Though very truthful and poignant, LakotaWolf, I think the internet is a rather different place in a rather different time than when Jefferson made such statements. Trolling isn't akin to traditional oppression - more to the anarchy of bullies in a school playground. They're in it for a cheap laugh at someone else's expense, regardless of who that person may be or what "group" they might belong to. The internet however provides the anonymity for attackers to be ruthless and vicious without physical threat of retribution.
Though very truthful and poignant, LakotaWolf, I think the internet is a rather different place in a rather different time than when Jefferson made such statements. Trolling isn't akin to traditional oppression - more to the anarchy of bullies in a school playground. They're in it for a cheap laugh at someone else's expense, regardless of who that person may be or what "group" they might belong to. The internet however provides the anonymity for attackers to be ruthless and vicious without physical threat of retribution.