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I'll Stay in FA...for as long as they let me...
7 years ago
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Hey everyone! I know that people have been wondering if I would stay in FurAffinity, and this post is kind of my response to this. In addition, this is a very fitting time for me to post this, given the news that someone I watch on Twitter just got banned. So...now I'm in a conundrum...because I now have one more social media platform that is on my radar for placing favoritism with the degenerate left and deplatforming anyone deemed to be associated with the right.
I do want to point out that for some reason, nobody has gotten on to me for posting, but I know it's because most of my rambling is contained and not confrontational...at least as much as it perhaps should be. I'll admit that I probably don't do a good job condemning the hardcore left like I should, but I don't think I'm silent about it either. I can only hope that I'll become more outspoken while remaining calm and collected, but I'd be lying if I would tell you I'm doing that right now.
As sure as I was ready to talk about #PrideMonth for July, I began to notice the drastic polarization going on in the world around us. The urge to fume up and say that we need a Civil War right now has been pretty bad for me, and I don't feel I should condone that. I want us as a nation...and Earth-dwellers...to freely discuss issues that need legitimate improvement...dare I say without promoting any acts of violence. The problem doesn't even seem to be that the companies disagree with that. The problem is that the companies are issuing BAD definitions of what constitutes "promoting any acts of violence."
I don't know why I got on that tangent, because I know without a shadow of a doubt that there are other people that are saying the exact same things. My problem is that I know, as an individual that STRUGGLES with anger problems, anxiety issues, and depression, the damage and hurt associated with using anger as a tool of destruction. There's probably a 2% chance of justification in doing so and it seems that I have yet to reach that even once. One, because I'm not in a position of power. Two, because I'm never in a situation where it's the definitive last resort. That 98% is what you see a lot in the news. I'm referring to massive riots in rallies, shootings in headquarters/schools/while driving, stabbings in broad daylight, and more. It's clear there's a lot of anger in the world around us, but we seriously need to revert back to the Codes of Conduct and policies that addressed these issues the way it ought to be. Otherwise, we're just going to have years of years of incessant violence followed by policies that make the people around us EVEN angrier!
Welp, I did it again with the tangent! But I think you can see where I'm going with this. The title of my journal states what I'm planning and I guess that's one plan I'll stick with for as long as I can. If things continue to get ugly and...well, I'll say it...RoareyRaccoon gets deplatformed here as well, I think it's one step closer to me considering hauling my content elsewhere. Still don't know if I'll go that far even still...I mean I still like FurAffinity like how I enjoy Twitter. At the end of the day, it's just a social media platform that I can connect with people around me. It's the relationship that counts to when I post; not the bullshit policies that aim to take me down...that is unless they come after me. Well in that case, I'll move somewhere else. I've left Discord servers before, but I joined new ones and made friends that I'll probably be talking to for another 10-20 years. xP;
So yeah, that's enough rambling for me. I feel better letting my feelings out, just as long as I actually sounded respectable. You can leave comments as usual, but I don't know how talkative I'll be after that. I'll just be checking here every now and then, but you can catch me in other sites if you want. So yeah, don't let the sun go down on your anger and stay cool in the Summer heat~
I do want to point out that for some reason, nobody has gotten on to me for posting, but I know it's because most of my rambling is contained and not confrontational...at least as much as it perhaps should be. I'll admit that I probably don't do a good job condemning the hardcore left like I should, but I don't think I'm silent about it either. I can only hope that I'll become more outspoken while remaining calm and collected, but I'd be lying if I would tell you I'm doing that right now.
As sure as I was ready to talk about #PrideMonth for July, I began to notice the drastic polarization going on in the world around us. The urge to fume up and say that we need a Civil War right now has been pretty bad for me, and I don't feel I should condone that. I want us as a nation...and Earth-dwellers...to freely discuss issues that need legitimate improvement...dare I say without promoting any acts of violence. The problem doesn't even seem to be that the companies disagree with that. The problem is that the companies are issuing BAD definitions of what constitutes "promoting any acts of violence."
