DU relentlessly mocks those whose ideas we disagree with

[oberliner]

52. Thanks for sharing that

Here's my response:

1. While it is true that there are few, if any, fans of Ronald Reagan on DU, I would argue that DUers also would be and are comfortable sharing their disdain for him and other Conservative/Republican icons with the wider world. I believe that the same people who post at DU are also out there on the streets, at rallies, talking to those with whom they disagree and not pulling any punches with respect to their views about right-wingers such as Reagan and others like him. If a DUer were to publish a satirical website or magazine devoted to such mockery and parody of Republicans, I think most DUers would give that a thumbs up and not accuse them of being unnecessarily provocative and disrespectful.

2. I am not sure how it is disingenuous to label religion an ideology any more than it is to label a political philosophy as such. There are many Republicans who don't accept all of the so-called tenets of Republicanism. There are Log Cabin Republicans, for instance, who have very different views about homosexuality than the Moral Majority types. In spite of this, they still very much identify themselves as Republicans.

Religion is a personal thing if someone keeps it personal. Like if someone says, I will not act on my homosexual feelings because I think they are against my religion then that is up to them. But if they say, I don't want anyone else to act on their homosexual feelings, then that is an issue. Or if someone says I refuse to draw any pictures of Mohammed then that is not a problem, but if someone says I don't want anyone drawing any pictures of Mohammed then we have something else.