But it seems to me that since Mu began, BC has changed. The voices there that urged activism of one form or another seem to have either retreated into silence or moved here. Diogenes, a BC poster whose views have helped me immensely in developing my own perspective, recently lamented:
Yes, it does seem that BC has been abandoned by some of its most intelligent posters, given over to trolling, whining (well we whine here too, we're entitled to whine), and links to videos. I know why they haven't joined Mu. They think activism of the sort we seek to practice here only makes us a target for the repressive state.[W]hat's happened to kit (and laudate agno for that matter)? We need some intelligent conversation on TrollChat.
That's a position that is hard to argue with. But kit, LA and Sick Rose (whom Diogenes didn't mention), and Diogenes himself, hate how the world is for us now and want to change it. If things stay the way they are now -- if BC degenerates into a cute vid posting board -- I think those posters and others who are motivated to work for change will wind up here in time. Mu should think of itself as a long term project.
But I have little experience with forums other than BC. I would be interested to know if those who have participated on other forums share my sense that Mu is filling an unmet need for discussion oriented toward attempting, even in the face of great risks and discouraging barriers, to concentrate efforts by the MAP community to demand and facilitate change.
