Posted on 01/07/2014 5:47:57 AM PST by marshmallow
We ordered our Web editor to suspend the commenting feature and to hide all previously posted comments because of the malicious, abusive nature of the comments that have bombarded our site in recent days.
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Soft heads at NCR have no freaking clue what homosexual activity consists of, they are protecting themselves and their delicate sensibilities from the bitter truth
I wonder if censorship is now becoming a liberal “thing”, in that they are increasingly refusing to allow other voices to be heard, such as in the NCR, or on Reddit in their “science” subdirectory.
It is really a sign of weakness that they are so unable to defend their arguments that they insist on doctrinal purity and agreement, and ban those who disagree, no matter how legitimate their arguments.
A good indicator is that they are very bitter about it, and claim the dissenters are illegitimate or crude, along with claiming their arguments are invalid and should not even be considered.
However, the bottom line, that even radical leftists know, is that they are totally dependent on those who oppose them, to actually consider their arguments. If they are only preaching to the choir, they soon turn on each other and wither away. There is no strength in knee-jerk agreement.
Even in the utterly dictatorial and ruthless regime of Stalin in the Soviet Union, though his chief pseudo-scientist, Trofim Lysenko, was able to completely shut down any argument against his quackery, it sucked all the legitimacy out of his arguments. While everyone had to agree with them, nobody believed them.
National Catholic Reporter is a liberal website that goes against the teachings of the Catholic Church. Don’t waste your time and never get them mixed up with the conservative Catholic site National Catholic Register, which is owned by EWTN.
The Register needs to change its name to end the confusion. I still get them confused, and I pay attention.
Well, they want”a conversation” - only when it goes their way.
Liberal ideas tend to fall apart under critical scrutiny.
The Register should just change their name to “Non-Fishwrap.”
Isn’t the NCR a hobby of dissenting rich Catholics like the Hiltons?
Ditto.
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