedom of LGBTQ R> people to love those that we love. No mention of it whatsoever, though. Instead, you insist on pushing another agenda entirely, and putting people down if they don't have the same views as you do. R> I get it, you're a "middle of the road, I don't support you, but I don't R> want you to be murdered" type of guy. Do you speak out against those R> that do think I should be murdered, though? If not, then you're part of R> the problem. For someone who wants to try to get their point across, you sure do go about it the wrong way. Regards, Nick .... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. --- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderb * Origin: _thePharcyde distribution system (Wisconsin) (723:1/1) þ Synchronet þ _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) .