My crass to the concerns of board members fell right in line of those responses I received after the initial post.
"This is a joke, right?"
"Some board members cringed (like myself) while others defended his right to sell his junk here ..."
"If you are going to sell this crap"
"Besides the fact that this is disgusting"
I was put in a position where I felt the need to defend my post. The Nazi and socialism references were maybe a bit extreme but I had to defend the right to express my civil liberties.
A few things you should know while living in a free democracy just in case you are new to it.
1. If its on TV:
Turn the channel
2. If you don't like the laws:
Go Vote
3. If you don't like the product:
Don't Buy It
I'll end with a quote from one of my favorite political activists.
You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
-Abbie Hoffman-
Quote:
Originally Posted by sbfinley
We were all new to this hobby and uneducated at some point. An influx of new people of all ages joining this hobby is the only thing that can sustain it's growth. Saying that it is fine if they get taken by a scam artist because they "should know better" is asinine. I could care less if you want to sell these fakes (in the right section), but your responses to the legitimate concerns of fellow hobbyist should be handled with a bit less crass.
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