Lit GB Liberal integrity vs. Lit GB Conservative integrity - the final tally

Two threads exist, one in which Liberals call out those in their camp who they don't agree with, and one in which Conservatives call out those in their camp who they don't agree with...

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=680925
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=681137

Facts about the Liberal thread:

*Created by an unabashed, oldbie member who's a prolific Liberal poster
*Denounces 7 prolific Liberal posters on the GB
*Multiple agreement indicated within the thread by other Liberal members

Facts about the Conservative thread:

*Created by a n00b after oldbies dragged their feet and refused to create it
*Denounces 5 prolific Conservative posters on the GB (initially only one)
*Very little agreement re: denounced members / ideas - mostly flames towards Liberal members.

So, what can we take away from the facts? The idea of this exercise was to see who'd be more willing to call out the fringe of those on "their side". The Liberals came out slightly ahead in this respect, as several prolific racist and extremist posters on the Right didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist from their own; rather, they were defended with both words and silence.

What does this mean? Is it simply a need for agreement in numbers? Or are these members who are unwilling to denounce members spewing hate actually in quiet agreement with them? Or both? Draw your own conclusions.

Two threads exist, one in which Liberals call out those in their camp who they don't agree with, and one in which Conservatives call out those in their camp who they don't agree with...

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=680925
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=681137

Facts about the Liberal thread:

*Created by an unabashed, oldbie member who's a prolific Liberal poster
*Denounces 7 prolific Liberal posters on the GB
*Multiple agreement indicated within the thread by other Liberal members

Facts about the Conservative thread:

*Created by a n00b after oldbies dragged their feet and refused to create it
*Denounces 5 prolific Conservative posters on the GB (initially only one)
*Very little agreement re: denounced members / ideas - mostly flames towards Liberal members.

So, what can we take away from the facts? The idea of this exercise was to see who'd be more willing to call out the fringe of those on "their side". The Liberals came out slightly ahead in this respect, as several prolific racist and extremist posters on the Right didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist from their own; rather, they were defended with both words and silence.

What does this mean? Is it simply a need for agreement in numbers? Or are these members who are unwilling to denounce members spewing hate actually in quiet agreement with them? Or both? Draw your own conclusions.

ProObamaAlt said:

Two threads exist, one in which Liberals call out those in their camp who they don't agree with, and one in which Conservatives call out those in their camp who they don't agree with...

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=680925
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=681137

Facts about the Liberal thread:

*Created by an unabashed, oldbie member who's a prolific Liberal poster
*Denounces 7 prolific Liberal posters on the GB
*Multiple agreement indicated within the thread by other Liberal members

Facts about the Conservative thread:

*Created by a n00b after oldbies dragged their feet and refused to create it
*Denounces 5 prolific Conservative posters on the GB (initially only one)
*Very little agreement re: denounced members / ideas - mostly flames towards Liberal members.

So, what can we take away from the facts? The idea of this exercise was to see who'd be more willing to call out the fringe of those on "their side". The Liberals came out slightly ahead in this respect, as several prolific racist and extremist posters on the Right didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist from their own; rather, they were defended with both words and silence.

What does this mean? Is it simply a need for agreement in numbers? Or are these members who are unwilling to denounce members spewing hate actually in quiet agreement with them? Or both? Draw your own conclusions.

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WTF Rory did you forget you already posted this? Why did you use an alt? LOL

FAIL

RoryN said:

Two threads exist, one in which Liberals call out those in their camp who they don't agree with, and one in which Conservatives call out those in their camp who they don't agree with...

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=680925
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=681137

Facts about the Liberal thread:

*Created by an unabashed, oldbie member who's a prolific Liberal poster
*Denounces 7 prolific Liberal posters on the GB
*Multiple agreement indicated within the thread by other Liberal members

Facts about the Conservative thread:

*Created by a n00b after oldbies dragged their feet and refused to create it
*Denounces 5 prolific Conservative posters on the GB (initially only one)
*Very little agreement re: denounced members / ideas - mostly flames towards Liberal members.

So, what can we take away from the facts? The idea of this exercise was to see who'd be more willing to call out the fringe of those on "their side". The Liberals came out slightly ahead in this respect, as several prolific racist and extremist posters on the Right didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist from their own; rather, they were defended with both words and silence.

What does this mean? Is it simply a need for agreement in numbers? Or are these members who are unwilling to denounce members spewing hate actually in quiet agreement with them? Or both? Draw your own conclusions.

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Racist

RoryN said:

Two threads exist, one in which Liberals call out those in their camp who they don't agree with, and one in which Conservatives call out those in their camp who they don't agree with...

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=680925
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=681137

Facts about the Liberal thread:

*Created by an unabashed, oldbie member who's a prolific Liberal poster
*Denounces 7 prolific Liberal posters on the GB
*Multiple agreement indicated within the thread by other Liberal members

Facts about the Conservative thread:

*Created by a n00b after oldbies dragged their feet and refused to create it
*Denounces 5 prolific Conservative posters on the GB (initially only one)
*Very little agreement re: denounced members / ideas - mostly flames towards Liberal members.

So, what can we take away from the facts? The idea of this exercise was to see who'd be more willing to call out the fringe of those on "their side". The Liberals came out slightly ahead in this respect, as several prolific racist and extremist posters on the Right didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist from their own; rather, they were defended with both words and silence.

What does this mean? Is it simply a need for agreement in numbers? Or are these members who are unwilling to denounce members spewing hate actually in quiet agreement with them? Or both? Draw your own conclusions.

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I'll post this in both places. I wouldn't want you to think I welched.

I promised Rory I'd stop in here, but upon further review, I may not be particularly qualified to comment on some of these personalities. But I'll try:

Joe Wilson: Someone I know nothing about other than his classless disruption of the President's speech to a Joint Session of Congress.
Ann Coulter: Drama queen and media con artist extraordinaire.
Rush Limbaugh: Drama King. Blowhard. Often right on principle, but too often "fires for effect."
Tom Coburn: I Googled and still don't know who he is.
Virginia Foxx: Likewise
Michael Savage: Known only by "disreputation." I don't believe I've ever actually heard his voice.
Glen Beck: The Gallagher of political commentators. The act doesn't translate well.
Bill O'Reilly: Overbearing bloviator blind to the very same faults he's so quick to criticize in others. Rude interviewer. Intellectually shallow.

Most of the above media personalities share the same operational bias as their leftist colleagues at the ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and others. Controversy sells. "If it bleeds, it leads." If they're not screaming, their viewers and listeners aren't screaming and if the viewers and listeners aren't screaming, they're changing channels. In many instances, I question how deep their ideology really runs.

As for the usual suspects that populate the Literotica right wing, I cannot condemn K-bear, Vette, Ish, AJ, KK, and most others as consistently displaying credentials that would qualify them for membership in any category described as a "lunatic fringe." Neither mainstream conservatism or liberalism is "fringe." Fringe is further out.

I am sure they have been guilty of specific statements with which I would heartily disagree, but I believe most of our characterizations of each other here tend to hinge on more personally targeted invectives than on socially poisonous positions. I've been guilty of the same judgments.

And then, there's BB.

I tend to believe there's more shtick than starch in some of his rants, but it cannot be denied that his very worst and most outrageous beliefs live at the political fringe. But on those occasions when he displays intelligence and rationality, I’ll continue to engage him. I suppose even PETA can be “right” some of the time.

So go ahead and let me have it. Pussy. Apologist. Blah, blah, blah. It's not like I haven't heard it before.