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KPN

(15,585 posts)
36. Well, quite a few Democrats here at DU by my count.
Mon May 1, 2017, 01:43 PM
May 2017

Is it not okay to have different points of view?

Is it not okay to support a leader overall (e.g., Obama) but also have substantial differences with him/her on some things/topics/issues?

Is it not okay to disagree with others within your own group/cohort/Party about whether particular diifferences of opinion or perceptions are good for or bad for the group?

Is diversity in views a bad thing for the Democratic Party?

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey May 2017 #1
Both of them.... chillfactor May 2017 #2
I share the same sentiment as chillfactor. 😝 Kittycow May 2017 #8
I know what you mean.. they really stepped into it.. Cha May 2017 #91
They need to put their fire on the GOP. hrmjustin May 2017 #3
Exactly Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #9
It's nuts. He gets to speak. All ex presidents do it. It will Alice11111 May 2017 #81
Me too Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #114
... Alice11111 May 2017 #135
I definitely don't want either of them. Cha May 2017 #92
I do agree with you...all this nonsense in an attempt to reach out to the mythical voters who Demsrule86 May 2017 #4
Just maybe it's not an attack (oh horrors, questioning how we operate!) but valuable counterpoint. JudyM May 2017 #5
Just who do you think kcr May 2017 #7
So because Obama is black any and all criticisms of him have a racial component? BeyondGeography May 2017 #11
Why, thank you for a shining example of who this was meant to appeal to! kcr May 2017 #13
Hey, I love Obama, I think cozy relations with Wall St. are a loser for Dems and I'm glad BeyondGeography May 2017 #17
You know what? I'm not a fan of Wall St and their place in our government, either. kcr May 2017 #18
Way off base... as if their goal is to appeal to RW racists. JudyM May 2017 #28
I know, right? Unca Jim May 2017 #46
And, I disagree.. they had no clue who President Obama Cha May 2017 #86
Research Cantor Fitzgerald before getting on that anti-Wall Street bandwagon brush May 2017 #99
Cantor Fitz needs to be publicly regulated like any other private seller of financial instruments BeyondGeography May 2017 #100
+1 putitinD May 2017 #105
Which ones are? KPN May 2017 #40
Ditto. JudyM May 2017 #15
Ditto? kcr May 2017 #16
Exactly! KPN May 2017 #38
You have a valid point, but I think it is important now Alice11111 May 2017 #82
Well, quite a few Democrats here at DU by my count. KPN May 2017 #36
I agree. It Is verboten here. Alice11111 May 2017 #83
AMEN! Unca Jim May 2017 #44
Equating Democrats and President Obama to the Trump party is an attack The Polack MSgt May 2017 #10
Neither Sanders nor Warren want to do away with capitalism. They do believe our JudyM May 2017 #14
Pretty much all Democrats believe that emulatorloo May 2017 #52
BS' "distastedful" accusation @ Pres Obama and him Cha May 2017 #90
Thank you. Saved me some time. Good post. KPN May 2017 #35
Just maybe they didn't know what they were talking about. Cha May 2017 #88
I heartily agree heaven05 May 2017 #6
Yes yes yes yes YES! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #12
Is this politics or team sports? Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #19
+1 leftstreet May 2017 #22
The Trump Party aren't the Cubs or the Yankees The Polack MSgt May 2017 #49
Nor do we need goosetepping sycophants stifling critical self-reflection and innovation... Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #71
Heh The Polack MSgt May 2017 #73
I'm not entirely sure what "both sides" you're talking about. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #80
Oh you don't know what "politics" is? That's what BS and Cha May 2017 #89
I would like to think I do. If not, I'm going to hit my alma mater up for a refund. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #134
I'm with you... Wounded Bear May 2017 #20
Agreed!! LovingA2andMI May 2017 #77
100% agree, MSgt. sheshe2 May 2017 #21
Can you believe this?! Cha May 2017 #101
More purity bullshit snort May 2017 #23
+1... And to think, in Poli-Sci courses, it's taught that the GOP is the only Top-Down Organization. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #43
More UNITY busllshit snort The Polack MSgt May 2017 #53
For better or worse, the Democratic Party snort May 2017 #66
ALL purity bullshit comes from progressives, for lack of a better word or term. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #127
BS & EW are playing politics.. snipping from the sidelines about Cha May 2017 #136
Can we quit picking at these wounds and have a little more about every Democrat's positives? Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #24
Can you talk to EW about this? Cha May 2017 #111
lots of us are Bernie and Liz backers . . FairWinds May 2017 #25
Why is Warren now attacking Obama as having lost sight of the economy... brush May 2017 #29
What?! EW went after Presidnet Obama on the Economy?! Cha May 2017 #97
I found EW's attacks on Pres Obama.. another thing she conveniently Cha May 2017 #103
I thought she was smarter than that. Why alienate such a huge part of the Dem base? brush May 2017 #107
