Quote from: K-Dog on Sep 20, 2023, 05:13 PMHere there is NO FUCKING CENSORSHIP.  Unless someone decides to be a dickhead in which case RE and I will respond appropriately.

In other words...there IS censorship. "Dickhead" censorship.

Do we have a website specific definition of this "dickhead" criteria?

Or just make it up as based on feelings of TPTB in any given moment?

Someone remind me, what is the Diners official definition of Fascism?

Quote from: TDoS on Apr 19, 2025, 02:34 PMSomeone remind me, what is the Diners official definition of Fascism?

The Wikipedia definition works pretty well.

Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3]

El Trumpo checks off on just about all the criteria for this.

Far as Dickhead goes, the Oxford English dictionary covers it.


dick·head
/ˈdikˌ(h)ed/
noun
vulgar slang
noun: dickhead; plural noun: dickheads

    a stupid, irritating, or ridiculous person, particularly a man.

Alternatively, you could go with Justice Rehnquist's definition of pornography for either one.



 

RE

Quote from: RE on Apr 20, 2025, 12:36 AMAlternatively, you could go with Justice Rehnquist's definition of pornography for either one.



 

RE

So...BEAUTIFULLY arbitrary. 

The title to this thread is "Why the Diner is independent". Could it also be that independence is easy to claim when its only 3 or 4 old farts, and we can say whatever we want...unless it is defined as dickhead of course.

Quote from: TDoS on Apr 20, 2025, 08:55 AMCould it also be that independence is easy to claim when its only 3 or 4 old farts, and we can say whatever we want...unless it is defined as dickhead of course.

Speak for yourself.  I'm not an "old fart".  I'm an old iconoclast.  Cooler time for being insulting.

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Quote from: TDoS on Apr 20, 2025, 08:55 AMThe title to this thread is "Why the Diner is independent". Could it also be that independence is easy to claim when its only 3 or 4 old farts, and we can say whatever we want...unless it is defined as dickhead of course.

Certainly, if we had a million subscribers it would be a lot more difficult to be left relatively unmolested, with only sporadic interference.  We would probably get the AP treatment.  It's the principle though, not the numbers.

Far as the alternate definition of knowing it when you see it being arbitrary, if it's good enough for the SCOTUS, it's good enough for the Diner.

RE

Quote from: RE on Apr 20, 2025, 10:20 AMFar as the alternate definition of knowing it when you see it being arbitrary, if it's good enough for the SCOTUS, it's good enough for the Diner.

RE

Really? Good enough for SCOTUS works for the Diner? I'll keep that in mind as their decisions continue to come out and we'll see how wonderfully "good enough for SCOTUS, good enough for the Diner" works out overall.

Quote from: TDoS on Apr 23, 2025, 04:47 PMReally? Good enough for SCOTUS works for the Diner? I'll keep that in mind as their decisions continue to come out and we'll see how wonderfully "good enough for SCOTUS, good enough for the Diner" works out overall.

The converse isn't necessarily true.  What is good enough for the Diner may not be good enough for the SCOTUS.

RE