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In reply to the discussion: Petition to forbid support of the NRA at DU [View all]TheAmbivalante
(114 posts)Listen, MichiganDem58, this kind of witch hunt crap is as bad as the NRA itself. And DU doesn't support them. In fact, it feels good to rip their arguments apart whenever somebody has the ballz to bring 'em up BUT I'll be damned if I'm going to blacklist anybody or anything. Let the GOP do that. This is a place for Democrats.
You want to make it so we can't mention the NRA? Can we think about them? What's the criteria for "banning" the members who talk about the NRA? Is there any recourse for poor interpretation? What if it was a Pro/Con argument and you only want to ban the Pro part of the post? Do I have to strike those three letters from my keyboard? Shall we burn any books that mention the NRA? How about YouTube videos that show gun nuts in action?
Dude, you're overreacting.
As Democrats, we fight the hard fights. We don't do it with exclusionary tactics. We do it with patience and intelligence. So, while I appreciate your passion and anger and while, like you, I detest the NRA, I'm not going Joe McCarthy here. I will not look over my shoulder before OPENLY discussing how to build our communities up. That's the whole reason why I came here in the first place.
If the ban is accepted by all, we might as well take a page from Glen Beck and rename the TheBlueBlaze. So, mich, and all my DU bruthas and sistas, simmer the fuck down and focus your energy on something that matters, like supporting the the good guys in the battle that's about to take place.