One of the problems with ignoring troll-posts is that sometimes their words stand as the "factoid" on something, and the misinformation can thus become part of prevailing "wisdom" over time.

So, to correct the impression left above:
I think a review of the posts in the "Political Compass" thread would show that Mudcatters are actually mostly libertarians, and mostly left-leaning libertarians with some delightful and intelligent exceptions over to the right. Even the righties seem to be pretty libertarian, though. This is also clear from the number of posts at Mudcat on a weekly basis that say something like, "You can't control me!" or words to that effect.

Here, let's make just this a music thread: "Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Troll-Posts of Life."

~Susan