I notice that among the names of those banned was a poster with the handle "DUSoldier" (presumably for "Democratic Underground Soldier"). Were the others among that batch of the same ilk -- others with liberal leanings?
If that's the case, I'm wondering if those liberal leanings were the reason they got nuked. And if so, I'm wondering why we wouldn't WELCOME those folks here.
If someone is passionate enough about their liberalism to come post at our conservative forum, then they are precisely the sort of people whose ideological fallacies need to be pointed out. They are precisely the sort of people whose ideas should be debunked, face to face. They are the ones most in need of persuasion, of seeing the errors of their ways. They are, in short, the people most in need of encountering genuine debate.
Otherwise, what are we left with but an echo chamber? A place where conservatives sit around agreeing with other conservatives or, at best, occasionally debating to iron out fine details.
Of course, everything I just said may be premised on a straw man, because it's all based on my wondering whether "those liberal leanings were the reason they got nuked." It could very well be, of course, that those users were banned for more standard reasons -- obscene posts or whatever -- and everything I just wrote is moot.
There are honest liberals who have posted here for a long time. There is a difference between trolls, who only waste everyone's time and honest liberals who can help one define and refine one's beliefs.
In this particular case, the person has been banned for bad behavior in the past, so he does not get anymore chances. As soon as he is detected, he is banned.