Purge Him Before He Purges You!

The slaughter of the opinionated continues on Lew's newest little sanctum.  As the ship of David Gellatly (DRG) continues to take on water and sink, Lew continues to double down on stupid, until he's booting people who are complaining about the number of people he's booting.

Southwest Washington Opinions aren't allowed, unless those opinions conform to the groupthink of Lew Waters.  You are not allowed to express an opinion that casts a shadow on the already disreputable CCRP chairman.

First Lew claims the group was established to discuss "other issues."  However, a careful examination of the group charter doesn't reveal what issues are or aren't acceptable to discuss.  By the name, Southwest Washington Opinions are, well, opinions.  And it seems everybody has an opinion on the admitted drug use of CCRP chair David Gellatly, but those are verboten, because it's embarrassing to Lew for having backed such a loser..

Then Lew characterizes DRG's admitted drug use as a "gimmick" to force him to step aside.  Is there no depth of the swamp that Lew will not go to fly his flag?  How about all the "gimmicks" that Lew used to discredit David Madore?  Madore did nothing to deserve the vitriol that Lew published on a daily basis about him, but Lew's Establishment poster child pops positive for Coke, Methamphetamines and Methadone, and  Lew just airily dismisses it as a "gimmick."  The only reason this slimy swamp dweller is still in position as the CCRP chair is because of hypocritical low-lifes like Lew Waters who will go to any length to preserve their power, even if it means supporting an admitted drug user.

Lew feels that the discussion is slipping out of control and, unable to defend his absurd position, he goes on the attack, falling victim to the Tu Quoque logical fallacy: He avoided having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accusers.  Of course, it backfires, because Rick Halle is heavily involved with the issue Lew tries to trip him on.

Flopping around like a gasping bottom feeder, Lew ends his torment, demonstrating again why he will never, ever engage in a discussion on a forum where he doesn't control the microphone. This, old man, is why you're irrelevant, because you will not broker honest and open discussions about issue that people obviously care about.

Back a little ways, Lew has started preemptively enforcing his no criticism rule, shutting down posts and booting people for even mentioning Gellatly:

This is the sum of the post.  No criticism, no opinion expressed in any way.  But Lew is now the thought police, so he knows that Dan Clark was up to no good:

 

So now we are not even allowed to mention Gellatly, even if there is no criticism, unless our hearts are pure.  And Lew gets to decide whose hearts are pure.

Then Tom weighs in and tries to add a measure of reason to the insanity, and as a result, Lew, in typical fashion, shuts down the conversation.

God bless, Lew, he's just the gift that keeps on giving!

PUBLIC NOTICE

Purges will continue in Southwest Washington Opinions until all opinions conform with the Establishment.