As I ready this excellent diary by sun dog, I applauded the dkos community's efforts to self-police the BS. WE ARE NOT SHEEP. As diaries fly past us at lightening speed, we cannot ever let down our critical thinking skills.
This is a powerful community. Not only progressives know that. As sun dog so aptly pointed out, those that want to reck havoc with our movement can use forums like dkos to launder information--putting out bad information to be discredited in a redux of Rathergate.
DO NOT EVER LET DOWN YOUR GUARD. Click on links--don't just assume they say what a poster says they says, check out sources, and by ALL MEANS, question, question, question. Don't recommend a diary just because you WANT it to be true, but because you've checked out the sourcing and BELIEVE it credible. If something sounds like manna from heavan, give it extra scrutiny before you blast it far and wide. Those that hate what we are about will use your passion against you unless you guard it zealously with critical thinking.