I am sorry, I thought we were talking about Free Republic. You must be talking about some other site where criticism of the GOP isn't allowed. As dirtboy so aptly pointed out, there exists tons of criticism of the GOP here, so much so that at times I start wondering what the hell is going on.
In any case, I am a big fan of the marketplace. If one way is better than another at advancing the causes we believe, the best way to find that better way is to set up several sites and run them differently and see which works best.
Heck, the market is going to do that anyway.
No I was speaking in general terms. I see GOP criticism here, sometimes I agree with it and sometimes I don't. I do however think it would be dangerous to turn this into a big "We love us" club. When the masses are complicit, the time is ripe for tyrrany.