Lutiferre, Faustas has summarized it pretty well. I would only add that a long experience tells us how much a forum can degenerate by being benevolent to the first American, then to the second, and so forth. Exceptions are only made on punctual issues, and only for limited periods of time.
It looks like we are going to have to add a subsection in
the rules, to rule §1.
Bioblitzkrieg, I applaud your idea of a ghetto. You might guess that it has crossed my mind many times before now. As a Jew, you might know that ghettoes were not initially forced isolations, but they were created by Jews themselves as their character or beliefs isolated them form the Gentiles.
I would say that Americans too have this ghetto mentality. However, the unusual phenomenon here is that their usually freaking behaviour produces and effect by which they ghettoize themselves and everyone else around them.
Unfortunately, digital electrified fences are not yet available. I'm eagerly awaiting for that moment to arrive as well as for a replacement to the ban option, by a red button with the word "fry" printed on it.
Thread closed.
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