Not a conservative? I doubt we'd see his detractors making any public efforts like that.
Hummm... That is an interesting jump of conclusion. I would bet a dollar to a donut that more so called "Republicans" have stood on street corners and protested than other parties here on this site. I have stood on a street corner myself (alone, darth did have one person with him). I held my "SoreLoserman" poster high, got questioned/presured by the police, and did so in hot weather also. But I did not make a huge deal out of it like Darth did. I did post to a couple of other threads about it, but did not make my own article post.
Now on the other hand, I liked Darth too, but he sure got in a lot of unnessary scuffles over silly things. He got his feeling hurt (in the process of trying to hurt others of different views) about a year ago it seems. He went after some Bush bots on a thread and never let it go. IMHO. He just got more and more bitter after that point and seemed to just take the devil's advocate position more and more. His latest few posts are a perfect example, he was losing control and just lashing out.
Now his opinions are often like mine, not very popular at times (Try going on a pro-drug thread as a WODer). Decorum was not part of his game plans of late and everyone knows you have to sometimes bite the bullet instead of getting caught up in a squabble. I also hope he comes back refreshed and not bitter. (I too have been warned myself over breaking forum policy, and it took a bit to understand it was for the good of the forum). He just wanted to test the line I believe, and he found it. Now the true test of his character is coming, I hope he can overcome it. I know I sorta sizzled like a piece of bacon in the pan over my warning, but I did come to realise what I did was wrong. Darth Sidious, the gangly tall newlywed and an intellegent funny contributor to FR for a few years now, I truely hope that "that" Darth returns.