“you gots no valid argument so you’re gonna parse grammar? good tactic. well, at least a well-worn tactic, even if juvenile.”
I’m not sure of jdm’s views on this but he wasn’t parsing grammar. He was commenting on a poster of endless commentary that does not look to have any argument behind it other than to hear himself talk and distract from the dialog.
There is a reason why this is unfortunate. I believe that Mr. Simon’s Pajamas Media, the new Breitbart Big Hollywood and even Joe the Plumber are intended to address a critical need for a Conservative/Libertarian voice in our Country. Their success though is in no small way effected by the level of discourse in these comments sections. Make no mistake, Conservatives and Libertarians are in a war and our opponents are quite aware of the power of network thinking available here. It is unfortunate that so many well intentioned people are allowing them to win by not following Rule Number One of comment posting; DNFTT – Do not feed the trolls.
And yes, they can be on either side.
