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<\/p>\nI\u2019ve been on \u201cX\u201d (The application formerly known as Twitter,) for about two years, this time.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve made plenty of comments. Some snarky, some funny, some very serious. But I\u2019ve not made comments wherein I called someone I\u2019d never interacted with, dumb shit or motherfucker.<\/p>\n
The left on the other hand often tends to end their comments on something I might have said with epithets like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I responded to Senator Markwayne Mullin the other day.<\/p>\n
Senator Mullin was calling out the hypocrisy of the Democrat members of Congress over the admittedly careless conversation Pete Hegseth and others had on the Signal app.<\/p>\n
The Senator correctly pointed out that the Signal App was approved for communications by the Government. He also pointed out that none of the material was necessarily classified and that while \u201cYes,\u201d the discussion should have perhaps been handled over other channels. The issue was not as \u201cDevastating, or a threat to National Security,\u201d as the media and Democrats have been trying to paint it as.<\/p>\n
I took a different position. I directly asked Senator Mullin this;<\/p>\n
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My question was based in what I remembered from the days when I had a security clearance.<\/p>\n
I vaguely remember something about identifying myself if I was included on an email or other communication that was above my clearance level.<\/p>\n
At the time it made perfect sense to me. I thought it was based not only in operational security but common decency and politeness, so my compliance was one of those things that came completely naturally.<\/p>\n
Perhaps its because of my experience with clearances, my recognition that some classifications were so far beyond me that my knowing anything about certain subjects could get me imprisoned, or just that I was raised right, that the question popped into my head.<\/p>\n
The one and only time I was included in something that I was not cleared for and brought it to the attention of the meeting organizer, I was complimented and several weeks later rewarded with a higher clearance.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d established that I could be trusted. Even though the higher clearance meant more responsibility, and more training in dealing with the different classification. It was worth it.<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s from this perspective that I viewed the situation.<\/p>\n
Senator Mullin does almost daily posts where he explains the inner workings of Congress and topics that may be occupying the news cycle. I\u2019ll rarely miss one of his posts because they\u2019re informative and he speaks plainly.<\/p>\n
There were a number of comments directed at my question that were about 50\/50 positive\/negative. But one comment was a one sentence very angry defense of Goldberg that ended with the writer calling me a dumbshit.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t really care, but then I thought about it and wondered why the person was so angry.<\/p>\n
I looked at their profile and on many issues, I agreed with their positions. What I didn\u2019t agree with was this person\u2019s frequently calling people that they didn\u2019t agree with, dumbshit, motherfucker, cocksucker, etc…<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve got a foul mouth, but I try not to say, \u201cHey you! Yes you! Yeah, dumbshit! You! You\u2019re a load your mother wishes she’d swallowed.<\/i>“<\/p>\n
I might think it. But I\u2019d no more say that, than the man in the moon.<\/p>\n
Then I thought about it and decided I\u2019m implementing a new rule.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to block anyone that speaks to me in a way that I wouldn\u2019t tolerate in a bar. From this perspective, if I\u2019d not speak to you in a bar, or hang out with you in person, there is no incentive whatsoever to put up with you on X.<\/p>\n
So, my blocked list grows, not out of fear, or being thin skinned. I simply refuse to be a punching bag for abusive people whether I may agree with them or not.<\/p>\n
I value myself too highly to waste time arguing online or to take anyone\u2019s shit.<\/p>\n
Treat yourself well, and have a great day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019ve been on \u201cX\u201d (The application formerly known as Twitter,) for about two years, this time. I\u2019ve made plenty of comments. Some snarky, some funny, some very serious. But I\u2019ve not made comments wherein I called someone I\u2019d never interacted with, dumb shit or motherfucker. The left on the other hand often tends to end … <\/p>\n