So there you are reading Daily Kos enjoying stories of progressive triumphs and conservative failings. Today was an especially good day for our side in your opinion and there are many diaries worth your time, attention, recs and comments. You smile as you scan the recommended list, pick a few from the rescued list to read and shed a tear over a poignant personal diary. Then it's on to the Recent Diary list and a few there deserve to be rec'd so they too can get a higher number of views.
SUDDENLY...
OH NO! META STORM! Someone said something in a diary or in a comment and suddenly a group of people are offended and they are letting the world know they are offended and that they expect better of DK and the community here. Of course the topic is one that doesn't affect you other than in how the diaries appear in the recommended list. Maybe you are loosely connected to the side that made the Meta blow up.
What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?!?!?!?!?
You have two options as I see it...
1) Wade in both guns firing. Telling the Meta writers they should just deal with it and stop blowing up your favorite website with their angst.
2) Ignore it. Ignore the diaries. Don't read the comments other than for entertainment. Move on with your life and focus on the diaries you do want to read.
Now, I know what I'd do and in fact have done with Meta storms that don't affect me. I chose 2 and focus on the other things. If you chose 1 then don't be surprised when you get hammered hard by the people who are affected by the comments/diaries, etc.
If you make the argument that you are part of the offended group but don't get what all the offense is about because you personally haven't experienced it then... well... maybe the title will give you a clue about how much that actually matters.
I do want to thank both BBB and the writers who are trying to put a lid on the Atheist Meta Storm. You've done something wonderful. You've dragged a lot more Atheists out of the closet. So in the end maybe there will be something positive out of all this at least I hope so.