(V): "btw.. is all this "I'm not you" really necessary? Hardly politics is it."

Sure it is. Didn't you know? Combining two opponents into one serves two purposes, it serves to distract from the issues and it makes it appear there is one less opponent. And if the side making the accusation is creating false nics and getting away with it, they can make it appear there are more of them. Jiggering numbers for the sake of creating a false consensus is nothing new in world of politics, is it?

Iamon lyme: Does it.. I thought all this talk about what people may or not think about who is who as being one big distraction. Nothing is being proved or disproved by it at all.

"Jiggering numbers for the sake of creating a false consensus is nothing new in world of politics, is it?"

The creation of false nicks is a long established '''way''' on this site. It could be said that many of those involved in 'politics' have created fake accounts, or used others for the sake of satisfying their need, just as in the real world.

Usually one side moans about the other even though they may be, may have been, or know someone who has done the same.

Iamon lyme: exactly. The fact that you and I agree on so many political positions seems to have gotten a bit more attention than the arguments themselves. I was once accused of being a particular member here simply because I used the same smiley in some (mark that SOME) of my posts. She's black and can't stand me. And according to a few, that was just a ruse on my part to deceive. Such nonsense serves only as a distraction. As as we both know, liberals LOVE a distraction. Especially true when it comes to deflecting criticisms against their bad policies.