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In reply to the discussion: A Short Note On The Democratic Party And The Progressive Left.... [View all]JoeyT
(6,785 posts)responses in this thread. At least they've avoided "racist" and "ODS" so far, but they did manage a "trolls" and an "Obama haters".
No one even has to oppose Obama's position in a thread for someone to start screaming about how awful people that don't love Him are.
I'd argue those that demand no dissent in the party, whatever the president supports YOU must support types, are a large part of the problem with GOTV efforts and winning people to our side. When you start telling people "No, the president supports free trade, and if you don't you're a hater and a racist with ODS.", the general reaction is going to be "Well to hell with this noise, then.".
When people make thread after thread after thread and post after post after post talking about how awful the left is, what other rational conclusion can a person draw than that they are not on the left? (I'm not talking about you. I'd be willing to bet most people immediately thought of the ones I am talking about, though.)