You can't claim to be a Democrat...

[politichew]

if you're making the claim that people not tolerating intolerance are guilty of persecution.

Denouncing bigotry seems like a pretty fair litmus test to have for this big tent.

[Kingofalldems]

1. BTW, his statements on civil rights were actually worse IMO.

He's getting a pass on that. He actually called for a return to the Old South.

[politichew]

2. It's sickening that he's not being held accountable for that comment as well.

It's even more difficult to justify those kinds of comments with fairy tales.

[seattledo]

3. Exactly. Tolerance of intolerance is intolerance.

[kentuck]

4. Yep.

That's the bottom line, isn't it? They want people to be tolerant of their intolerance?