Here's the source for some of the pro-TPP bull$hit being disseminated on DU:

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186. Not by opposing TPP

but by seeing as the enemy those who disagree with you. Think about it. If you're a poor, single mom, you're worried about how to make ends meet, where the kids are, how to get them to school, etc... You may never have given much thought to TPP, and perhaps you respect the president and believe him on the issue. I happen to agree with you on all of those issues (though I think drones less the issue than war itself); however, I know my experience is not the only one. A lot of people don't have time to read or think much about TPP, drone strikes, or that sort of thing. They are far more focused on their daily lives. Some people on this site have marked out those issues as THE only ones that count, and go around insulting people who see things differently as "Third Way," "DINOs," etc... The issues you list are not the ones that are most present in people's daily lives. Now some of them clearly can influence daily life down the line, but many people aren't in position to see or think about that because they are so focused on just getting by.

Additionally, some people of color, women, and LGBT Democrats may have other priorities. I have seen gay men on this site insulted as being aligned with Goldman Sachs for supporting Clinton. The fact is Clinton has built up strong support among the LGBT community and they feel they can trust her. I have seen African American members leave this site or be alert stalked over their focus on issues of racism or because they are targeted for supporting Obama. They are insulted as DINOS, even though they represent just a small handful of members who come from the single most reliable Democratic voting demographic.

The prevailing views on this site reflect the experiences and lives and those who hold them, and this site is largely white, more affluent, and older than the general population. it's not that there is anything wrong with advancing those views, but when people hostility target and insult other Democrats with different priorities, I find that problematic, particularly when they are clearly operating from class- and race-based assumptions about what is acceptable policy and thought.