Three things HRC supporters could do here to make things less toxic here

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107. Sorry, Armstead. Deflection into another arena won't work.

People squabbling over power at the top after the nation shifted to the right 35 years ago has absolutely no parallel with what's going on DU.

This is not "what's under the surface" here. DU is a large community of opinionated people, one particular group of whom is currently so extremist that it cannot abide anyone of any persuasion other than its own. Pretending that their extreme intolerance and bad behavior are actually caused by the very irritation and lack of respect their behavior engenders among others is ridiculous.

Just for the record, though, the Democratic Party is the nation's largest predominantly liberal party and because of that people from almost every possible background have found it best represents their interests for more than 100 years. Its political goals as an organization may change from era to era, always inevitably disappointing some, but it cannot possibly become more inclusive. I mention that because it is the reason I am still proud to call myself a Democrat, even if I am myself often disappointed.