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I’m sorry that’s what you took that statement to mean. I’m also sorry that’s the only piece of my post that garnered a response. Unfortunate. I really debated responding, but honestly wanted to help any way that I could. I thought that was the intent, but I don’t think that now. The sentence you referenced referred to this paragraph (below...). Again, my opinion is just that, but my response to your request was sincere and polite. I would think that would be respected from a poster in a forum the mods on the shout box referred to as a “conservative hell hole”. I hope that alone helps you to see why some people would feel there was a bias against their beliefs when those kind of statements are made publicly. A moderation team can be almost non-existent. But if said moderator team expresses themselves as I’ve shared, when they do show up (and let’s be honest, they have) even if it’s once, their actions will always be weighed against their comments. That was the standard for mods we set at BBMB. Again, I’m moving on for the better of both parties, so no need to further consider my voice. But maybe go back and re-read my original message and see how the same pre-conceived notion you say doesn’t exist (we’re human, we all have it) led you to think I ever accused you or your team of thought suppression (your words). What’s worse, is the conversations that were allowed to transpire after he could no longer defend himself, both publicly on the forum and ESPECIALLY in the shout box. It’s very unfortunate. I don’t fault any one person, but I do suggest a non-partial moderator for this forum (and unfortunately based on my observations, that does not currently exist with all due and sincere respect). I’ve seen some ugliness on the shoutbox from two of your mods (regarding faith and politics) that in my opinion rivals anything I’ve found offensive on PPP. It was disappointing for me to read and I believe honestly that Mods should be held to an impartial standard where they’re not censored, but are expected to hold back the extreme sides of their viewpoints.

SDS, First, I want to thank you for your hard work to bring this forum to life. I’m relatively new here, but in my brief time up until just recently, I’ve enjoyed it. I have tremendous respect for your moderator team, as well. Being new and in relative good standing, I do want to say that what was just 6 months ago, a very solid place for people like me to speak freely about political beliefs, has turned quickly into a chaotic, antagonistic breeding ground for trolling. In all fairness, I don’t have the history to know what transpired before I arrived. But since arriving, I’ve seen firsthand, that the decent conversations had between opposing viewpoints are MASSIVELY and intentionally derailed by (my guess), the same trolls that derailed and forced a very tough decision in closing BBMB. It’s unfortunate. I’ve tried on many, many occasions to have civil conversations with these folks, but their intentions and interests aren’t discussions, but rather attempts at causing disruption. It’s become so bad, that it absolutely has caused good posters to succumb to their human instinct and react to them. DR was a phenomenal contributor, who like many of us, grew tired of the nonstop antagonistic, multi-username trolling. I say that not through a conservative lens, but an honest and ethical viewpoint having watched it all, personally. What’s worse, is the conversations that were allowed to transpire after he could no longer defend himself, both publicly on the forum and ESPECIALLY in the shout box. It’s very unfortunate. I don’t fault any one person, but I do suggest a non-partial moderator for this forum (and unfortunately based on my observations, that does not currently exist with all due and sincere respect). I’ve seen some ugliness on the shoutbox from two of your mods (regarding faith and politics) that in my opinion rivals anything I’ve found offensive on PPP. It was disappointing for me to read and I believe honestly that Mods should be held to an impartial standard where they’re not censored, but are expected to hold back the extreme sides of their viewpoints. I do believe PPP will be a shadow of what it once was and could’ve been, as many of the serious, faithful and every day contributors (myself included) have moved on to what is perceived as more impartial forums. I don’t share that to chastise and I hope you can see my respect towards you and your team in my wording. I share it because any effort made now after what’s transpired will most likely be moot. But I hope that with impartial moderation, PPP can someday flourish. My apologies for the lengthy response, but I appreciate the platform to do so. I myself have personally moved on, so I would caution any stock you put in my thoughts on the trolling and how you lead your mod squad. But as a once-major contributor at BBMB (both on the forum and behind the scenes), I hope you’ll put stock in the special moderator suggestion. I also would again suggest refraining from some of the moderator conversations on the shout box that give your posters a glimpse at what some may feel is an intolerance towards opposing political viewpoints or the concept of faith. Referring to a Christian, Muslim, Hindi or any faith-based individual as “delusional, crazy and stupid”, as I recall seeing is just bad form in my honest opinion. It creates the proverbial spark that burns the forest, IMHO. I say this with tremendous gratitude for having had the chance to contribute here. I wish everyone well and most importantly, health and wellness that extends far-beyond your usernames and into who you are personally. Thank you SDS and all I had the pleasure to speak civilly with. I enjoyed my time here. I leave with no hard feelings whatsoever, and am hopeful that what I’ve shared can help bring in good change that all can share and enjoy. Take care and God bless! Dolphinflavoredtuna out. 🍻

Opinion: We have nothing on our roster that offers the package of support that Bell would immediately bring. Blocking, catching, pre-snap reads, between the tackle ability. This would be an immediate upgrade for Buffalo.

