Reply #10: We have our fringe, too.

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The left is not monolithic.

For example, some of our further-out people would insist that we stop all airplane traffic (to eliminate "chem trails"), make gasoline illegal (to stop "peak oil"), and should hold kangaroo-court tribunals (everything from GTMO critics to 9/11-truthers).

The variance in the left is easy to see here, on DU, with the vigorous debates we have on everything from childhood immunizations to proper party conduct with cardboard cut-outs.

Yes, there is a portion of the left who should have voices at the table, but meeting their demands wouldn't always be sound governance.