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In reply to the discussion: Contrary to popular opinion, DU is supposed to be for politically *liberal* people. Either that or [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)As is, I think DU is inadvertently set up to produce two camps of people who will constantly be fighting with each other.
You have the
1. Any budge from what we consider pure liberalism/progressivism is evil, or centrist, or cheerleading, or "right wing" or "neoliberal" or "woodchucks" group
and you have the
2. Pragmatic liberals and progressives who understand that politics is the art of the possible group.
The TOS seems to indicate both groups are welcome but of course you can see how these groups will be at each other's throats all the time.
If you were trying to avoid these groups fighting with each other, you would have different websites or forums for them, but, of course, the first group objects to the second group even having their own mini forum here, so there is that.