Posted on 07/12/2020 2:30:13 PM PDT by grundle
I’m 49, and I’ve lived in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for my entire life.
Technically, the neighborhood is divided into two sections, Squirrel Hill North, and Squirrel Hill South.
I live in Squirrel Hill South.
But realistically, most people never make the distinction between North and South. I myself had lived here for decades before I even became aware of it.
Anyway, the website nextdoor.com invited me to join. Then they deleted all three threads that I started.
In my mailbox (my actual mail box with paper letters), there was a letter with my name on it, from the Squirrel Hill South message board from nextdoor.com, inviting me to join.
So I joined.
And they deleted all three threads that I started.
The first thread that I started was about how hypocrite Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf violated his own COVID-19 lockdown by going to a Black Lives Matter protest.
This was my source:
The second thread that I started was about how the Pittsburgh public schools never should have been shut down for COVID-19. I cited these three sources:
Risk of coronavirus spreading in schools is ‘extremely low’ study finds
Denmark, Finland say they saw no increase in coronavirus after schools re-opened
Reopening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows
The third thread that I started was about a Black Lives Matter protest that had taken place in Pittsburgh that same day.
For a while, I had a separate window open for each of the three threads, and I was reading other people’s comments, and responding to them.
Then I noticed that both of the first two threads had been deleted.
Fearing that the third thread had also been deleted, I copied my original post and saved it to a text file.
At that time, the thread was still intact. But several hours later, it had in fact been deleted, just like the other two.
In that third thread, some people agreed with me.
Some people said I had raised some good points, without necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with me.
And some people falsely said my comment was “racist.”
My comment was not racist.
Instead, my comment simply consisted of saying things that were true, and citing links to sources to verify my claims.
So, here is the full text of my post on Black Lives Matter, which I posted at the Squirrel Hill South section of nextdoor.com, and which was later deleted:
July 11, 2020: Black Lives Matter protest in Pittsburgh.
Here’s a video of today’s Black Lives Matter protest in Pittsburgh:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protesters-confront-pittsburgh-police-riot-235000923.html
The woman in today’s video criticizes capitalism. I’m not surprised. Here’s a video of the founder of Black Lives Matter saying “We are trained Marxists.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EvOyW5vIdg
The woman in today’s video also talks about slavery. I wonder if she knows that Democrats are the party of slavery. I wonder if she knows that the first Republican president was the one who freed the slaves.
She also refers to someone getting shot three times. I think she’s referring to Antwon Rose Jr.
Rose was not exactly “unarmed,” as his defenders claim.
Just a few minutes before Rose was shot, he was in a car that was used to carry out a drive by shooting.
Rose had gunshot residue on his hands.
He had an empty 9-mm gun magazine in his pocket.
His DNA was found on a 9-mm gun that was in the car.
Rose had allegedly stolen a gun during an armed robbery earlier that day.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/us/antwon-rose-police-killing-protests.html
Also, the Black Lives Matter website says they want to get rid of the traditional nuclear family structure. They talk about black mothers, but they don’t say anything about black fathers.
https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
Also, there has never been a nationwide BLM protest against any of the 93% of black murder victims who were killed by other blacks. BLM doesn’t seem to care about those black lives.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-49-of-murder-victims-are-black-men/
They probably think you’re nuts.
I’m on the local NextDoor site. It’s been pretty good, but lately the Karens and other clueless liberals are taking bodacious Obamas on the site - doing their normal “I don’t like that therefore it should be banned.” brand of negative feedback. We had gone this far without this low IQ crap, and hopefully the folks here (who have real educations, not the marshmallow excrement) will stamp it out.
I’ve been suspended for a month for stating that BLM is a terrorist organization.
You used and abused the purpose of Nextdoor. You violated their TOS and went trolling over there. Not saying you were wrong in voicing your opinions., But I suspect you knew what you were doing. I suspect you knew you would get kicked out.
I joined nextdoor.com about a year ago. I almost never responded to any of the threads, mostly about lost dogs, cats, people complaining about squirrels, as reporting on accidents or speeders. Right after the Minneapolis riots, a few threads showed up, one by a teacher who was raising funds for something called the Black Honor Society. The flier she posted for it was a clinched fist. A general discussion of the riots started. Long story short, nextdoor suspended my account. I could get reinstated if I agree to behave myself, but I didn’t bother.
I have had my posts deleted several times. Their rules are arbitrary. Like Facebook.
Next door is good for selling stuff, spotting bears in the neighborhood and finding lost pets. Seems to be many people offering nanny services.
My mom lives SE of Boston in a fairly nice suburb.
She told me yesterday that the local Karens on Nextdoor.com are absolutely fanatical over this BLM BS.
I warned her to never post if her personal info is available she assured me that she doesn’t.
Nextdoor is a terrible site. I deleted my account very quickly.
they are absolute nazis and mental cases on the next door app. total freaks of nature. be glad you’re off it.
All social media is infested with leftists. Do not entertain them.
Our local site is mostly about lost dogs and free giveaways.
Next Door is full of gossips and nutcases. And yes, it’s your usual left-wing forum/app in terms of moderation. Stay far away.
I lasted 2 weeks reading their boring crap. Then I told them to delete my email address. I have better things to do.
I have been suspended from next door 3 times because I have been reported by people who don’t want to hear a conservative point of view!!!
Wise move. With social media now, it's dangerous to have anything that has your real name and location attached to it. I still have a Facebook, but use it to keep track of some relatives that live out of town. I seldom post anything.
Nextdoor is a terrible site. I deleted my account very quickly.
I think that my wife tried it due a neighbor, who has since moved.
She quit in the first week.
I didn’t know what a Karen was then, but here, they were all Karens.
I joined our local “Nextdoor” site a while back.
Someone posted something non-political but really stupid, so I responded with some snide humor. Others took up where I left off, and there were some really laugh-out-loud funny posts.
Some stick in the mud had the whole thread deleted.
So I deleted myself.
Is humor illegal these days?
I fear for the Republic.
I’m on Nextdoor. Some useful things on it like recommendations. But making political comments is walking through a minefield. Lots of vocal self-righteous liberals on it. Since my name is listed, I don’t take big risks.
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