2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Reading this forum is like reading "Red State" with a big splash of Alex Jones. [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)I never look at Red State, so perhaps you can help me by providing links to the Red State pieces that criticize Clinton on the grounds commonly seen on DU, such as:
* She's a war hawk who voted for the IWR.
* She also voted for the so-called PATRIOT Act.
* She's denounced the goal of single-payer health care. (I'll bet single-payer is REAL big on Red State.)
* She isn't willing to push hard enough on combating climate change, as shown by her advocacy for fracking while Secretary of State.
* She opposed marriage equality until it had gained ground in the polls.
* She still opposes reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act and raising the federal minimum wage to $15.
The one point where I wouldn't be surprised to find a Red State link is trade policy. Many on the left are against TPP because of its antidemocratic procedures and its substantive effects on the environment, labor rights, etc. Many on the right are against it because of a reflexive xenophobia and hatred of Obama. Nevertheless, I'll hazard a guess (again based on total ignorance of Red State) that the criticisms of Clinton over trade policy are markedly different on the two sites.
I'm a cautious person. It makes me nervous to issue a challenge without knowing what might happen. As I prepare to post this, I find myself tempted to go over to Red State to see what that site is actually like.
But for once I'm taking a chance. I'm guessing, without actual knowledge, that this kind of stuff can't be found on Red State.
Now go ahead and prove me wrong.