Reply #45: A Group That Grows Larger, Mr. Web

[The Magistrate]

One thing it is interesting to note is that, whenever these things appear in more populous precincts, the great majority of those who chip in do so in opposition to the peculiar views promulgated by the handful like yourself.

Your own suggestion that persons who disagree with you on this matter may rightly be suspected of having some ulterior motive for doing so is also an interesting one. It is in fact a staple of this place that those who believe the wildest of nonsense accuse any they have not convinced to share their peculiar views of being supporters of the current regime, rightists, and what not.

Such accusations are, it ought not to be necessary to point out, are violations of the rules under which discussion on Democratic Underground is conducted.

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