Hi everyone,

I promised myself, when I considered becoming active on RevLeft, that I would not waste precious time arguing with idiots. I believe many readers here will understand what I am talking about. In nearly all leftist forums which are open in character--there is a phenomenon of certain people who are, essentially, aggressively clueless, hot-headed, word-twisting time-wasters.

The problem with engaging in serious work on any open forum--is that these people will...