Could you play a "liberal" on the Net?

The DUmmies have had and have currently several threads on the Minuteman Project. Here are a few of the recent ones:

A POLL: Will You Be Joining The "Minutemen" To Defend The Fatherland? ("liberal" humor with a tip o' the hat to Godwin, gotta love it!)

About the latest immigration threads here

How in the hell are the "Minutemen" allowed to do what they are doing?

The Minuteman Project: What They Stand For In Their Own Words (includes the words of others, but close enough!)

In all of those threads a few 1000+ posters make sane arguments in favor of the MMP or at least supporting their right to do what their mission statement says they're going to be doing.

However, in each thread there are several people who chime in with the expected "liberal" response involving race-baiting, or invoking Godwin's law, or similar.

Now, if I were, say, a big corporation that made millions of dollars off illegal immigration, I know what I'd consider doing. I'd try to oppose the MMP or similar anti-illegal immigration groups in whatever way possible. And, that might include astro-turfing online forums with the expected "liberal" responses. After all, millions of dollars are at stake.

I'm not saying that's happening, but it's hardly impossible. Most of the negative responses at DU are no doubt from committed "liberals". However, some at DU or elsewhere could be from people who are paid to give the impression that there's something wrong with enforcing our borders.

Bloggage · Tue, 04/05/2005 - 12:02 · · Importance: 1