Has anyone seen the list of hosts for this group? Thoughts?

[OnTheOtherHand]

41. a few quick thoughts about that

I've definitely had idiotic ideas. Separating the idea from the person is certainly a good idea for DU and many other discussion settings.

You write, "You're an idiot to think as you do is clearly verboten," but I can't tell whether you mean that you think it's acceptable to censor personal attacks, or not. I think that it is.

As for the merits of censoring posts about, say, whether Mitt Romney would make one heck of a president -- I think millions of people think he would, and I have no desire to censor them, but I don't think they have any particular right to state that opinion on this particular board. I think the board can set whatever content restrictions it wants.

I think that knowledge is always provisional, so any opinions that I express about 9/11 are provisional. Some are more provisional than others. Frankly, I think that anyone with any sense doesn't merely come down on one side of the debate -- because there is more than one debate!

Three thousand plus lives lost in 911 compared to the millions who have suffered as a result of U.S. policy within and without the U.S. and it is without any hesitation that I say it is highly likely 911 was an inside job.

I don't follow the reasoning. If the point is that people in power often don't mind hurting innocents, I certainly agree with that. But I think there are lots of things that have killed three thousand people or more that weren't inside jobs.

"Hens" often accuse "foxes" of being unwilling to believe (or to admit) that our leaders would do such a thing. It always puzzles me: I thought the question was whether they did do it, not whether they "would."

It's good to value people more than countries.

I'm not necessarily convinced that you know where I am coming from, but that's OK. I respect your civility regardless. Happy New Year!