2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The real reason Bernie's supporters are being attacked is because they are very effective [View all]cheapdate
(3,811 posts)I think the poster's argument is a really bad one for multiple reasons.
It's a rehash of the very same argument that raged here on DU for several days after the disruption in Seattle -- with some people defending the activists who disrupted the event, and others (like myself) proposing that the behavior of the activists was utterly indefensible. Furthermore, I think it's undeniable that these same arguments still simmer under the surface among some people here.
There are several reasons I wouldn't have hidden it. It was general and wasn't explicitly directed toward anyone in particular. It was (presumably) an honestly held view (even if it was confused and arguably internally inconsistent.) Rude? To who?
No way I would have hidden that post. My perspective on "beyond the pale" is much farther than that.