[fastcarsfreedom]

Interesting discussion--I think this discourse is all very healthy and hopefully will lead to more constructive discussion here.

The only point I would add HAMRetrofit is that in my experience with SkyscraperPage it's a development information-related Forum--I don't believe anywhere that it is branded as the exclusive domain of any particular political or ideological group. Therefore, though your NRA example is an effective illustration--it suggests that this Forum is somehow the proprietary domain of a particular group--which I don't believe is the case. RTH for example, runs a separate site which is quite obviously an agenda-driven site which works to extend his particular vision forward. If I were to take my dissenting opinions there--I think I could, in fairness, expect to be "blasted." Nonetheless SkyscraperPage is, and should remain, more free-form. There are all sorts of posters of all sorts of backgrounds here--some with agendas--and some, Flar comes to mind, who are simply rich with talent.