When is DU going to be renamed "Pretty Far to the Right Underground"?

[Douglas Carpenter]

124. I think you are exaggerating. Not that I doubt that some people have said those things

There are some in fact a number of "My President right or wrong" types who might defend actions by the Obama Administration that they would condemn if it was a Republican Administration.

There are some people who are progressive on almost everything except a specific issue - sometimes guns - sometimes the Israel/Palestine conflict -- sometimes women's issues --sometimes civil libertarians issues - sometimes on issues like the use of drones - sometimes whatever issue that triggers an otherwise bleeding heart liberal to suddenly move to the right of Mussolini on whatever issue sets of some kind of emotive reaction

I really have not found your list above to be the rule - but to be the exceptions and pretty much the rare exception


We get to read about how awful labor unions are.

Definitely a minority opinion on DU


That Women are more or less worthless.

I can't say I have ever heard anyone imply that on DU

Shut up and look pretty b____.

Again I don't recall anyone ever implying that on DU


Public School Teachers are responsible for kids not learning anything.

Certainly a minority opinion here on DU. I don't recall anyone implying that here on DU. But I could imagine that it is possible someone has on an occasion or two.


Medicare and Social Security are making the country go broke.

Again certainly a minority opinion here on DU. I don't recall anyone implying that here on DU. But I could imagine that it is possible someone has on an occasion or two.


You can't raise taxes on billionaires because they'll leave.

I can imagine that may have been said or implied here on DU on an occasion or two. But it would have been exceptional and definitely someone saying that would learn quickly that they are in the minority.


Don't like your job? Start your own business - it's THAT easy.

Now, I have heard that once or twice during the past seven or eight years I have posted on DU. But it was not the normal opinion here.


Shoot first - ask questions later, an armed society is a polite society.


There are a few gun lover types -even a few you might call gun nuts. But they are by far the exception.