[Die Fledermaus]

and apparently so are you.

You say that people should be able to run their servers as they wish, and are free to hate Jews if they wish (though I am sure you would be happy to plug in Blacks, Asians, Hindus, Buddhists etc.). You also say that you are sick of people complaining about racists and say "what about live and let live". Well that is exactly what racists DON'T believe in.

Racist bigots believe in xenophobic fantasies that have no basis in fact whatsoever, and they spread their misinformed, ignorant opinions around as a means of justifying their hating and fearing other individuals they know nothing about other than the color of their skin or the fact their accent or religion is different than their own. They believe their way, skin color, language, god is the only way and anyone else is subhuman and not deserving of any rights whatsoever. They believe in using such bullshit propaganda and uneducated rhetoric to channel their own frustrations about their own shortcomings as human beings, and blame whatever problems they or their society has on those “other” people.

It is amazing how such cowards spew their ignorant crap in game servers and message boards since they know they are anonymous and are safe from having to back up what they spew. It is even more amazing how tolerant everyone else is about it. I realize that a lot of it is just macho posturing on the part of little boys trying to show how mean and tough they are, or just to be controversial. And most of us just ignore it since they are basically just wearing a sign on their backs saying “see what an ignorant and stupid asshole I am!” But some people are truly offensive.

There was some guy on a server the other night with a name like “lynches niggers”. OOoooo how controversial. If it was my server he would have been gone in an instant. If it were the real world and not cyber he would have been left drooling blood on the shoes of his mother. Server Admins who allow that kind of racist crap are complicit. Ignoring it sends the message it is ok.

I would be happy to help maintain and publicize a list of servers that promote or allow racist or other bigoted dialog and character names, and make sure the gaming community as a whole is made aware of them. I should like to think MOST people would agree that the whole MOH environment would be a much better place without the childish, racist bullshit.

And as for the sniveling, cowards who spew such stupid, hateful garbage, I would be happy to provide them my address should they want to back up their anonymous drivel by coming to visit me and learning first hand how assholes are dealt with in Brooklyn.




[This message has been edited by Die Fledermaus (edited February 22, 2002).]