Regarding the demise of AtheismPlus, we, unfortunately, cannot take the plaudits.
It's death came from two sources.
First, obviously, from the logical application of SJW ideology and their need for purity. I think it was Mykeru who summed it up nicely by saying that the Atheism Plus forum was like a Masada for douchebags. Their need for self righteous indignation ond constantly being offended led to a competitive outrage and the denouncing and banning other members until nobody remained.
The second reason is Richard Carrier.
In probably his one positive contribution to the atheist movement, Carrier managed to turn the Atheism Plus cause into an us-or-them ultimatum and do it in such a fuckwitted and vicious way (intellectual artillery, CHUDs etc) that all sensible atheists immediately decided that whatever group Carrier was for was clearly the one to avoid.
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