Perhaps you can explain why you feel it necessary to respond as a group when "one of those you like and appreciate" is having difficulty prevailing in an argument. FTR, I coined "posse" as an inside joke. Seems that you didn't respond well to "minions", "gang", "cohorts", "conspirators" or (my personal favorite) "cronies". Of course, if you knew the story behind it you probably wouldn't like it very much either. In you case ignorance will remain bliss.
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