Are you kidding? MOST of them do exactly this! Granted, there are a few who are willing to engage in reasoned debate, but that's the exception, not the norm!
I take it you haven't actually been on a liberal college campus, and can't compare. It is much much worse- and there are plenty of people on the other side on Board 8. Enough so that we have discussions instead of verbal lynch mobs.
Disagree here too. Most of the ignorant masses are ignorant by choice. They aren't inherently stupid, they just choose to spend their time on reality shows rather than worldly events. Convincing them is just as valid as convincing some egghead video game nerd who ranks anime characters on board 8.
Well you said random idiot, not average member of the ignorant masses. Board 8 probably is a bit more intelligent than average purely as a matter of intelligence (not education) though, just because of self-selection. Statistics are more likely to interest smarter people, so the contests tend to draw a somewhat smarter group than usual. The same is true of complete sentences and grammar, something we have that most places on the internet do not.
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Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick
your 7 time champion, Link.