Conrad, try reading what others post with an open mind. Note the discussion of 11:18 several above your most recent. We are doing our best to decide what is right at a folk music venue devoted to what you would classify as left-wing environmental causes.

Ignoring the opposition does not make it go away. the question becomes whether or not we wish to give them a platform. One of the most effective techniques politician have in the electoral process is to never mention their opponent by name and to deny them the ability to debate them face to face. In the larger context, though, sunlight is the best sanitizer. That is why we are having the discussion.

In the limited context being discussed here, Would you expect a Tea PArty Rally to invite the New York City Labor Chorus to sing at one of their events? Of course not. In addition to being everything they are against, they have probably booked the site for a specific time and have their own agenda to get through that day.