Reply #601: I did.

[H2O Man]

And no, I do not think that Alter was including progressives. I do not see any evidence that he views progressives as part of the Democratic Party.

More, I do not consider myself "special" in this context. I think that a significant number of DU members are progressives. It would be, in my opinion, "stupid" to confuse them with liberals, including attempting to fit them into Mr. Akter's very limited groupings.

I've spoken openly on this forum about both my beliefs and quite a few of the political-social activities I have engaged in. I have no desire to try to fit into Alter's groups, and think it's "stupid" for others to accept such restrictive definitions as Alter presents. Much of this thread demonstrates why. There is a large amount of concrete, black and white thinking here, and no doubt people who decide on their own which of Alter's realities that I and other progressives belong to.