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In reply to the discussion: A Letter to My Sublime Allies on the US Left [View all]merrily
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What really made me switch "styles:" I was vigorously defending the right of posters to swear.
A poster who was against swears asked me why I was doing that, given that my posts contained no swears. As if freedom of speech were only about what I want to be free to say.
I think I replied to him or her with a few swears and haven't stopped since, unless I forget or a spite swear would be totally inappropriate, as on a memoriam thread.
IRL, swearing doesn't come naturally to me. As a kid, I was taught that even Gee and Golly should not be used. Habits formed when young die hard. But breaking habits to defy those who would like to be able to control the posts of others comes much more easily.