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Valerie Van Cleef's avatar

Reading your stories is a pleasure and a privilege! Thank you. 😊

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thanks Valerie! I appreciate that!

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Jocelyn Millis's avatar

Any social media platform that censors an author because they suggest women could be and already are great leaders is up shit creek without a paddle.

I’ve been paying close attention to who regularly writes, reads, and follows on a variety of topics on Medium’s topic list. I noticed that if I checked the number of people who clapped and the number of people who commented on a story, more were women than men.

Keep in mind this is the Topic.

Walter you are a rare bird, a man who writes, reads, and comments. There are others some very influential men of course, but I am talking about proportion of response.

Women are already leading in reading, and responding, and for many publications doing the editing and nominating for boosting.

I noticed that the teeth and the copper knuckles came out on the right after women organized the protest against Trump’s election to the Presidency in 2016. It wasn’t just Hilary Clinton that they wanted to lock up.You supported their enemy in your article, so they had to shut you down.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. Thanks for the comment Jocelyn!

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Jocelyn Millis's avatar

You’re welcome 😇

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Laura Pizzicara's avatar

My whole email addresses were hacked by this fellow named Matt Taibi, who’s out of the state of Minnesota. I didn’t know whom he was. (This was on Substack). He wrote some extremely fascist stuff, so I told him get outta my feed! He retorted by a torrent of foul language, threats and other insults. Next thing I knew—my emails had been deleted! I’m no expert on these types of people as I am a quiet person. Hence, it took me actually a month to get my emails back. I was wondering if I should notify the authorities as this fella is a dangerous, seditious, unAmerican—trump loving fascist. Any advice you and your audience can provide would be most appreciated and indeed, welcome. Thanks for reading my missive. Laura Pizzicara

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Walter Rhein's avatar

I hope you got that figured out. I am not a tech guy, so I have no idea how these things happen. Contacting the police might be worth the phone call. Thanks for the comment, stay safe!

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iglue's avatar

Sounds like the right have nothing to offer, except fear and ignorance. And the ignorance is fueled by a numbing lack of curiosity, which is even more tragic.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

I agree, that's been true for a long time.

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Jack Heresy's avatar

I really like your story XD wish my parents had told me stories like that instead of stories where the main character has a really terrible time until they do what their parents/god/the government want lol, I’m only just now realizing how insane that is

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Yeah, for a long time that's the only kind of thing the publishers would release. We're in a new world now, thank goodness! Thanks for the nice comment!

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Kristina God's avatar

Loved being the hostess of this year's Medium Kickstarter Bootcamp, Walter ❤️

Just restacked two paragraphs on Notes.

I'll include your tips in the Kickstarter Guide.

See ya later!

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thanks Kristina! Yes, see you soon!

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