People tend to dislike the self centered

The originator of this thread knows that damn well.

His attitude? "Screw you all! I can't get anybody to converse with me in real life, so I will turn the boating NG into my personal political chatroom, and nobody has the power to stop me!"

Blatant f-ing troll. Nothing more.

Shame on those who support or endorse turning the NG into a political pissing contest. Obviously, boating is a low priority for such folks, so why the H are they here?

Nice twist, K-Boy. How are you going to spin your mantra next?

The fact is that right now you're doing as much as anybody, more than most, to steer the NG back to the political hell-hole it used to be. The fact is that you *NEVER* seem to post on-topic.

Tell you what, Bass. Give me one good, solid, no-BS reason why cut 'n paste newspaper articles about politically controversial and non-boating topics should be posted to the rec.boats newsgroup. You obviously must feel very strongly that you're doing the "right" thing here, not just sliming the group with this crap because you're protected by your anonymous identity and you believe a functioning newsgroup is a lower priority than your individual need to resolve your personal loneliness or get your political rocks off every day.

Gie me one good, solid, no-BS and obvious reason why political BS belongs in the boating NG and I'll never bust your balls for dumping this crap in here again. Don't have one? Then fine. Just remember that freedom of speech swings both ways. You are free to f-up the newsgroup with your personal arguments and political cut n pastes, and I am free to express my opinion of your behavior.