On 6/1/07, Fred Bauder fredbaud@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.