SL Harris

I would argue that a very large portion of avoiding "This is the religion we will have" is to separate the church and state. Conflicts of interest are almost impossible to keep in check once you lose accountability. Qouted this because i agree with what J.Hill said. Our country is slowly becoming something our founding fathers feared. You know everytime i see a war/soldier based movie it just makes me wanna rage now. Not because of what our soldiers have done but because of what our country is turning into. I agree in some aspects. I am certain our Founders would be ashamed of our lack of voter turnout, but also appalled by the fact we allow people of colour and women to vote. The fact so few are taught their basic laws as well is serious issue on all fronts, no matter who you are, yet I wonder if they'd be even more concerned with the number of those for which the laws seem not to apply -- or perhaps the power that owning a large corporation can give a small group in the nation today. In many ways the Founders' thinking is rather archaic, and I'd propose that the reason we steer away from this is not necessarily due to a crisis of religion, but the simple fact that many of these guys owned slaves, demeaned women, and were essentially rebels against a nation they considered oppressive. How often does a country teach its peoples to emulate usurpers? Why would you emphasize the fact that rebelling against a corrupt body can be successful in an age where a nation can realistically track its population in ways unfathomable even half a century ago, let alone nearly three? We rarely show the valid, logical aspects of those protesting in our nation today, those whose futures are still unknown, but you expect them to delve deeply into the successful protests before? I agree that our country is slowly becoming something our founding fathers feared. That said, I recognize they feared interracial marriage, women with power, homosexuality, and sexuality as well. I'd be more focused on being sure that these changes are leading to a place where Americans can live in harmony, despite differences, and can find their own valued place in society that contributes to the betterment of their community.

Name: Lo Pellegrino Steam I.D: STEAM_0:1:4595408 Date & Time of ban: 8:55AM / 22 February 2015 Admin who banned you: Cannon Excuse for the Unban: I am asking for clarification. I was kicked earlier and it appeared on the console due to a 'Bad Spray Logo'. I suspect warnings were given over mic, but I usually play without sound and nothing was typed. Fair enough. I re-entered the server and requested clarification, noted I had no sound, and again, I'll assume something was said over mic. When I turned my sound on and let them know, then asking for clarification, I received no warning in text or over voice. I understand you all have much to do and are just trying to enjoy the game, so well enough. I changed my spray. The original spray was an image of Malcolm X with the words 'By Any Means Necessary'. I understand if this seemed too much to some. So be it. I played through a map and a half before I was then given a temporary ban for the second spray -- once more without warning. The second spray was a woman with an afro and beneath, it said Equality. While I can assume your reasoning for the Malcolm X spray, I do wonder about the second. The woman in this spray has no clear race nor any historical context. The word Equality seems less political than a positive term. I have been playing on the 1st MRB servers for years on off under this or the S. Harris name. I haven't had issues before and frequent your server because I most often find even tempered administration and a generally positive crowd. I know I can expect friendliness and clarification when needed. My experience today seemed off compared to any before. Usually when one inquires about a rule, they're answered pretty clearly. If I had some clarification about what specifically was the issue obviously I'd have complied. The community within the server made no mention of the spray too, so I neither had any administrative response, nor community response to do with my sprays. In terms of sprays, I have a greater confusion as to what is allowed and what is not allowed. More often than not there's at least one spray with a largely exposed woman, swastikas, burning crosses, and white power symbols, yet I have yet to see any of these garner any administrative action. Obviously, I do not play 24/7, so it's not unfathomable that these happen when I am not present. Again, I understand this was an one hour an, but I wanted to get some clarification here as I did not receive any in-game and, as stated before, would like to abide by the MRB rules as best I can. Thanks for the help.