Okay, seeing as there is now literally a self-declared "Million Troll March" on the rec list, I think it's safe to say that the software running this site is not currently able to facilitate anything resembling reasonable political discussion. The only reason to stick around right now would be for sheer thrill of the troll-bashing game. I can't deal with it because there is too much more important to do, and troll-bashing thrills are thrills that come with too much of a hit to my blood pressure :-).
But before I peace out (and it's not like I was ever that much more than a lurker anyway, and I don't know if I've ever written a diary before, so it's really no huge loss to you guys), I wanted to issue a strong thank you to the excellent members of this blog community. You know who you are.
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