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In reply to the discussion: Has the banning of dkf made you more reluctant to criticize certain things on DU? [View all]LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)You make it sound as though all that was wrong with dkf is that they criticized some things that President Obama and the current American government did.
The point was more that they'd been pushing certain right-wing attitudes for a LONG time. I would guess that the particular recent post was the final straw, but e.g. here are a few easy-to-find posts from the past:
Typical right-wing economic talking points, blaming unemployment on people preferring to live on welfare, rather than on the lack of jobs: 'it pays just as well to sit back and collect disability and various welfare and entitlement checks, than to work'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022626267
Defending Romney's company for firing workers; by implication supporting current ruthless anti-worker policies
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002849608#post1
Against the teachers' union; anti-job security for teachers:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021347285#post1
Posting a Torygraph article that suggests that couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021430095
I wouldn't be bringing all this up - normally I'd think why rake among the ashes when the poster has gone? - except that it's being brought up as suppression of any view that dissents from the current government. It is not. There are plenty of other places to go for anti-union, economically right-wing, sexist, etc. talking-points.