It is a fine balancing act, and I, as a Bernie supporter, appreciate that he and Earl and others have allowed free discussion during the primary, even allowing for overstepping on occasion in the heat of the battle.
I just think he is making one big mistake, and that result may not be pretty. And that is to clamp down on critical discussion on Hillary's platform vs Bernie's revolution NOW instead of waiting until the nominee is officially declared at the convention.
IF Bernie had thrown in the towel, shook Hillary's hand, walked away and conceded, and said he had talked to Hillary and was satisfied that she was listening to ALL the democrats, not just those that wanted her. And that he was officially leaving the race, then I can see the logic of halting any comparisons between the two.
But he hasn't done that yet. There is still plenty of debating left to do as Bernie goes forward and pushes for as much of his 99% platform he can until the convention.
Its too bad it sounds like DU will cut off any and all discussion on that. Meanwhile many other Democrats will still be debating elsewhere, and on other sites, right up until the convention, and during the convention. Its probably the most important discussions we can have in modern Democratic party history. Whether the party embraces the FDR progressive future for all Americans, or whether we become the new Republican party, as the GOP slide painfully off the cliff to extremism. And we here on DU will be missing out. I always was impressed with Skinner and DU as a place to freely discuss anything as long as it wasn't promoting Republicans.
I'm still unclear about what will be allowed and what won't. I just hope there is not a sudden harsh right turn on here. This has been my oasis since 2003 and the GW Bush nightmare. I just hope I survive on here in the coming month.
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