A History of AGMSFS

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A History of AGMSFS

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Gerry Binder

2015-07-05 00:46:04 UTC

"War !!! Hooah !!! What is it good for ??? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!

http://checkthisout999.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/blog-post_28.html

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A little AGMSFS historical opinion piece:

Prior to September 11, 2001 this newsgroup was frequented by a good
mix of people, many from Europe, posting on-topic 99%of the tme.

In the mad months after 9/11, and through to 2004, there were many
off-topic political arguments here. Eventually many European posters
and the more moderate American posters disappeared, leaving a group
dominated by American right-wing "patriot" types and their supporters.

The "patriots" vociferous and often ad hominem "defense" of America's
hamfisted response to 9/11had driven off the more moderate
flightsimmers.

During the period 2003-2009, a hard core of half-a-dozen-or-so
American "right wing death beasts" consolidated their hold on this
newsgroup. These were the cyber bullies Dallas called "the group's
immune system", and they would pile on with personal attacks and
personal abuse, anyone who "misbehaved". According to their
perception of things, all was well in what they now thought of as
"their" newsgroup.

Then, in late 2009, after six months of reading their "patriotic"
political crap (which was interspersed with misgynisitc and racist
"jokes"), I started to challenge some of the war-glorifying and war
mongering type of comments here, ... and all hell broke loose.

It became obvious that being critical of US foreign policy, past
and/or present, was a "crime" warranting nothing less than the
vilification and ostracisation of such an "offender" by Dallas's
"immune system". And thus a five-year campaign of cyber bullying
was waged against me, in their futile attempt to drive me out. And
all the while they ranted that I was a "troll".

Somehow they imagined that I would quickly wilt in the face of of
their vilificatious lies and abuse. Not only did the cyber bullies
lose their war, but their war destroyed this newsgroup. And, being
the bright sparks hey so obviously were (in their own luchtime) they
blamed it all on me.

If only, early on, they had been civil in how the dealt with those who
had doubts about the US response to 9/11, and later, heeded the
well-conceived wisdom of "not feeding the troll", this newsgroup
would most likely still be a very viable one.

But sadly, they still blame everyone except themselves. Sadly, it's
the only way in which they can protect their idea that America is the
rightful, ordained, leader of the "free" world.

In here it doesn't really matter. All they destroyed was a usenet
newsgroup, but out there, in the real world, where the same attitudes
shape American foreign policy, be afraid. Be VERY afraid...

"War !!! Hooah !!! What is it good for ??? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!

http://checkthisout999.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/blog-post_28.html

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2015-07-05 01:53:32 UTC