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In reply to the discussion: I don't enjoy GD anymore [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Don't you see the double standard? Many here are getting ANGRY because they've continually been beaten down and have not seen a true opportunity to try REAL progressive values from the leadership of our country for over 30 years and many trying to masquerade as "mainstream Democrats" when they are carrying out the agenda of DLC actions of this supposed opposition party funded by the Koch brothers. And then many try to push us in to a corner and call us "far left", "peace purists", "libertarian lovers", etc. while at the same time complaining about any kind of critique of Democrats as if we should fall in line and do as we're told.
I resent being called a lover of a group of people that worship a woman who worshipped a serial killer just because I side with some of their stances on accountability of our government violating our constitutional rights of civil liberties. Though I don't do so, when many "defending Obama" do that sort of lumping together their critiques of others with name calling that really doesn't fit, can't you see how many might respond back that Obama is Bush when he's adopting and even going beyond in some cases many of Bush's policies in prosecution of whistleblowers, drone strikes, and other abuses by the CIA, NSA, etc.? They probably should focus on the specific similarities and not just say "Obama is Bush", but they probably feeling like they are responding in kind by those who overreach and call them libertarians too in the same fashion of overgeneralization.