That's what I meant by saying that I'm not sure Metafilter's voice is appropriate for everywhere. And I think that you reveal yourself a bit when you say that

That's what I meant by saying that I'm not sure Metafilter's voice is appropriate for everywhere. And I think that you reveal yourself a bit when you say that it's ideological. I do think that most of the moderators on MF have a similar ideological bent, but my experience with their moderation is not so much that they shut down views that they disagree with but rather that they maintain civility, and stop conversations from repeating previous conversations.