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In reply to the discussion: Well, congratulations, DU... [View all]MineralMan
(150,507 posts)Do you alert on their right-wing posts? How do you identify them? You're casting a very wide net, but we aren't seeing what you are catching in it.
It's easy to broad-brush some unnamed DUers with a term like "right-wingers." Am I a "right-winger," in your opinion. If you think I am, I'm puzzled, since I'm a Democratic election activist, and have been for decades. I believe that the mission statement of DU is terrific, and work toward the goals of electing Democrats to every office we vote on. Is that being a "right-winger" in your mind? In mine, it's being a member of the Democratic base of activists who work toward the goals of that party, in hopes of making progress toward those goals.
This site is called Democratic Underground, and it's stated purpose is to do exactly what I described myself as doing. How is that being a "right-winger?" I've been called that by a few people on this forum. When that happens, I shrug in disbelief and discredit that person's opinion about me, because it's about as wrong as it can be.