Sometimes I feel as if every aspect of my life is censored, from written words to spoken words to actions. I do not feel free at all. Though I'm not quite sure who they are, I have always heard that they say we have more freedoms in the US than in any nation in this world. What I wonder is where do they live? It's not the same place that I live or the forums that I visit or the places that I go. I want to be where they are.
Typing on an internet forum rarely reflects true emotion, if any at all. Unless the poster states "LOL" it's hard to tell if the statement is intended in jest or in all seriousness, and then sometimes the "LOL" is meant to say I'm laughing at you. Sometimes people on forums seem normal, human, and real, but often they're not. Other times posters travel in groups and no matter what is stated the group will agree with their own member. Some hide their real thoughts and then show-up elsewhere for their attack. That is what happened to me recently. A seemingly normal poster took me by surprise in a different place and posted an extremely negative review of this blog. The irony was that I never posted a link to the blog or attempted to promote it in any way whatsoever, mainly because I have a very specific audience right now and do not want anyone to subscribe on Kindle. I must be free to direct my posts at that audience and cannot feel obligated to entertain all.
So then you might wonder why I published the blog for Kindle in the first place, right? Simple – I published it back in May when I did not seek to address the specific audience. I republished it recently only because I wanted a different photo to show on its page (the screenshot). I left it published as it is a form of advertisement that can sell books. It appears that I have really offended the reviewer that never subscribed to begin with, however I managed to accomplish this.
Hint: When a blog description states that it is about "legal pursuits and prosecutions in the adult industry" and this is offensive to you – well don't friggen read it! Close your eyes. I have learned that we do have freedoms in the US, though we usually must fight for those freedoms, and fight hard. I have a First Amendment right to publish this blog and to write articles as I see fit. You have the right to read something else.
Why lie and state that the blog is "one big run-on sentence"? Why lie and state that I offer "to help anyone set up an escort service"? Why lie and say that I say "if I had to do it over again I'd do it differently"? But then to compare me with O.J. Simpson? What articles on this blog was this reviewer reading? For the last month I've been writing about telephone line blocks in Orlando and Las Vegas area resorts and tossed in an occasional article relating to adult business arrests. The reviewer actually scolds Amazon for allowing my blog to be published – this floored me. Why did she do this hateful thing to me? Every day I learn more about my surroundings and appreciate them less.
I do feel censored in America.
Why did this poster ruin my blog page? What did I do to her? I should be use to attacks that utilize false statements, but I've never had one in a review of a blog that was not subscribed to in the first place. This is a new form of attack for me so please do excuse my dismay. Regardless; since it is not my intention to promote the blog at this point, and I'd rather that no one subscribed anyway, I have requested that it be removed from the Kindle blog publisher. And so dear lady – you can jump for joy in that you have indeed succeeded in censoring my written words. Are you a proud American?
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