False. The overriding intention of my posts is to record for posterity my opinion on a variety of topics, and, secondarily, to try to teach people to think critically and logically at a very high level (never works with right-wingers, but I keep banging my head against that wall anyway). I love to teach and share my gifts with others.
> > Because I recognize the and share
> > long-term effects of systemic racism and advocate for fairness and justice
> > for minority groups, and African-Americans in particular. That is the root of
> > it all.
> No, see above. We just laugh at your racial nonsense.
You laugh because you are ignorant. You aren't willing to learn.
> > > > And I have never gone after anyone who hasn't gone after me or one of my
> > > > friends first. Joe Long, in particular, mercilessly harassed Ramashiva, who
> > > > was a friend of mine,
> > > LOL. I wonder what your definition of “friend” is. is that like a
> > > Facebook friend?
> >
> > A friend is someone I have a friendly relationship with, be it online or
> > offline.
> Do you consider Dutch a friend?
Absolutely. If Dutch needed help I would leap to his aid, as I would for the majority of the people I have interacted with on this group, some of whom would surely surprise you.
> > > > and followed it up by calling me a "welcher" every day
> > > > for months on end over a $2 gag. Meanwhile, as he was constantly insulting
> > > > Ramashiva and me from the safety of his computer,
> > > Everyone knew who he was, and where to find him. “Safety of his
> > > computer”?
> >
> > Who wanted to "find him?" For what? Who wants to "find me?" For what?
> >
> > > That’s you, not him.
> >
> > No, it's not me at all. I don't hide behind a cloak of anonymity like you.
> You sort of do. You are hiding.
I'm hiding because I won't give my address or a list of my previous employers to a couple of weirdos on the internet? Nobody has disclosed more than I have. My name, my picture, my city, my medical issues, my wife's name, my profession, and more are all out there. If someone wanted to sue me, any lawyer in Vancouver could find me in 10 minutes, if they didn't already know me. But why the obsession over me? That's what I would like to know.
> > I am personally and legally responsible for every single thing I say, and I
> > don't say anything to or about anyone that I would hesitate for one moment to
> > say to their face.
> How the fuck can you say anything to anyone’s face? You make sure that you
> will never come face to face with anyone.
You can't read. What I said is that I don't say anything that I wouldn't say to that person's face. That is a fact. And I have played poker in public rooms all across North America. I have no idea when I might meet anyone who knows me from RGP. It doesn't concern me in the least.
> > > > he was ACTUALLY "welching"
> > > > on a $400,000 debt. Ironic, isn't it?
> Business decisions within the law are not generally considered welching. Not
> paying a bet is.
Well I never had a bet with Beldin, as we both agree. Beldin claimed we had "a contract for services rendered," so I guess I made a "business decision" not to pay Beldin $2. But anyone with half a brain knew it was all a joke. It was two fucking dollars. It was a comedy routine. Now consider someone calling me a "welcher" every day for months over $2 while they are simultaneously stiffing their lender (and ultimately the public) for a $100,000 shortfall on a mortgage. Surely you see the irony there.
> > > > So ya, I put the hammer down on him.
> > > Hammer!!!! Wow. You are one tough guy.
> >
> > > What about Susan? Beldin? And any
> > > others I’m forgetting? And don’t tell me you haven’t also tried to
> > > find
> > > every other last person here. It’s what you do, creep.
> >
> > I haven't tried to "find" anyone. For what?? More nutty fantasies about me.
> > Susan attacked me relentlessly and called me a "racist" on a near daily basis
> > for sticking up for African-Americans.
> You are a racist, but not for that reason. You think blacks are helpless, and
> need the help of everyone. Everyone but you, of course. You don’t have time
> for that.
I don't think blacks are helpless. Don't put stupid words in my mouth. I think they have collectively been put at a significant disadvantage by systemic racism for hundreds of years ( which is a matter of historical record and an indisputable fact) and I think it's high time we make it right, for EVERYONE'S good. See the difference? Of course you do. I believe in fairness and justice, which for some odd reason offends you.
> > She didn't do it one or twice. She did
> > it at least 100 times. Worse, she falsely accused me of stalking her and
> > calling her restaurant "asking about her" which is absolutely ridiculous. She
> > also lied her face off and said she knew it was me by the "country code" on
> > her call display, when there are no country codes for calls between the US
> > and Canada. That means she was deliberately libeling me in a very serious
> > way, which I do not take lightly (being someone who is not anonymous).
> >
> > I didn't do anything to Beldin except mock him and kick his ass every time he
> > dared try to argue with me.
> Didn’t you call his employer? Or threaten to? Or was that someone else?
I would never call anyone's employer in a million years over some silly internet dispute. I did *threaten* it once, when brewmaster decided it was okay to post fake, highly offensive libelous quotes with my name attached to them, using his employers server. It was just a bluff, and a bluff I knew he couldn't call. He subsequently apologized to me and all was forgiven and forgotten.
> > Everyone mocked and teased Beldin because he made
> > it a daily habit of insulting everyone on this newsgroup, all day, every day.
> > It was part of his schtick and he craved the return attention.
> Sounds a lot like you. Is he your mentor?
No.
> > I have said over and over again throughout the two decades I have posted
> > here, I will give back twice the respect anyone gives me, but if you
> > personally harass and attack me, I will defend myself, and neither you or
> > anyone else will come out on top of that exchange (as you have found out the
> > hard way). Call it a personality flaw if you want.
> I asked above if you considered Dutch a friend. Dutch has always been polite
> and respectful towards you. Yet you mocked and insulted him relentlessly more
> than once around here. So you are full of shit.
The only time I argued with Dutch is when he was on his Islamophobia kick. Yes, I get triggered by all forms of bigotry, and I take it personally. But I'm certain it went both ways. In any event, yes I do consider Dutch a friend. As I said, if he needed help I would be there for him in a heartbeat, as I would for several others here. He's a good guy, and I think I cured him of his little Islamophobia problem. He hasn't posted any fake and insulting Muslim "news" articles in years.