This seems to happen every time he shows up. I think it’s because philsophically he is committed to a more conservative POV than many in the bloggernacle, and because he is better than most of you at your own game. Neither seems to be acceptable in a place that endlessley pontificates about acceptance and tolerance.

I agree that this has not been BCC’s finest hour all round. Still, comments are notoriously scrappy and prone to melting down for stupid reasons, often complete misunderstandings. We’ll try harder.

Dan Peterson vigorously and intelligently disagrees with Helmut; RT condescendingly tries to put Dan in his place with a misplaced appeal to statistical rigor; Dan Peterson vigorously and intellegently disagrees with RT; RT condescendingly chastises DP by mischaracterizing what DP said; Dan Peterson vigorously and intelligently disagrees with RT; Frank McIntyre comes to DP’s defense and Steve Evans tries to assert his dominance in his playground by telling him to shut up; Elisabeth and Rebecca now join in and try to paint it all as childish with a broad and facile brush; Dan Peterson vigorously and intelligently disagrees with such a puerile mischaracterization.

DP is essentially called the villain by several BCC uberlords for daring to engage the original witless statements in intelligent and reasoned discussion, meanwhile their own comments are anything but.

Dan Peterson is a breath of fresh air every time he shows up in the bloggernacle. He is witty, intelligent, educated, urbane and willing to call people on their shoddy thinking. He ought to be welcomed with open arms in places where these qualities are supposedly admired. Instead he is chased off. Well done BCC.