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Well, I have not been over there recently - and, I will not be going back. But, I can you this: when that very liberal Texas columnist passed away recently, from breast cancer (Molly Ivins), I did read the thread here on FR. And, many people here were very kind. From what I read, and I did not read everything, I would say the VAST majority of comments were VERY kind. Those who weren't, for the most part, were scolded by others here.

And, I was glad to see that humanity, because I know there are many good people here.

However, when I did briefly visit Huff Post around that time, I was very sad and shocked to see a thread up saying the exact opposite of what was really and truly going on here, with respect to reaction to her death. That kind of thing does bother me. A lot. I wanted to think: that was a rare event over there, and the majority of their opinion and reporting will be a cut above, since there are SO MANY "experts" involved with that site.

But, my experience here is teaching me otherwise -- as those experts can easily misuse their expertise and big titles to harm people. And, they can do that even if they are educators. That is the part that has really disappointed me. I expect better from teachers. I still do.

Teachers have an ethical duty above and beyond, though I am WELL aware that not all educators act morally or ehtically in every situation. I always try. And, when I do, in a tough situation, I don't like feeling so alone as a teacher, as I do with respect to these media professor educators I mention above. It is disturbing to me. It makes the initial wrong even worse.