It appears something has been afoot for 30 years or so and a few of us are just hearing about it.
Hey pbrown. I was just commenting on what I see, which is that there are a LOT of new posters and so many of them are fringe-like. At least as FReepers they are. They all seem to want to roast Bush over immigration, think the U.N. is filled with fine upstanding "leaders," and that Islam is just misunderstood. They frequently posit that "hey, Hillary might not be so bad if she's tough on immigration," wink-wink.
Just look at how rabid this A Balrog of Morgoth guy is. He just absolutely sure the UN is a wonderful orgarnization.