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In reply to the discussion: ‘My Party Has Lost Its Soul’ [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I think criticism is healthy to some degree. At times I think DU can become a negative drone of everything we DIDN'T get and constantly condescending of those who remind us of what we DID get (aka apologists). No, President Obama is not perfect. Neither were Presidents Carter or Clinton. However, only only the latter (to a certain degree) had to deal with the level of animosity of the Republicans, his own party, the right-wing media. On top of that the internet was barely even moving by the time he got out of office (by that I mean the size and number of users). President Obama has had to deal with much more than either of his Democratic predecessors. I believe that it's only going to get worse, unless by some miracle we retake the House (which is unlikely in my opinion, but that's a topic for another thread).
People interpreted what he said in the campaign in different ways and because it didn't go EXACTLY as they hoped they have soured on Obama. Maybe you are one of those people. I don't know. I'm just going on based on some of the conversations I have heard on DU.
In terms of the condescending remark, putting a quote in your sig line is NOT the issue. It is the remark (and I don't remember it word for word without going back and looking) that you put it there for some special people is purposely drawing attention toward yourself for the purposes of putting down a group of people. Can you imagine the outrage if I DUer did that to another group? There would be a riot and the person would be flogged. You are specifically targeting a group of people in OUR party. Now had you not said that I don't think anyone would have cared about the quotes. Sometimes you just have to state your opinion and leave well enough alone and agree to disagree. Saying something that will bit you in the ass later (which I am just as guilty of, I'll admit) is not worth it.