Tuesday, November 30, 2010

My Conflict with the Thought Police

Last week, the Thought Police at Facebook disabled my account. Today, I opened the reply to my appeal to Facebook. It follows:

“Hi Charles,

After reviewing your situation, we have determined that you violated our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Please note that content which contains hate speech or promotes violence is not allowed on the site.

As such, we will not be able to reactivate your account for any reason. Unfortunately, we cannot provide additional information as to why your account was disabled. This decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Thanks for your understanding,

Daphne
User Operations
Facebook”

I replied in this message:

“Daphne:

In response to your charges, I will reply to the first one. I admit that I despise Islam. That is due to my opposition to the sexual molestation of pre-pubescent girls, to a man having multiple wives and beating them and exploiting them as mere sexual outlets and to misogyny in general. All of the Mohamadan perpetrators of these hateful acts find support for their crimes in the Koran and other Islamic texts. Does Facebook consider these above criticism? Do you, Daphne, as a woman, not want to condemn such cruelties instead of silencing someone who exposes these outrages?

As for your second accusation, I have never promoted violence in any post on Facebook. I advocated the execution of those who murder. In accordance with the criminal justice system of my country, the United States of America, such a statement does not violate any law against promoting violence. If you or your website consider the administration of capital punishment as ‘violence’, then you must ban all Islamic groups and Mohamadan accounts in order to remain consistent to your principles. Islamic scriptures and those who adhere to them demand executions of people without even a trial by jury in front of an impartial judge, an attorney to represent the interest of the accused or the possibility of appeal. The calls for killing people include supposed crimes such as a woman who was raped facing execution for adultery or for a Mohamadan who renounces Islam.

This banishment from Facebook obviously stems from the concerted effort by Islamists to deny me the right to express my views. The group behind revolutionmuslim.com has targeted me along with other detractors of Islam and its creator. In June of this year, this website encouraged its readers to file complaints on Facebook against us in order to squelch any criticism to Islam. Does Facebook support the freedom of thought and expression or does it want to implement the totalitarian demands of Islamists?

Wishing you imminent enlightenment,

Charles Kastriot”

This is the reply I received:

“Hi Charles,

Unfortunately, your account has been permanently disabled for violating Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. We will not be able to reactivate it for any reason, nor will we provide further information about your violation or the systems we have in place. This decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Thanks,

Daphne
User Operations
Facebook”

The most disappointing aspect of this decision is the loss of contact with my friends. I have gained valuable insight and reassuring encouragement from many associates. I have connected with more than one thousand, six hundred civilized people who realize the imminent threat of Islam to freedom, human rights and representative government.