>>1 The echo-chamber effect is slightly more common in the left than in the right. It annoyed me, made me stand back for a while, and then I saw a purple fire that intrigued me. Now I'm trying to make reconcile my support for moderate government and alter-globalism with my acceptance of the net good of laissez-faire - quite difficult. I'm reading a book by my landsman, Johan Norberg, right now - "In defense of World Capitalism". Highly recommendable, factual and honest.