TROLLS IN THE MACHINE

There seems to be a poisonous troll on the NIN blog as of late.

Who's hateful blog posts telling stories of mass murder, rape, racism has taken it's toll on me.
Unfortunately 'Johnny Dilfinger' chooses to use an entertainment blog to spread his filth.
One thing became apparent last night - he has true signs of being a sociopath.

My anon post to a blogger who could care less:
'people you should care about the filth that dilfinger puts on here. He's a sociopath - 'he's always been nice to me so I don't care'...to you I say get your head out of your ass, lemming! one great characteristic of a sociopath - charm, lack of remorse, shallow emotions, grandiose sense of self, manipulative and cunning,total disregard for others feelings, rights, etc. sociopath = dilfinger'

I may be blowing this out of proportion - but then again may be not.
The filth he spewed on the site last night was not to be taken lightly
stories involving 9/11, rape, male dominance, racism.etc.
Then goes on to say he desperately wants to be banned on the NIN site.
Which will give him bragging rights, for what!

Normally I wouldn't even bother wasting people's time on an entertainment blog, but some of the bloggers non-chalant attitude really bothered me.
One even went as far as to say '...I really don't care, he's always been nice to me,...so I really have nothing to say'. Ok at this point, if you've just read a note about how someone is a sociopath, but it conflicts with your opinion based on your experience, do you bury your head in the sand, or do you scratch your head and say, wtf! those are pretty serious charges, maybe I better assess it myself and go back and read. Apparently this lemming doesn't feel the need to, because again, he was nice to her, and that's all that matters. Stupidity and selfishness at it's best.

It took all of my willpower not to slam back at this person and say ' oh ok, so because he's nice to you- it's all ok, you selfish fuck!' but I did not - it is after all a blog, a music blog meant to be a place for music appreciation, notes to trent, etc. Not for ego maniac, sociopathic douche bags to totally disrespect everyone nor is it for wildly passionate people like me to lash out at the naive, narcisistic fools, because we all tend to be that way sometimes.

Yes everyone has the right to their own opinion, but how far do you go? where do you draw the line? Is it censorship to ban someone because of the filth they decide to post or put out into the open? I do not believe it is when the words and content are so vile, and representative of a pshycopathic mind - which in turn leaves you to believe that somewhere deep in that persons mind - even if he doesn't act on what he's talking about - it's there, and sure to be a tendency, which in turn would ultimately harm someone. So no - I do not believe this would be censorship.

I guess this whole thing has enraged me because of the free pass so many were giving him, without recognizing the key factors and seriousness of the content he was posting.

Based on some feedback on today's blog - my faith in people still remains strong - it's out of fear and laziness that people do not respond immediately. Who can blame them, it is only an entertainment blog.