Donald Sterling, Racist Jew

And to think how many Jewish visitors you might lose as potential posters and members by letting this guy keep posting his wretched, anti-intellectualism here. Kind of sad, really. But, hey, maybe you don't want more members, posters, or visitors.

Purandara has been banned.

I'm all for open discussion in general (that typically involves SENSIBLE people, however, not spiteful attention-getters who wield conspiracy theories like they were the Bible), but on any other forum I've ever visited (much less a forum about movies), this would have been deleted and sent straight to some neo-nazi angst website where it belongs. The more you humor this garbage, the more you're just letting it grow. Discussing Sterling as a bad owner? Great. Discussing the wretchedness of racism? More power to you. Owing his poor traits and the idea that the world could cover up such evil (despite the fact that we are actually sitting here talking about it... meaning the world must have done a pretty bad job) to the fact that he is this or that? Hate-speech.

And to think how many Jewish visitors you might lose as potential posters and members by letting this guy keep posting his wretched, anti-intellectualism here. Kind of sad, really. But, hey, maybe you don't want more members, posters, or visitors.

This is from the rules read upon registration, to which one must consent:



The above antisemite has made it quite clear of hateful meaning in numerous threads now, particularly with the comment that Jews "have what's coming to them," which can also be deemed threatening.

Of course, I'm not a mod. I'm just a poster who is going on hiatus.

I assume you missed this:

My sincere apologies. By reading the first few and last few posts, I did indeed miss your post declaring him banned. Not sure why I'd "want" to miss such at thing, as Equilibrium suggests, since it renders my post inappropriate in this instance, but I am just as satisfied that I posted my disgust at the matter. My error notwithstanding, the craven thing to do would have been to ignore this debacle.

Equilibrium would be wise to take heed at where such baseless hatred leads another. I have disagreed with him SEVERELY in the Middle East thread, but I would also never say that he acted against the rules of the forum in this manner... well, at least not so blatantly. But we can always read between the lines, being the "selective" readers that we are.

In any case, again, my apologies. I am glad that this was dealt with, but I am sad to see that any *latent* support, no matter its disguise, remains for Purandara's venom. Thank you, Yoda, for your quick response and for your observations in this matter.

this makes me wonder if there's some value in restricting certain topics altogether, as they never seem to remain entirely civil. And yes, that's certainly an invitation for anyone else to express their thoughts at the notion.

I will say, though, that issues as heated as this make me wonder if there's some value in restricting certain topics altogether, as they never seem to remain entirely civil. And yes, that's certainly an invitation for anyone else to express their thoughts at the notion.