[Lead Moderator]

That is true as far as it goes.

So I'll distill it down. Both sides have a responsibility to call out the unacceptable coming from supposed allies.

Especially when it comes in the form of calls for violence and racism.

[dirtboy]

As one who has moved from a neutral stance to an anti-illegal stance, I think this is a worthwhile experiment. I think the anti-illegal side does a fair job of policing its own ranks. I think there are just a few folks on both sides who try to goad others into a flame war, and this hopefully will be a means to deal with them.

[Sabertooth]

Especially when it comes in the form of calls for violence and racism.

How are false accusations of calls for violence or racism any less objectionable?

Frankly, the moderators do a pretty good job of keeping calls for violence and racism off the boards. The false accusations are another story.

Yet the false accusations, if allowed to stand, are also injurious to public perceptions of FR, the GOP, and conservatism. If one of us falsely brands another as a racist, is that not just fodder for the Left to confirm their broader smears against all of us?

I fail to see why a level playing field on these threads should be controversial.