"I see that even after I capped the old thread, MAV insisted on posting not just once (which could have been a crossing-in-the-mail) but twice"

What the hell are you talking about?

"It well behooves a guest or a newcomer to try to follow the rules (and there are so few here at Mudcat!) of the place they are new to"

Well Excuuuuuuuse me! I didn't realize there was restricted speech here. (What rules?)

"Of course the Internet is not new and MAV unfortuantely seems to lack any sense of netiquette, so this may be an ongoing thing with him"

Well since I can't find the original postings so I can't comment on my "netiquette" but if it has anything to do with political correctness, don't count on a change.

"Rarely have I seen so much self-righteousness in one place"

What makes you say I'm "self-righteous"? I do know the difference between right and wrong.

I don't remember any name calling, vulgarigy or flaming on my part.

As for fascism, I am very familiar with the tactics used by the baddest left-wing bald headed hippie digital liberals you ever saw in your life.

If they disagree with one's message, they begin to question the individual's mental state or intelligence and continue to beat on him until he relents or gives up.

Sound familiar??????????????????????

I don't think I was anywhere near as brutal as you portray me and invite you to copy/paste any of my comments which you think unreasonable. I'll be glad to defend them.

I fully believe in the Constitution and reject any "living breathing" crap that seems to be the "conventional wisdom".

"Conventional wisdom" is frequently part and parcel of the "big lie" tactic, alive and well in both the media and educational system as well as those self-important elitists who as so much smarter than I.