I *THINK* this is an intentional parody, but I could be wrong.
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Former President Griffin---
This is a very serious allegation, that potentially international posters on Atlas might be foreign agents targeting a relatively small Forum (That has disproportionate impact because of how it is monitored and occasionally linked to much larger domestic political websites).
The ultimate difference between Democracies and Totalitarian Nations, is that it is our very openness that makes us most vulnerable, while at the same time being our Greatest strength.
Do we really want a society and Forum, where we purge and accuse fellow Forum Members of being Foreign Agents without proof, solely because of their country of origin and public statements?
Although it is true that Atlas doesn't have the capacity to defend itself against a Nation that has basically all but admitted to targeting the United States during the 2016 Presidential Election, we do have a capacity to defend ourselves against internal purges and Witch Hunts, that might well target a ton of innocents, solely because of an existential threat in the form of Russia, that is increasingly acting as a Hostile Foreign power....
I for one, do not believe in publicly "calling out names" in this manner....
Although the Mods have limited means at their disposal to deal with individual posters that haven't violated the ToS agreements, aren't running sock accounts, etc.... I do believe that it is extremely dangerous based upon interpretations of posting history, to make these kinds of accusations publically.
OT: I am a big fan of much of your detailed work and history on the Forum, but I'm a bit concerned about how and where you are going about your "suspicions"....
I think I'm being the voice of reason here, and going after Shadows in this manner appears to raise that basic question that goes back to early 1950s America with a certain Republican Senator from Wisconsin....
