[ilgipper]

I see more than enough idiocy from comments tied to people’s personal accounts. I don’t think it matter if it’s anonymous or not. People are definitely not afraid to look the fool these days.

[WayneS]

It’s not the fools who will be adversely affected by it.

It’s the people who write reasoned, articulate and influential arguments in opposition to the regime. They will be more easily targeted by the IRS and DHS.

[aegiscg47]

I agree with this, but while participants here on FR are generally well behaved, it isn't the case everywhere. Recently I was on several sports and entertainment sites where some of the most vile, nasty, things I've seen in awhile were going back and forth over football and which film finished first at the box office that week! People threatening to kill each other, Jewish conspiracies, aliens, and who knows what else tossed about over things most of us just shrug our shoulders at and move on. I think shutting down the comments sections is going to become the trend over the next few years.