Are you in the UNDERGROUND or just visiting?

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For those of you that don't know the background: many of us came here to commiserate with like minds after the 2000 election was stolen. We were normal (well, maybe not normal), everyday Americans with a shared experience of just having witnessed the first bloodless coup in America's 200 + years.

But worse than having lost an election where our side won the popular vote was to watch the poor excuse for a human being and 'president elect' prance around like a spoiled boy king. He ranted about having been a pilot and oil man even though his Poppy bought his way into the air guard and ruined every business he had ever touched. America became George's 'business' and he ran it like he was a ruthless CEO instead of a humble leader of a great country.

So we watched, wrote emails and called our representatives to show them that they had our support. We begged our leadership to not lay down and be steamrolled by the Bush White House. We couldn't believe it as our leadership time and again approved his radical nominees, voted for his democracy destroying legislation and basically did nothing as he used executive orders to fund the church and plunder the environment for his friends and supporters.

Knowing what Bush was all about and his disdain for America and Americans...it made it even harder for us to accept that our party was under the control and direction of the so-called 'moderates'. We didn't necessarily know the right direction to take...but we did know that the extreme times in which we found ourselves called for more than moderaton . Many of us felt that moderation in a time of RWing Extremism was nothing more than betrayal to democracy. It wasn't David v Goliath...it was Don Knotts v the Terminator.

So I ask that the Moderates try to understand where we're coming from. Many of you have called us radical, extremist and the 'fringe element' of the party. But we're Americans and Democrats just like you. The only difference is that we believe that America has no future if it stays on the present course and that the only way to fight extremism is with uncompromising loyalty to the American people and their Constitution.

There have been many heated discussions between Liberals, Progressives and Moderates on this board. You should know that we don't hate you or think you're any less of a Democrat because of your moderate positions. Many of us do however think you're wrong about wanting to compromise with fascists and are being a bit naive about what confronts our nation and party. We would rather work with you as political allies than against you as opponents within our own party.

America...not necessarily just the Democratic party...needs all of our help right now. It won't matter if you're Republican, Democrat, Liberal or moderate in a country that gives only lip service to elections and civil rights. The more we concede...the more we compromise with fascist bullies...the closer we get to a country that none of us will recognize in four years. So join us now and fight the good fight. There will be a time for moderation and bipartisanship after we return our government to a servant of the people instead of their master. Your children and grandchildren will thank you for your service to your country.

Take care and have a wonderful Sunday.

Note: edited for clarity and moderation.