I think I posted the following on the wrong thread. I meant to post it here, since this is the most appropriate setting for my point, and I think it reinforces Chip's premise.
What a perversely petty little show; The obsequious and obligatory name-calling, and all the scurrying about choosing sides, when in fact there are no "sides" to choose.
We have seen the most honorable intentions of a cohesive community morph into a mad and desparate scramble to become part of a "Lord of the Flies" sequel. Surreal.
Yea, it kind of reminds me of the Escott wars, where each others businesses were being dragged through the mud, and I thought there were people with serious mental health issues posting back and forth. It all worked out, people moved on, and they will again.