[ashtanga]

I almost want to say: If O’Reilly is so wrong about Free Republic, perhaps he is wrong about KOS as well. I say “almost,” as KOS is an unspeakable site indeed. My point is that the leprechaun is sometimes right on the the money, and yet he still has this Hitler=right/Stalin=left mentality that is very puzzling.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Internet forums are like informal public gatherings. A politician visits a city and no one searches the city for the worst behaving citizen and then smears the candidate for being there. It is one thing to criticize a candidate for meeting with a group with a deplorable cause. I think the Dems visiting NARAL or GLSEN is disgusting. But a liberal forum is like visiting a liberal city. You can’t blame everyone for the deeds of a few. You can blame the group for the revolting causes they share in common. You can’t blame the group for the loser language or tactics of only a few.