njhowie
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2012
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Had enough with BH. Talk about indoctrination. I've been to a couple Amway (offshoot) meetings in my younger, more curious days, so I know a cult when I see one, and BH certainly is one.
Member posts a topic asking about bonds and interest rates. I reply with something referencing the Fed, and post gets removed for "Economic trolling". Typical/acceptable reply is what Vanguard fund to put money into. It doesn't answer the question, or provide the information poster was asking for, but what does that matter? Forget the facts, Bogle-centric replies only please.
Post something which does not follow BH teachings, and moderator steps in advising you that "This site follows the teachings of Bogle...etc.". For the Mormons it's Joseph Smith. For Peoples Temple/Jonestown it was Jim Jones. For the Branch Davidians it was David Koresh. For Bogleheads, well, you know.
Newbies/Neophytes regale in the limelight being the first to reply with common BH phrases/brainwashing. Point out some BH tenet which might not be wonderful and a more senior member with tens of thousands of posts will step in to put you in your place..."No, you cannot purchase individual bonds and be successful, only bond funds". Having an individual thought is unacceptable if it deviates from or is in conflict with anything Bogle said in his lifetime. Watch out if you point out something Bogle said which conflicted with something else he said earlier in his life.
I can appreciate board moderation and rules that sites might have. However, I think there's a point where it goes too far and comes down to censorship. When facts or individual ideas are met with posts being removed because they do not support the cult values - that's censorship. They are free to censor if they like. And I don't have to participate in or contribute to their site.
Done venting.
Member posts a topic asking about bonds and interest rates. I reply with something referencing the Fed, and post gets removed for "Economic trolling". Typical/acceptable reply is what Vanguard fund to put money into. It doesn't answer the question, or provide the information poster was asking for, but what does that matter? Forget the facts, Bogle-centric replies only please.
Post something which does not follow BH teachings, and moderator steps in advising you that "This site follows the teachings of Bogle...etc.". For the Mormons it's Joseph Smith. For Peoples Temple/Jonestown it was Jim Jones. For the Branch Davidians it was David Koresh. For Bogleheads, well, you know.
Newbies/Neophytes regale in the limelight being the first to reply with common BH phrases/brainwashing. Point out some BH tenet which might not be wonderful and a more senior member with tens of thousands of posts will step in to put you in your place..."No, you cannot purchase individual bonds and be successful, only bond funds". Having an individual thought is unacceptable if it deviates from or is in conflict with anything Bogle said in his lifetime. Watch out if you point out something Bogle said which conflicted with something else he said earlier in his life.
I can appreciate board moderation and rules that sites might have. However, I think there's a point where it goes too far and comes down to censorship. When facts or individual ideas are met with posts being removed because they do not support the cult values - that's censorship. They are free to censor if they like. And I don't have to participate in or contribute to their site.
Done venting.