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T.C. Downey's avatar

Unless your comments are in violation of Substack's ToS we WILL NOT be deleting them.

Though I personally request that your comments be relegated to thoughtful criticisms for the preservation of our desire towards professionalism, I understand that debate sometimes requires an artistic flair to really drive home the rhetorical effect.

So with all that said, please carry on.

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Corvus Aostarchus's avatar

This seems like a foolish argument based on the fact the there are no "members" nor "leaders" nor "rules", for that matter. I refer to myself as "Order of Nine Angles" frequently, because that is philosophy I have adopted, as well as the path I have trod. I did not receive membership from a handler. I simply looked at my life with as much brutal self disclosure as I could then went out accomplished the goals I set as per my interpretation of the MSs. This is what makes me Order of Nine Angles and I owe no further explanation than that. What we "are" is held in others eyes, more than what we think of ourselves. However, I don't really care who calls themselves anything, as someone else's opinion of themselves has absolutely nothing to do with me or my existence. If we all were to say, meet at an ONAicon being held at the Civic Center in San Diego, you can be sure many duels would be held over who says they are this or that. Until that glorious convention day, our meetings are held here, in cyberspace. If all of you lived in the contiguous United States, I would welcome these online debates as we could end them with good roe in person to settle this up. As it stands, he who is wittiest is the victor. This typically means whoever is the greatest smartass wins. That is a prize I do not seek for myself in any way.

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