Spam Blackhole Lists Redux

tsu doh nimh writes "Are spam blackhole lists good, bad or indifferent? That appears to be the question they're tackling in this Washington Post story. It has some interesting back and forth between supporters of the lists and those who claim they condone censorship." J adds: Brad Templeton recently offered some comments on the most extreme pro-blacklist position.

Comments

Re:Who the FUCK, are YOU?

[krisp]

You could atleast *scan* today's headlines before sticking your own thumb in your ass, though.

Re:It's not exactly counter...

[I'm a racist's.]

That's interesting. In what, race theory?

No, not in "race theory", or in any other humanities-type subject. They're all in science and engineering. As for being vocally racist, that's tough situation. It can lead to problems, such as getting arrested in Germany (even if you make the statements here). Suffice it to say, I'm probably not as outspoken (most of the time) as I am on here, but I'm not quiet about my opinions either. I talked about this a little bit before. Despite what some people will say, I believe that the majority of whites do not like niggers.

How does one get like this?

That's a bit of a loaded question, don't you think? How does one come to believe that all races are equal? A simple visual inspection shows otherwise.

Biology is very complicated, there's a bit of a "butterfly flaps its wings" effect (ie. chaos theory stuff)... meaning, if you see what are some pretty massive physically distinguising characteristics, you can assume lots of other things are notably different as well (intelligence, etc). To claim that all races are equal is idiotic. A classic example of this complexity is drosophila's "eyeless" gene and the human homologue PAX-6 (and the associated disorder - Aniridia).

I haven't done it, but I'm sure you could very easily distinguish the races genetically. Let's say you do a nice big Affymetrix assay, with statistically significant samples from a few different races. Not only do I think you could easily tell them apart (with just a simple linear discriminator), but you'll see other, deeper, differences (besides the genes that control melanin). You'll find genes that influence intelligence, motor skills, etc. Also, genes work in a very complex network, the genes that control melanin production, nose size/shape, and so on, probably influence other traits too.

If it doesn't look like a duck or quack like a duck, it's probably not a duck.

Now, if you want to claim that they should all be treated equally, that's a different argument entirely. My short answer to that is, the nignogs are not capable/willing to play by those rules (they'll take without giving back).

...are you merely trying to offend as many people as you can in the most efficient manner possible?

Offending people is not a bad thing, it can even be fun. The fact that my ideology/beliefs are offensive is just a happy bonus.

Or a certain honky who's now selling a well-timed novel plagiarized from his real life.

That "honky" is a jew.