Should DU allow rightwing propaganda to be promoted here?

[davidthegnome]

186. Comes down to how we define it.

I think a line has to be drawn somewhere. I don't think anyone should get away with quoting and praising the likes of Limbaugh, Hannity, Glenn Beck or any of the other current assholes and idiots that make up most of conservative radio and television. (I used to work for a conservative radio station, so I have excellent reasons to be even more opposed to those three idiots I named than most people do)

If people are quoting them verbatim as if they were in perfect agreement, well, yes. I don't think though, that severe or obvious RW propaganda ever really gets a free pass here. I think there's a lot of debate about what is acceptable from "good democrats", or "true liberals" and such - and the frequent accusations that get thrown around are annoying... especially as, under the TOS, we're really not supposed to paint with broad brushes or accuse people of being right wing trolls and such.

The few times I've come across what I'd call real and obvious right wing propaganda here, it was quickly dealt with. That said, there is no conservative notion, no right wing propaganda, ideal, notion, thought, action or statement... that we can't seriously beat the shit out of. Not in my experience.

I'm not familiar with the cartoon which this debate seems to be centered around, but I think most things should be open for discussion and debate. I think we should be careful not to mislabel or misjudge a poster or a poster's intent.

Obvious right wing propaganda? Ban it. I don't want it to read it here either. Everything else? That's why we have juries.