text: You know what really stifles the discussion on this topic? The Globe's ridiculous "Civility" joke for vetting reader comments.
  < this comment did not meet civility standards > 
  And yet here's the tally for those comments so far:
  Like 32
  Disagree 6
  
  The Globe needs look no further than these reader forums to realize how a minority has sway over the majority.
  
  The Globe's own little contribution to terrorism. Diktat by the minority of less than 20%.