I don't see how his "explanation" elevated the thread above troll-esqe. My take on it was more of the same, more of the same insulting patterns of referring to various members on this board. According to powerclown,
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At times, I wonder what some people on the left are thinking when they express their thoughts on the matter...the ideas seem so foreign and out there that I wonder to myself what has happened in this person's life to plant the seeds of such anger, frustration, rebellion, alienation, etc..
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Most of that sentence is peppered with irrational or perjorative terms. It appears to be an advantageous point wherein he can add some flamebait without being called on it; presumably because he wants to know what these people think.
The truth of the matter is that a number of members responded how they think...after violating the "rules" that were set up to restrict their responses (despite the claim he wants to know what is ticking in their minds). In any case, ratbastid and roachboy attempted to provide some meaty responses, responses that someone actually interested in understanding the thought processes behind opposition to the use of terrorism in certain contexts would have engaged with. Instead, they were and are ignored.
When I read his commentary, I see: I didn't really have a point to this thread other than to see whether these members I see as [strange, filled with hate, or perhaps crazy] would agree with me that x,y, and z are acts of terrorism.
If you fit outside the caricature powerclown is trying to draw, then it seems like a valid point. If you are intended to be within it, then it appears to be flamebait, or at best insulting.
EDIT: well shit, I posted from my wife's computer.