<< Now that "both sides" are granted the same freedom of speech >>
That is a bunch of BS. Both sides have ALWAYS been granted the ability to post ANY opinion (as long as they were polite and didn't break the TOS). If you go back a few months, a year, a few years, you will find that both sides have always been posting. And you will find that there are MANY more pumping posts than bashing posts. If you look at the top 10 posters on the board, only 2 would be considered "bashers".