I am a proud, lifelong Democrat

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57. This may not work. If far-left-wing, liberal and conservative

Democrats are just going to bring the same-old ideological arguments here about how corrupt the party and its people are or aren't there is no point.

We all know that the far left feels that the party needs to be gutted and taken over by them to save it because there's nothing worth saving now and it's too awful to allowed to continue. Conservatives of course are registered Democrat, but most of them despise or at best strongly disapprove of most or all liberal policies and will vote conservative. Some vote liberal or progressive on particular issues,however.

I want a forum for people who are mostly proud to belong to our nearly 225-year-old party - whether lib or con, Democrats who want to improve the party without destroying it, and who support largely liberal and progressive, but broad-ranging, strong-left-to-moderate-conservative policies entirely for, of, and by the people. Whose criticisms are caring and genuinely meant to be positive.

IMO, toxic interjections that stem from lack of sympathy with the party from anti-Democrats from any of the party's ideological groups should not be allowed -- even though they are registered Democrats.