This discussion is not about Bush, Iraq, Tenet, Niger, Liberals, Democrats, or anything in the outside world. It is 100% group dynamics.
Freeper Malsua, an experienced non-FR forum adminstrator, speaks to group dynamics at reply 209 on another thread. He however identifies the wrong clique. The clique operating extremely divisively for FR is pretty clear, obvious -- the ping lists, joint appearances, and commonality of expressions make it obvious.
The complicating factor is that no one wants to be kicked off of FR, yet the owner seems to have taken one side in this very in-house argument.
I hope things correct, that the clique is defanged, yet as experience with bullies suggests, the opposite is taking place.
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"Go, stranger, and tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here in obedience to their law"