Digg.com people: does this ring true to your experience? (And for anyone interested in censorship or left/right politics)

And if it’s true, why in heaven’s name are people such douchebags over shit like this? I don’t care anymore about why conservatives are bad and liberals are good, but what leads people to believe this is productive activity?

http://blogs.alternet.org/oleoleolson/2010/08/05/massive-censorship-of-digg-uncovered/

I’m going to have to remember this story next time my life feels meaningless.