TT comment Jul 16, 2014

From that iheartglasscity.com post:

What Toledo doesn’t need… is to be bullied; especially by one of our own residents.

EconCat88 is Toledo’s biggest bully and #1 enemy number.

The sum of $1, yes one dollar, will be paid to the person(s) who divulges any knowledge leading to the unmasking of Toledo’s Biggest Bully.

I would consider that iheartglasscity.com post to be a form of Internet bullying, or as historymike described it, "virtual terrorism."

Using bully tactics to complain about a so-called bully may invalidate the point of the iheartglasscity.com website.

More from that post:

The part that bothers me the most is he’s doing all this damage anonymously; he is cowardly hiding behind a screen name.

There is no honor in hiding behind a camera video after video, while trying to embarrass the city where you live. There is no courage in anything you, Mr. EconCat88 are doing.

He calls EconCat88 a coward. Yet he writes:

I want every resident to know whom and to where to send their thanks, praise and adulation.

Does he really want thanks, praise, and adulation sent to EconCat88, or was he being sarcastic? If the latter, then what are the real intentions? What does the author really want to happen? If the author is not a coward like EconCat88, then the author should define what he really wants to happen to EconCat88 with an outing.

iheartglasscity.com = Virtual terrorism ??

The author states:

The saddest part is I don’t believe EconCat88 is intelligent enough to understand the damage he is inflicting on Toledo’s future. I am surprised he has figured out how to upload videos on YouTube.

Yet think about how stupid the above statement is. Toledo's population began declining in the late 1960s or the 1970s, at least 30 years before YouTube was launched. Videos either way will have no impact on Toledo's future. Successful investors are not that simple-minded.

The author calls EconCat88 unintelligent, yet he makes another absurd point in a June 19, 2014 post

If I were a CEO of a business looking to relocate my company or to build a new office/warehouse in expansion, I would do some extensive researching, and I would likely start with a simple Google search.

Any CEO or business man who would Google the city of Toledo would find such attractive stories like “Most Miserable City”, “Worst Winter”, Gang Maps and John Stainbrook.

Let me ask you… if your only way to learn about the “Glass City” was by reading the Toledo Blade, would you move your business or start a new office here?

EconCat88 has focused some of his negative opinions on downtown Toledo, yet, Promedica and now Lathrop have announced intentions to move downtown.

Has any business publicly stated that the reason why they left Toledo or refused to move into Toledo was because of so-called negative Toledo Blade stories or EconCat88 videos?

A CEO of a successful business will not base a decision on a simple Google search. I doubt the CEO gives a damn about what's written in a newspaper or what's posted to YouTube. The CEO is only concerned about remaining successful, and when moving or starting a new business, a huge number of variables get considered that are way more important that feature stories or socialmedia content.

The iheartglasscity.com author needs to calm down the dramatics and employ some common sense, or show proof that alleged negative content drives business away, instead of making baseless claims about Toledo's future being damaged by simple videos.

And if Toledo's current situation is so fragile that YouTube videos could destroy all hope of a positive future, then the city is already beyond hope. I cannot believe that people put that much importance on videos.

In my opinion, it appears that the iheartglasscity.com author opposes freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and diversity.

From the June 19 post:

Once again the Toledo Blade is doing a “Special Report” investigative series on another negative issue affecting Toledoans. In the past, the daily newspaper has showcased Toledo by focusing on our “Brain Drain” and gang problems, even evoked legal action to get a special gang map. This time the Toledo Blade wants to tell and show the world about our blight issue ...

For some, that's called journalism. I don't see any problem with it. If you don't like, don't read it. But it's silly to think that this will harm Toledo at the global level.

From the iheartglasscity.com's July 16 post:

Mr. EconCat88; if you wish to remain anonymous, I strongly suggest deleting your YouTube videos and page.

That's whacked. In my opinion, the author wants to control web content by forcing others to post content that's agreeable to the author.

What happened to different points of views? Back to one of my favorite sayings:

"I want to force others to accept my brand of tolerance."