Reply #160: I agree. I also think that people should be able to post...

[Ladyhawk]

...what may seem like "kooky conspiracy theories" as a way to think freely and openly about why things happen the way they do. If the theory is quickly debunked, no harm is done. But some "kooky conspiracy theories" actually turn out to have at least a little merit. Putting a strangle hold on free thought if it doesn't seem rational is a bit much. How else do we arrive at a shared concept of what is rational?

People may decide that I'm kooky because I lean toward LIHOP/MIHOP. Likewise, I may consider someone else's whole religion kooky.

Progressivism a big tent and we need self-policing in order to decide what most of us agree is rational and acceptable. We need to learn to agree to disagree on the rest of it. Certain liberal principles cannot be compromised, but other than that, hey, let us reason together!