I agree. Of course by the same token the Internet has also made it easier to distribute enemy propaganda, which we must be vigilant against just as we are against the traditional media.
There's been some mighty tough propaganda to crack. We don't always do enough about it here. I think especially the gnarly stuff is ignored because it just seems to irrelevant to us. Then I meet somebody on the street who repeats it to me in a half-believing way and I'm stunned. We should counter anything we find.
but... one of the nice features of a messageboard format -especially one in which one cannot edit or delete comments- is that the record is clear and easily accessed by any user, and the pool of users includes practical experts in just about any field you can name.
FR is very good at self-policing for agitprop - from the Left AND the Right.
One of the big differences between this site and Kos or DU: FReepers work for a living across diverse fields; DUmmies seem to be professional students or folks working in fields in which perception is more important than practical function.