Reply #50: this place does have an affect....

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just a small example: my son. A 16yr old who is part of a socialistic (probably trying to turn him into some kind of commie pinko....) youth group, more interested in helping the down trodden and becoming a world citizen as opposed to becoming part of some nation state.....

started reading some of these posts (especially those originating at zmag....)....his reaction was one of shock, he started asking me why do they hate so much...why do they accuse his friends (and he may be "there soon) of being child killers?....looking to steal the land, the water etc. why are their views so full of lies?

He, brought up in a liberal environment, was pretty surprised at what he read and is now having some trouble comprehending it and i really cant help him with that....needless to say his innocence is now leaving and hes now considering following his dads footsteps in to combat unit.

so this place and especially tom, certainly does have an affect...