[fr_freak]

There are almost none here I would want to lead me when the time comes, and only a handful I’d want by my side.

There are plenty of good men and women on this site, including plenty of men capable of leading and conducting any kind of resistance you want. Just like most other sites, we have a very vocal minority that descends on darn near every thread and wreaks havoc, and some act like pompous a-holes, but the vast majority of members here are exactly the kind of people you'd depend on in a crisis. Think of it this way: the most dangerous and effective people we have on this site are probably among the ones who bluster the least. The ones who will actually be DOING, when the time comes, are not the same ones who are thumping their chests online, for the most part.

[dagogo redux]

Your points are well taken, and I would probably agree with your sentiments if those who are quiet and thoughtful were less quiet here. Perhaps I should have phrased it this way:

“There are almost none of the frequent and vocal posters here that I would want . . .. “