Of course, one side will say its all on account of the 'racism', which might make them feel good but is not really true - overt racism gets canned pretty quickly at FR. I guess my side is guilty of some breach of proper debate or other as well, although I'm hard pressed to name it.
Still, I think its interesting that ALL of the bannings are limited to one side of the argument.
Yes, they do, but one side (the ALIPAC side) seems to label those who are for Bush's policy on immigration "for illegal immigration". Now, I don't really care for his immigration policy myself, but I hardly believe that those who do are FOR "illegal immigration". To say so, is a classic strawman argument.
What these people are doing, imo, is rather petty. It probably stems from purely personal dislikes, and ultimately has nothing to do with the topic of immigration. What I think everyone should do, is take a few hours (if not a few days) off the computer as a whole, and compose oneself into the adult we're all supposed to be.
And again, this is clearly not a "purging". I'd like to see anyone try to justify calling the banning of 9 posters out of the thousands that post here every day a "purging". I'd laugh in their face.