Points well taken Bob. I stayed off the Schiavo threads because it was obvious that people on both sides were over-involved and unlikely to respond to rational discourse.
Fanaticism took over several of them, and the difference of opinion became a yawning chasm.
There was no reason for the feverish tirades we saw. I am one who believes there were a bunch of disruptors stirring the pot.
There are also and have been, a contingent of contrarians and devil's advocates here who like to create drama just for the autistic gratification of causing trouble. We've lived through this before, and will again.
Those who left, out of disgust or fatigue or whatever,
hopefully continue to read and will circle back after tempers cool. Considering the real contributions made by FR in the past, this in-house brawl was essentially much sound and fury signifying nothing.
So to those who couldn't let go, and had to treat their fellows like dogs gnawing on bones, I ask, what did you accomplish, besides nothing? All your heat made not one whit of difference in the world except to get some freepers mad at each other. Way to go.
Good points.