It seems that supporters of anti-immigrant groups, LAPD spooks, and other anti-progressive haters have made it their business to continuously post or overly extend certain threads on the imc. In relation to the johnk post, I actually appreciate the interactive moderation since most of what the haters post is just blather, and really doesn't contribute anything to the discourse of free speech. You would think these people have better things to do than monitor the imc and respond everytime something is posted that they don't agree with. Surely they could find a better choir to preach to at the neo-con blogs and frontpagemag and other ilk and let us progressives engage each other with our social and moral truths. We're right, they're wrong, and enough said. This is not dictatorial; its the truth. There are plently of differences of opionion among the left and liberals (e.g. the posts that debate the virtures of libertarianism and anarchism), that to say that we must listen to people who still think the earth is flat is like forcing an adult to believe in santa claus. And we all know that big brother is definitely watching, but the trolls function in doing his work for him. Just another perspective. Thanks.