groupuscules groupustules

"When I read his description of the sects within Jansenism, the Augustinian
movement in seventeenth century France, I remember being struck by the
comparison with Bolshevik sects of the 1920s (but also some left-wing groupuscules—Maoist, Trotskyist, etc.—that I came
across in the U.S. in the late 1960s and early 1970s)."

¬ Mitchell Cohen, The New Atheism: An Interview with Mitchell Cohen

Groupuscule is a French term describing the political phenomenon in which the far left and right tend toward a proliferation of tiny groups. This is particularly common in Anarchist, Fascist, Stalinist and Trotskyist groups.

I'd like to suggest "groupustules" to describe the usenet phenomenon of predominantly far right, objectionable woo-woos, sock puppets, and trolls.

Vocal Atheism

If you have ever wondered by appeasement "framing" is an ineffectual policy or why vocal atheism (environmentalism, humanism, secularism, whatever) is essential, PZ has an eloquent answer for you:

"What it does mean is that at least some of us are obligated to stand against the tide of garbage and fight it. We have to be loud and we have to be vocal and we can't afford to just shrug our shoulders and let it all pass. If we accept the idea that we're wasting our time criticizing patent idiots, then we might as well retire silently with folded hands and let the liars and scoundrels and frauds and kooks continue their campaigns unhindered. It's really worked well for us so far, hasn't it?" ¬ PZ Myers.