"Hidden in your post is the old reds-under-the-beds scare. It's not justified. Your only alternative is to keep people ignorant, and that's the right-wing position."

You could not be further from the truth.

I am not in favour of keeping anyone ignorant. I am not in favour of group think either. Thatsometimes seems to be the case here, where a handful of posters seem unable to understand that others might think differently from them.

Sometimes it is a good idea to walk away from your keyboard and engage with people who don't have the same mindset as yourself.

Life in an echo chamber is not healthy. No matter what your views are.