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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)The purity meme on DU is that we never accept anything less than perfect. We are elated about Bernie. Is he perfect? Absolutely not. He's the closest politician to ideal that's running though.
Obama is fringe left? He's the one who describes himself as a moderate Republican.
The person I was addressing is in no way a liberal Democrat. They support the TPP. That's enough right there, but they also defend Obama on just about everything and Obama isn't even close to being a liberal Dem.
I was not purity trolling in the least. Why should anyone have any ideals if they don't want to try to have them enacted? As I clearly stated, if one gets complacent one loses ground. Just as the Dem Party keeps doing when they think everything is okay just because a Dem is in the WH. Well, that got us to the centrist position as far as party leadership is concerned after the last two Dem presidents, both of whom enacted centrist/Republican policies.
Your last editorial comment is your opinion. I expect nothing less from a conservative. If my internet words are "discouraging them, and driving down their willingness to be activists" then their activism wasn't worth very much to begin with. And if they are fighting for the TPP as that poster was then good, I welcome their discouragement.