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I have no problem with disagreements. I do have a problem with the Alinsky tactics used to eliminate all rational discussion. When I was questioning my faith, it was those that drove me away with their anger. The Catholic threads allowed me to post and ask thoughtful questions although I was Protestant. Those angry FReepers have been aptly named by lurked_for_a_decade (http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3267954/posts): Westboro Wing of the Free Republic Evangelical Dispensationlist Causcus of the Free Repubulic Religious Forum.

Thank you for the name lurked!

Then you ought to recognize the SAME Alinsky tactics when they are used against non-Catholic Freepers. Let's not forget who it was on this very thread throwing the first slap. If hypocrisy is what you deplore, then learn to see it in yourself and those who prejudge others before a word is uttered.

From Alinsky's 12 Rules for Radicals:

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)

RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)