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Rethinking the politics of LGF

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CuriousLurker4/11/2011 1:39:35 pm PDT

Interesting to learn more about the history of LGF, especially for someone like me who just registered a little over a year ago.

To briefly reiterate my story:

I stumbled upon LGF a couple of times over the years. The first time I saw it, the name made me think it was some sort of sports site. Boy, was I ever wrong! I guess my visit(s) must’ve been at the height of the anti-Islam/Muslim hate fest. Needless to say, I left after about 30 seconds of reading.

I briefly came across LGF a few more times, however the distinctive name & logo stuck with me and I quickly learned to avoid it like the plague. I honestly don’t know how some of you stayed here and were able to tolerate the abuse, but I’m glad you did as decency prevailed in the end.

I’m not sure how I ended up noticing that things had changed here, but I was probably Googling something related to Islam or Muslims and saw LGF search results that indicated a BIG change in tone. Maybe I saw the “Why I Parted Ways With The Right” article, I don’t really remember, but this would have been around late 2009 or very early 2010.

Based on what I’d seen in the past I was extrememly leery, so I decided to lurk for a few months. There still seemed to be a few harsh voices around, but I noticed that Charles monitored & controlled things quite effectively & fairly, so I decided to take the plunge. After missing a few registration windows, I finally got in on April 3, 2011. I was heartened that I received a very warm welcome and have been quite happy here ever since.

It’s kind of weird to me that so many on the conservative side have flounced since I’ve been here. Sure, tempers flare and scales & down-dings fly at times, but it is nothing, and I mean NOTHING compared to what I saw here years ago or what I’ve heard some of the liberals (and even moderate conservatives) talk about being called in the past.

I wouldn’t call this a left-leaning blog. IMO, it’s more of a moderate, centrist kind of place, though it can and does sometimes have a distinctly left- or right-leaning feel to it at certain times of the day (or when certain subjects are discussed). Sure, there are a few folks who lean farther left or right than most, but if I don’t like someone I just ignore whatever bait they’re chumming into the water.