It really was. And not just from Bushie. The input from other posters and the whole interaction was an integral part of the groundbreaking narrative. Unfortunately, the people in charge here are
deeply uncomfortable with that. It was clear almost from the outset that the true believers in bootstrapism simply could not handle the Update's powerful argument. To say nothing of the Atlas Forum is Serious Business crowd. So, every day, this place looks more and more like PoliticalForum.com. In that case, why bother? That's not a world I'd want to live in.