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In reply to the discussion: A Letter to My Sublime Allies on the US Left [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)Seriously, guy, it looks to me like the problem is that you (and the handful of self-congratulating posters here) have a differing understanding of what the left means, compared to the rest of the country.
To the rest of the country, President Obama is on the left; to the DU screamers, he's an evil corporatist indistinguishable from Bush
To the rest of the country, Hillary Clinton is on the left; to the DU screamers, she's a warmonger indistinguishable from Cheney
To the rest of the country, the Democratic party is the left; to the DU screamers, it's basically a more evil version of the Republican party, because it "acts like Republicans" while pretending there's a difference.
The Democratic Underground was originally envisioned as a safe-haven, where Democrats didn't have to read the kind of crap that Republicans constantly spew against Democrats. This was Skinner's vision. What he never dreamed of was it turning into a place where relative a handful of "independents" who hate Democrats, constantly upvote each other's crap to the front page, because to them nothing is ever good enough.
And now, these same people arel apparently all upset that not everyone is completely on board with this kind of behavior? Saying you don't feel "welcome". Well su-prise, su-prise. Spew hatred, mischaracterizations, and even the occasional outright lie long enough, and Democrats start to make comments about it.
Oh, and I didn't see any thread demeaning the left. Maybe you ought to point it out. The closest I saw was a thread asking what "the far left" has done other than throwing the 2000 election to Bush.
It's damned good question. And if you can't cogently answer it, and instead think that being offended is an answer, it says everything anyone needs to know about you, in terms of actual effectiveness in getting the policies you're in favor of enacted into law.
- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community