When I started this blog, or the couple of precursors to it, I decided not to moderate it in any way, or make any further comments on articles after I’d published them. The idea being that after I’d concluded a rant I didn’t really have any interest in commenting further, and lacked the patience to engage with serial online shit-stirrers. Although I felt inclined to allow others to comment as they saw fit, partly because I didn’t think many people, if any, would ever read this blog and partly because the insane ramblings of any right-wing commentators only help to prove my point.
While in theory this is all fine and dandy, I’ve found that in practice it’s annoying and a pain in the arse. The source of this annoyance is, perhaps inevitably, the online ‘legions’ of the far-right (a bloke in his forties sitting in his room at his mums house) who have begun casting an eye on this very occasional, semi-politically driven, slice of personal perspective. As an anarchist who firmly believes in the principle of no platform for fascists, I have therefore decide to start moderating this blog.
To conclude, fascist commentary is not welcome, fascist-bashing commentary is, as always, actively encouraged.
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