It would appear that way to me, after watching this particular strain grow here for the last year or so.
Call them the 'moderate' FR nihilists.
ni-hil-ism /'ni(h)-e-liz-em, :a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and esp. of moral truths 2. :a doctrine or belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake independent of any constructive program or possibility
There seem to be those here whose desire is to make this simply a Bush cheerleading site, and a daily propagator of the GOP party line; irregardless whether those talking points are true and right or not.
(Of course there are those here whose criticisms of the administration are silly and unfounded. But they are just more fodder for the 'smash-anyone-who-doesn't-toe-the-line' crusaders.)
It will be a sad day for FR, and for our Republic, when and if this crowd has the upper hand, and/or drives away those who want to come here to discuss the stated principles underlying Jim's site.
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I can speak only for myself, but I believe the people being "bashed" here are the posters who, if you deviate at all from their idea of conservatism, will label you quickly as a Dem or RINO, not only dismissing what you say but also sending what amounts to an insult. There is also the tendency among them to paint GWB with the same brush, stating they would rather vote for anyone else or no one at all. Have they forgotten that, if not for Ralph Nader, we would have Al Bore leading us (oymoron?) in our war on terror?
I welcome differing opinions, it would be a boring discussion board if we all agreed. We need to decide if the Republican party is going to be the "big tent", welcoming people who don't necessarily agree on everything but share enough beliefs to win elections and change what we can, or a "small tent", populated by determined and principled people who nevertheless can't generate enough agreement to get anything done.