[sweetliberty]

It is an interesting idea but unfortunately would never see the light of day in any of the mainstream press. The liberals have become so whacked out as to believe they're actually mainstream. Sad. But I do agree that an event like this really separates the sheep from the goats in a manner of speaking. I didn't look at much over there. I couldn't bear it today, but I did see that there were a couple of voices of reason and compassion in an otherwise toxic cesspool. I also saw here a few that I wished would have spent their day doing something else. I think what it comes down to really is a relationship with the truth. I think that here, for the most part, we seek truth and authenticity in all things and while we get very caught up at times in our opinions and emotions, most of us are open to the possibility of being wrong about some issues. With few exceptions we freely admit that we don't have all the answers, but most of us have faith in the One who does, and even those who do not profess a religious faith, show respect to those who do; at least that has been my experience.

Over there it is very different. Challenge is not tolerated and I see little evidence that there is any room for differing opinions even within their own ranks. It seems they exist not to furthur their own understanding and knowledge, but to spit and fume and wax hysterical in their own hate to the point that they feed on it and it poisons everything and everyone within range that interacts with them. I am not suggesting that there are no reasonable and truth-seeking people over there, but I don't believe they last very long because they would never find what they were looking for in such a restrictive and controlled environment. Neither am I suggesting that FR is for everyone, although I think that people of widely varying opinions can feel welcome here as long as they behave reasonably and treat others with respect.

I would like to think that that other site is just a niche element of radical fringe, but I fear that more and more it is becoming the face of the enemy within (within the country I mean; not FR). A lot of them lurk here, and we have many posters who either post on both forums or who have been banned there and found that they were welcomed here and that maybe their core beliefs were not so far from us after all.