After watching Amy Coney Barrett get pulverized by Democrats over 3 days (not for anything she did, but for what she might do) and deflecting every effort and attempt of theirs with the unmistakable grace that her condemners lacked, most of the country said... ”She handled it with grace, intelligence and an unrivaled knowledge of the law.” Tibs... “The judge is one arrogant person.” Remember when your party stood for equality for women, regardless of their beliefs, lifestyle or race? Here you have a women who has demonstrated a knowledge of the law and constitution that maybe a handful of men could rival. She’s dedicated her life to the mastery of her knowledge and it was on full display. At no point did she stray from the law, or constitution. She’s had her career and family dragged through the mud, been accused of being a white colonizer, has her bi-racial adoptions questioned, and that’s just the tip of her experience. At no point did she grin, chuckle, become angry or stoop to anything remotely resembling the disgusting politicians that interviewed her. But Tibs, you know your own unconscious bias is showing. She‘s conservative, faith-based and ran graceful circles around your entire political base, while never referring to a single note as Democrats LITERALLY read their talking points to try and make her stumble. Yep... She’s arrogant, Tibs. Way to see things intelligently and from the lens of neutrality.

I appreciate your perspective (sincerely). My only rebuttal is the “nothing so far”, is by design as evident by the actions of Google, Facebook and Twitter, among the populous media; each of which have chosen a side (monetarily) and therefore, have proverbial skin in the game. My opinion is they are incentivized as such. Facebook, Google and Twitter have not nearly been as discredited as the media until really only recently. So it should serve as a notice to all in my opinion (Democrat, Rebublican, Independent) that anyone with an interest in the results of a potential crime, should not be the administer of the information regarding said potential crime. Unfortunately, those vested parties are not just admins of information, they are knowingly removing proven information from the public under the false pretense of it being “disproven”.

Let’s play editor... The crux of the article you shared is based off the first few sentences (pasted below). As someone who writes professionally, let me show you how you can tell this is an Oped piece and not the “breaking news” you intended it to be. Biased website aside, see the sentence from your article I pasted below? Notice the bolded section the author wants you to focus on? Just a tip, but a bolded statement in journalism is to help the reader focus on the crux and not the crucial fact-basis that comes after the crux, which you see below is nothing more than a generalization that “people familiar said”. What comes after the masked over statement of “people familiar with...” is entirely 100% opinion-based with a blatant bias. There are no facts in the article, no sources cited and therefore it has no merit or basis for sharing outside of leveraging the author’s similar opinion on things you have personally (and angrily) shared that tend to turn a good deal of posters off from you. But the findings ultimately turned over to Barr fell short of what Trump and others might have hoped, and the attorney general’s office elected not to release them publicly, the people familiar with the matter said

Truth! They are capitalists taking advantage of an anti-capitalist group that has been conned. The damage being done by these companies is truthfully an iceberg. We have no idea whatsoever how deep the harm and damage will run. My opinion. They are not for America, for the liberal agenda, for democrats or democracy. They serve money, control and power. That is their God and they are as faithful to it as it gets.

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To be fair, I’m among those that lost someone to COVID recently. There’s no winners, unfortunately. But I’m not for what I’m seeing in our country right now. I believe both the WHO and CDC are starting to swing themselves to those thoughts as well. The damage done to our country over the collective responses will go far beyond those lives we’ve lost. We’ve planted proverbial seeds that were politically motivated and will potentially have impacts that outlast those we elected to lead us in these times. New waves of depression, anxiety and mental illness have grown exponentially. Parents, friends, family, neighbors divided and isolated during one of the scariest moments of our generation. This, in my humble opinion, will vastly outweigh this awful pandemic. Again, my opinion.

Yes!!!!! That’s such an incredible skill. I loved when they asked what she was taking/ using notes with and she lifted up her notebook and it was blank. She’s impressive!

Yes. Feels like a trap game. It feels like the fans are seeing a wounded and bloodied Chiefs lying on the ground and we’re itching to strike the death blow that makes us “official”. Good news, the players aren’t. They’re not looking past the Titans. The Titans are a VERY good football team, almost deceptively good in the mood of the Raiders or Dolphins.

I get the sense that she’ll do that if she feels compelled by the people. I tried to go in open minded and looking for character flags in partisanship. I never agreed with RBG totally on her thoughts, but what made her so appealing to me, was she knew the law indisputably and levied it in her decision making. That’s the same quality I see in Amy. She won’t be pushed around or influenced and it resonates. I don’t believe she has any pre-conceived notions. I believe like RBG, she’s a true student of the law. I’m excited to see what she does and hopeful that she makes incredible non-partisan decisions that benefit the country. Agree and I almost wish we could restart this thread to discuss our early impressions and not so much our doomsday scenarios. She is really incredible thus far. Very impressed!

Very impressed with ACB thus far. Watching her act with grace and dignity is wonderful. She knows the letter of the law and like any good nominee worthy of the role, sticks to it without partiality. So far, very impressed by her.

Top 5 rivalry and fan base size of both teams...