I don't know why I got on that tangent, because I know without a shadow of a doubt that there are other people that are saying the exact same things. My problem is that I know, as an individual that STRUGGLES with anger problems, anxiety issues, and depression, the damage and hurt associated with using anger as a tool of destruction. There's probably a 2% chance of justification in doing so and it seems that I have yet to reach that even once. One, because I'm not in a position of power. Two, because I'm never in a situation where it's the definitive last resort. That 98% is what you see a lot in the news. I'm referring to massive riots in rallies, shootings in headquarters/schools/while driving, stabbings in broad daylight, and more. It's clear there's a lot of anger in the world around us, but we seriously need to revert back to the Codes of Conduct and policies that addressed these issues the way it ought to be. Otherwise, we're just going to have years of years of incessant violence followed by policies that make the people around us EVEN angrier!
Welp, I did it again with the tangent! But I think you can see where I'm going with this. The title of my journal states what I'm planning and I guess that's one plan I'll stick with for as long as I can. If things continue to get ugly and...well, I'll say it...RoareyRaccoon gets deplatformed here as well, I think it's one step closer to me considering hauling my content elsewhere. Still don't know if I'll go that far even still...I mean I still like FurAffinity like how I enjoy Twitter. At the end of the day, it's just a social media platform that I can connect with people around me. It's the relationship that counts to when I post; not the bullshit policies that aim to take me down...that is unless they come after me. Well in that case, I'll move somewhere else. I've left Discord servers before, but I joined new ones and made friends that I'll probably be talking to for another 10-20 years. xP;
So yeah, that's enough rambling for me. I feel better letting my feelings out, just as long as I actually sounded respectable. You can leave comments as usual, but I don't know how talkative I'll be after that. I'll just be checking here every now and then, but you can catch me in other sites if you want. So yeah, don't let the sun go down on your anger and stay cool in the Summer heat~
Remember, patience, love, and charity.
Also, I don't believe the people I'm influenced by are as bad as they are presented to be. For sure they're not perfect, but I sense a balance of judgment and compassion that seems to emulate more closely what God calls us to have. Like the support for Freedom of Speech helps condemn sin that people condone, but does it in a way that lets people talk it out if they disagree. I think Steven Crowder is a good example of that with his "Change My Mind" panels.
And yeah, I'm aware of Twitter's standards. In my defense, I have helped them crack down on the people harming a homosexual artist that lives in Indonesia. I think scenarios in which violence is promoted is the extent to which I must report to Twitter. Other than that, I still don't see how what's being said by people like Roarey is considered bannable. If it's not promoting actual crime, I feel like Twitter users should have the power to do their best and rebut his claims; perhaps call him out if he's saying something that is undeniably wrong or irrational. My issue is that Twitter picks and chooses the accounts that use certain words. I feel like regardless of what you believe, that's not good for anyone...and yes, I do believe that applies to people that 100% oppose what I believe.
I kind of stated why I follow people like Roarey. Again they're not perfect, but who is? I don't think I'll go so far as to follow the most hardcore conservative that might as well believe Eminem's new album confirms Half Life 3. (You probably get what I mean.) But I know that there are certain kind of conservatives that get so caught up in politics and conspiracies that they lose all track of reality, even Biblical reality. I refuse to go that far, but if our lives would reflect Jesus and the disciples, it only makes sense that we'd have to abandon our comfort zones and lead people around us in a better direction.
Patience, love, charity. I undeniably agree with all of the above. I doubt a person calling someone the dreaded c-word communicates that very well, but certainly I believe there are ways to confront people with these traits. I think the issue is that the terms are used loosely, so people find themselves using it to avoid confrontation. I'm assuming you're confronting me with your post, but I think we can agree that it's necessary to correct people when they're doing wrong. We're probably not in the same page, but I hope what I said may have provided food for thought.
I think we need to pay more attention to Jesus when He called people out and reflect that by standing up more. People like Roarey have a much more vocally confrontational approach, but I refuse to believe that there's absolutely NOTHING good to come out of that. I listen to them but not blindly, because I know at the end of the day, the Bible is the true source for how we ought to live.
Please, understand that God is so incredibly above left and right. Politics are a worldly thing, and while it's okay to have political views (these issues are important, after all!), never feel like devotion to God requires devotion to a particular party or political ideology. If you start to find a pattern in your enemies, then there's a very good chance that you've been deceived into attacking those people.