There’s no doubt that there are a number of abusive Clinton supporters on various blogs.

In writing this post I was considering the question as to why so many liberal bloggers oppose Clinton. There is a big difference between opposition and the type of conduct which Campskunk complains about, and such conduct should not be accepted from supporters of either candidate.

With regards to Campskunk’s complaints that this goes on at Daily Kos, I am agreeing that if it goes on it is wrong, but I take no position as to the validity of the complaints. With regards to my blogging, I consider questions such as why Clinton is not an acceptable candidate to be worth spending time on. I’m far less concerned about the specifics of the behavior at any one blog.

It does go to show just how fractured things are becoming, and i can’t see how that bodes well for the future…meaning November and beyond.

I think that it also suggests something deeper about the state of society in America. While most people would never behave that way to the face of a real person, they’ll say the most obscene things from the anonymous safety of an internet handle. I worry that we may be approaching the day when people will interact this way…face to face.

Someone told me recently that the astrological signs point to bad, bad times for America. I’m not apt to go in for that kind of hocus pocus, but the historical signs don’t give any more positive outlooks than the stars do. It seems that the age of Aquarius might be better named the age of Fear and Loathing.

I don’t pay very much attention to Daily Kos (dating back to Kos’s bias in the 2004 primaries) so I can’t comment on the validity of this, but supporting Obama does not mean supporting everything Obama supporters do if these charges are true.

I can sympathize with opponents of Clinton writing unfavorably about her positions and tactics at Daily Kos, but that would not justify seeking personal information on people. (That goes for Republicans, not just Clinton supporters. One of the reasons I left the blog I was at before starting this one was the posting of personal information on a Republican Senate staffer who wished to remain anonymous at the previous blog. Incidentally, that blog is now backing Clinton, which is no reflection on other Clinton supporters).

when i protested about someone commenting about a “death wish” in a thread about hillary, the administrators warned me, not the person posting the secret service bait!

basic legal liability considerations have been ignored by the administrators at Kos in their zeal to support obama. i hope nobody gets hurt as a result of this, but it’s not a safe place to post anymore the way things are now.

But when it comes down to brass tacks, i would prefer anyone to Clinton. I nearly punched through my monitor when i heard her talk about a Clinton cleaning up after a Bush. Bill did no such thing. I don’t want anymore unitary executives; i don’t want anymore moderate conservative policies dressed up with “D” in front of them; i simply do not want to be put through the Clintons again. I wish i was ignorant enough to believe that the policies of Clinton did not lay the foundation for the current mess we live in, but alas, i am not.

Bush-Clinton-Bush has done enough damage; one more might be too much to recover from.

The relentless, dishonest and racist rants posted by the Hillbots is stunning in scope and bordering on the demonic.

In fact, on the rare occasion when someone dares to post an anti-Hillary thread, one of the Hillary-loving moderators locks it down so that no one can post to it.