"THey call him racist and homophobic, and stuff like that"
I'm not sure that was true Al - I certainly never did
My problem with him was his persistent bullying and contemptuous attitude to other contributors
If he was banned from posting below the libe (I hadn't realised that), it certainly wasn't for his politics; there are others that share his views - plus - still around
I don't think anybody should be barred for their political views (the greater variety the more chance of a lively and informative discussion as far as I'm concerned)
Openly displayed hate politics and contempt for other posters are different matters altogether.
I believe that this forum, on both sides of the line have dipped out badly by having no Asian or African members - were I from a Muslim background I would not come a million miles near this forum remembering some of the horrendous attacks that have been allowed to take place here (sometimes it's bad enough coming from an Irish background)
Jim Carroll