Has the banning of dkf made you more reluctant to criticize certain things on DU?

[LeftishBrit]

146. Goodness no!

And I think this is a misleading view of dkf. dkf did not just criticize drones (many here do), the NSA (many here do), or the ACA (some here do from the left, as they prefer single-payer). dkf has been promoting right-wing talking-points, especially on economic issues and public services, for a very long time.

I am against drones, the NSA spying, and though I think that the ACA may be the best that's available in the current American political situation if people aren't to wait yet another 60 years for some form of universal healthcare, I think that single-payer is much better, and am strongly against my own government's attempts to turn the NHS into something more like what would be provided by the ACA.

I am not going to hide my own views, and never did.

But if I were an economic right-winger who had a general suspicion of government spending on public services and welfare, then I would not even wish to be on a board like this one. And this was what was being suggested by many of dkf's posts and talking-points.

By the way, to avoid any misunderstandings on the part of people who may think that I might have been directly involved in the banning because I was on MIRT until recently: (a) my term ended before any of this happened, and (b) from what I hear, MIRT was not involved in the decision and it was made purely by Admins.

In any case, I think that dkf was quite exceptional in their tendency to accept and promote right-wing views; and I think it's unfair to equate this with a threat to everyone who criticizes current American government policy in any way.