“yes... God forbid we should have any actual discussion around here.”
This is a private website and the owner can ban anyone he wants for any reason or no reason. That said, I’ve become opposed to the idea of the zot of late. In this case, I was fine with it. But in the case of the run of the mill rudybot or romneybot...so what’s the harm? Even a blind squirrel can find a nut every now and then. And in any case it just forces those who really want to post to do so under the radar.
A witchhunt isn’t any fun without witches.
Oh yes, absolutely. It’s JimRob’s site and he can run it as he chooses. I’m just observing that it was a lot more fun and interesting back before the “purges” started. There were some really smart and interesting members... hundreds of them... that have been purged. I think we’re poorer without them.
I’m simply not afraid of ideas. If I stake out a position I’m fully ready and willing to defend it as best I can. Sometimes... I find I can’t defend something I’ve said and that an even more enlightening experience.
FR has always been a site for conservative discussion. I get that. It’s nice to have a place to discuss -among- conservatives without having to always waste time with the petty and worn out arguments of liberals. Yes, yes.
But I really miss the quality of discussion that used to be here. Now there can’t be any disagreement. Well, what fun is that? That’s not discussion.
Ah, well... it’s pointless to pursue it any further.