On 6/1/07, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)waterwiki.info> wrote:
In other words, you think it's a black operation,
not just dumb. I don't.
So do you think the people contributing to this site generally believe
the things they write? Maybe some of them are genuine extremists and
others are humorists/trolls (of moderate-to-liberal origin). Maybe
even they don't know who's who.
I've seen this sort of stuff. I know it is an
effective tactic, but the site
viewed as a whole does not seem to be a sophisticated "counter-intelligence"
operation.
Maybe it wasn't intended as such.
Certainly the site is harmful to conservative
interests.
Agreed. Average people try not to think too much about the political
views they inherit from friends, family, teachers, employers.
Caricatures like these of their own beliefs will probably influence a
portion of mainstream conservatives to become less moderate, and
another portion to become more moderate.
Making political partisanship (left or right) less absolute can't
possibly be a bad thing, even if it's not the actual goal of that
project.
—C.W.