Indeed, it does reveal (seemingly) a certain propagandist thrust (ostensibly, waged in the name of combatting "propaganda"). More importantly, it does this by completely ignoring the notion of and the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic human worth in a very crude, reductionistic way.

As I said, the chances for meaningful dialogue between a POV Warrior who wishes some collaborators to -inherently- cease to exist, with absolutely no chance of redemption or conversion (no, suicide does not count), is very different from that waged by the extrinsic ones (by whichever standards we wish to define them in accordance with); i.e. in the ability of seeing the other editor as human, in the levels of discord we can safely predict for these exchanges amongst editors.

It is not a particularly in-depth philosophical or social-psychological point, and therefore, this is the reason why I go on to interpert abovementioned 'thrust' as an attempt to conceal and obfuscate -- (seemingly) in order to promote certain political biases it (or rather, the proponent of that position him/her-self) favours.

Persuasion does not seem very likely here, though, so perhaps I am wasting my words. At the event, I said my piece on that front, now also here in the mailing list, and I can only hope that it resonates through and beyond the (percieved) immediate interests of this or that ideology.

Language such as "a sustained assault" is out of place.

Zoney