On 13 Aug 2007 at 08:15:57 +1000, Skyring skyring@gmail.com wrote:

What amuses me about WR is that it represents the flip side of WP. You'll see exactly the same misguided crusaders, the same unthinking harassment, the same well, everything.

It's commonly been the case that the worst religious / ethnic / etc. wars are the ones between people/groups that really have a lot in common and only very minor differences between them. People with completely opposite backgrounds and philosophies can get along with one another much more easily than people who are 99% identical but have strong disputes about the other 1%.