Reply #146: I apologize for giving you the impression that I have anything against you personally.

[scarletwoman]

I don't recall ever having a disagreement with you. My current objection has solely to do with the language of what's "allowed" and what's not.

It's pretty much a given that "pro-choice" is the default viewpoint on DU. I'm unequivocally pro-choice myself, and I don't find anti-abortion arguments the least bit compelling. However, I don't find it intolerable that there are people here who make those arguments.

The thing is, in the bigger picture, what arguments and viewpoints are "allowed" or not "allowed" is a worrisome topic to me. I personally hold, and from time to time express some highly unpopular political views. I would like to continue to be able to express them here, given how many hours and years of my life I've been participating on DU.

But if the criteria of what's "allowed" on DU is determined by the Democratic Party platform, I am defintely shit out of luck.

I'd prefer that DU be a place where we can hear each other out, where everyone is free to make their arguments, even the arguments that most of us find distasteful. Let the arguments stand or fall on their own merits, not be banned because they don't adhere to some orthodoxy.

Thank you for engaging in this conversation with me.

sw