I know.. she's whistling in the wind if she thinks ignorantly Cha May 2017 #110
"Their views".. sure as hell weren't right on this View.. Cha May 2017 #93
The Democratic establishment seems unable and unwilling . . FairWinds May 2017 #117
Just stop with your silly "establishment" buzzword.. Cha May 2017 #118
OK, so I read the article that you cited . . FairWinds May 2017 #119
But blaming Obama for that when the repugs obstructed him at every turn is disengenuous at best brush May 2017 #125
I am very disappointed in them. usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #26
No they aren't... that is just ridiculous. demmiblue May 2017 #27
I doubt if they were trying to garner support among the deplorables. RVN VET71 May 2017 #30
Do you know which firm he'll be speaking to, and what he'll be speaking about? Tarheel_Dem May 2017 #79
Yes!! k&r UtahLib May 2017 #31
what is her goal or point in saying such divisive things? onetexan May 2017 #32
Totally sounds like it, onetexan Cha May 2017 #106
Thanks Cha, makes alot of sense onetexan May 2017 #113
Right, onetexan. And, that last sentence is the Cha May 2017 #115
Not smart to alienate AAs if she plans a 2020 run. Not smart at all. brush May 2017 #108
OMG a Democrat said something critical about Democrats!!! LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #33
** PERFECT ** Kirkwood May 2017 #41
See reply #10 - Equating Obama and the Democratic party to the Trump Party is an attack The Polack MSgt May 2017 #57
OMG, hyperbole much? LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #70
Right on, L3. Good last line, especially. Fighting against democratic principles is what this is. JudyM May 2017 #112
"critical"? It was a "distasteful" attack.. equating Cha May 2017 #94
Huh? So you think it's smart to alienate AAs by needlessly bashing our popular ex-pres... brush May 2017 #109
Seriously? you are going to play the race card? LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #120
Get a clue. It's not playing the race card to say Warren should not make the same mistake Sanders... brush May 2017 #122
throwing other people under the bus so it makes you look good isn't acceptable onetexan May 2017 #116
"....make the rest of the Democratic party look" LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #121
This has nothing to do with self critical analysis onetexan May 2017 #123
So let me get this straight LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #124
you can stop with the justification now onetexan May 2017 #129
Ok I'll stop justifying my position LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #137
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio May 2017 #34
UNITE!!! DO NOT DIVIDE Left-over May 2017 #37
RIGHT! TELL THAT TO BS AND EW!!!!! Cha May 2017 #98
Unbelievable. I thought DU zentrum May 2017 #39
Wish they would go by DU rules. No bashing Dem figures, aka Obama. brush May 2017 #128
wtf? MountainFool May 2017 #42
You clearly have not one clue about what President Obama Cha May 2017 #85
Criticism cuts both ways BainsBane May 2017 #87
LOL NurseJackie May 2017 #95
Don't fall for it. Saviolo May 2017 #45
I just posted something regarding why Hillary lost. lovemydogs May 2017 #47
I've seen a lot posted here that is the opposite of the exit polling too emulatorloo May 2017 #62
If the comments of these two were posted here on DU, SCVDem May 2017 #48
Makes you wonder DownriverDem May 2017 #51
Guess what? DownriverDem May 2017 #50
yes, pick one MountainFool May 2017 #55
There are two main parties, and plenty of struggle in each party. David__77 May 2017 #54
and both have endorsed anti-choice candidates BainsBane May 2017 #56
I know! Definitely did Not see this coming. Cha May 2017 #96
More Attacks on President Obama from EW.. Cha May 2017 #102
I find this recent construction of working class BainsBane May 2017 #104
What statements is your OP referencing? aikoaiko May 2017 #58
Specifically these 2 The Polack MSgt May 2017 #61
It may be more about integrity than micro-demographic strategy. aikoaiko May 2017 #63
That's it? G_j May 2017 #68
I'e been pushing back against "Both Sides" BS for at least 12 years The Polack MSgt May 2017 #72
It's not 'both sides', though muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #74
well gee G_j May 2017 #75
What Nonsense The River May 2017 #59
they're playing into Trumps hand TNLib May 2017 #60
The arrogance! mikehiggins May 2017 #64
My view is that these statements from the last 2 weeks The Polack MSgt May 2017 #69
+1 n/t. okieinpain May 2017 #65
No real reason to even mention this except to gain tactical political advantage. They know nikibatts May 2017 #67
K/R..... LovingA2andMI May 2017 #76
Thank you. If I hear "white working class" many more times, I think I might just explode. Tarheel_Dem May 2017 #78
Totally agreed, OP. Starry Messenger May 2017 #84
Sanders would NEVER withdraw his comments but I wish Elizabeth would, or at least Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #126
Warren is all about building a grassroots Resistance movement countryjake May 2017 #130
I'm encouraged by the use of "our party" The Polack MSgt May 2017 #132
"Our party"?? Which party do you think she's building? countryjake May 2017 #133
Unity padah513 May 2017 #131
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