Reading the comments on CBC are incredibly disheartening. You can say that these people are a vocal minority of crackpots, but it over so many articles, or so many sites. That there is one person spouting these views is disappointing. That there are so many is depressing.
And it's odd that it seems predominantly bad on the CBC articles. You would think that the people visiting the CBC page would be of a particular political bend if you will... and that political bias generally does not include xenophobia. Their website just seems to be a crackpot magnet.
They do moderate some of the board, such as the article on the death of the Georgian luger. If they hadn't it would have been full of "Woohoo! One less competitor to beat! Go Canada!" or "I can watch that video 100 times... it never gets old!" or "Where does this guy train? There's no ice/snow in the southern US." Every article is the same... there are some very, very, very messed up people out there.
I agree with what was said above. It a moderated forum environment it would be easier to confront these asshats, but right now it is just one big depressing mess.
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