The St. Louis metropolitan area is a classic study in polarization and could benefit with increased levels of understanding in such issues as race, sexual orientation, class, geography (city vs. county), religion, etc. The Post-Dispatch acknowledges this in maintaining a blog titled, "Conversations on Race" yet surprisingly fosters an anonymous commenting environment that encourages the spread of ignorance which serves to further divide us.

Our aim is to compile a running list of stltoday.com comments to highlight that this problem is no mere exaggeration and needs to be addressed. Additionally, that the Post-Dispatch admits it is too lazy to effectively handle this problem is not only disheartening, but irresponsible.

As anyone familiar with A-A knows, the first step toward sobriety is to admit that one has a problem. Consider this an intervention to help the Post-Dispatch and similar media outlets realize this and establish environments that promote civil discourse through greater accountability and community moderation. After all, this is how civil societies operate in the real world. Care to join it?

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