Reply #291: All I could say last night was thank you...

[DeepModem Mom]

but I wanted to say a little more this morning. For 24 hours, I fought it out in a thread involving this issue that I posted after Ahmadinejan's speech. It was the first time in my years at DU that I've participated in any of the frequent blazing hot threads, much less posted one. It was not something I enjoyed, and I don't look forward to ever doing it again. But kind of like Olbermann when he has a Special Comment in him that has to come out, reluctantly, I would again.

Clearly, some who post here expect this site to be something different from what it is. I appreciate your statement of last night reaffirming one aspect of what it is. Recently, we've been mentioned in the press as a sounding board for political issues. It gives us a bit of power beyond ourselves, and even beyond our frequent efforts to influence Congressional votes, support campaigns, etc. I think that's good. (And, in the name of God, don't accuse me of worrying about what "Freepers" think. That makes me really mad.)

Free speech. That is the kicker that's always thrown in. This is an advocacy site. We users support it with our contributions. It's made clear what we are paying to advocate here, and what we are not. If the definition under the rules of what is advocated here doesn't fit what one wants to advocate, then it's also made clear that one should go elsewhere. That's it, and it's simple. Or, as Skinner says in his post, for which I am so very grateful, it's short and to the point.