There has always been a fair amount of trolling going on at the bigger liberal blog sites. The population of McCain trolls has skyrocketed lately, however, probably as part of the troll-for-prizes scam cooked up by the McCain campaign. I find it pretty funny. They sound more hateful and ignorant than the normal posters, and therefore do their cause a great injustice.
I am a sarcastic SOB. I am bitter and full of cynicism. I write hugely acidic commentary on the path our nation has been led down. But I am not a troll. I am always respectful of other people's writing and threads, even if I disagree (which is often). Of course I don't go to the kingdom of the Freepers, the Free Republic. I am not sure how I would react. I do know that trolls at progressive sites hardly ever get massive bashings, such as what the Freepers do.
So, there, I said it. I have met the enemy and its name is brainwashing. It teaches hatred and violence, distrust and judgment. It's controlled by a media with no shame, because the truth doesn't make dollars. Its soldiers do not even know what has been done to their way of thinking, and therefore follow unquestioningly. 'Tis a sad time for intelligence in America.