I just read a well written, properly linked article supporting the Zimmerman crash story. [View all]

[chieftain]

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The post was from a long-time DUer with thousands of posts. But, and here's the but, it started out by suggesting that those of us had doubts about the veracity of the account were "getting to be like Birthers". I am not sure at what point it has become DU style to include disparaging remarks about those on the other side of the argument. I am afraid that the vitriol that W inspired in us is hard to turn off and now is directed inwardly almost as often as it is toward the RW.
The post I referenced is a pretty mild example of what I am talking about. The ad-hominem attacks, false equivalency comparisons and downright insulting name calling continue to take up more of our discourse. I think that that is a shame.