Xah, I agree with the thrust of your thread here, though I don't think it's anything special: people invest their values in what they invest their time in. To top it off, you're taking an anti-CL viewpoint in a group predominantly focused around CL (despite being named for just lisp). You're fighting against group polarization even as you fuel it.
Nevertheless, I agree with your point. Unfortunately, I think you need to look closer into the philosophy of your own writing. Rhetoric might not produce definitive answers, but it has a purpose. If you're looking for a place to openly criticize lisp, to search for ways to improve it or to craft an alternative then, simply and without malevolence, look somewhere else. That is the frustrated plea of those who respond violently to your posts. C.l.l. isn't so versatile; however, I'm sure the people here are if you approach the problem from the right angle, with the right rhetoric. Good luck. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
