Hmmmmmmm. Thinking about the first set of questions is bringing me to the question of whether there's a difference between individual feelings and "community intentions" when speaking of a community. I keep coming back to alt.poly for examples (gee, I wonder why...): there are many different people with many different communication styles, but there is also, simultaneously, aspects of the - gestalt personality that is made up of the unspoken assumptions of individuals and each individual's response. I'm way to tired to be writing about this stuff coherently.

I also have something to say about rioters vs. soldiers, but I can't think of it right now. I'll come back and work on this more when I've had sleep. :)