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Great article and worthy of being passed along.

The only thing I would add to it is that participating in any conversation with the likes of Diggers is tantamount to and as pointless as arguing with a two year old. There have always been these types around, but historically they have been societally relegated to living out their existence in caves and then in $500 trailers, and arguing between themselves as to whether the beer is less filling or tastes great.

At the same time, I also appreciate folks like Danny stopping by to keep them busy and think that taking turns giving them something to go "DOH!" on has merit. At least while they are online pretending to have a worthwhile opinion, they aren't propagating, shooting out stop signs, peeing in large numbers on tires at the local mall, or making their dog sniff glue.

Online self-expression is great. The only downside is that while blogs and sites like this have many redeeming qualities, they also allow liars and idiots to have anonymous access to post whatever bit of drivel fleetingly crosses their brains. And then there's always going to be those who read it, affirm or corroborate it, and copy and repost it on every opinion-spam board on the Internet. Before long, herd mentality takes over and ineptitude becomes the basis for a consensus opinion, recorded for posterity for all time.