Reply #382: Amen!

[MaraJade]

We must never, ever subrogate our right to free speech and our right to question authority to "being embarrassed" because some people
disagree with us.

Remember. . .most of the people who are condemning DUers are the ones
who believe everything the government says WITHOUT QUESTION. These
people think that everything the Repugs do is in the best interest of
the American people, and they believe that anyone who is not marching in lockstep with the propaganda from the White House is completely in the wrong.

We mustn't forget that the real danger to democracy is a citizenry of
"sheeple" who blindly follow without question.

Vigorous debate is the answer to that, and DU is the best forum for
such debate.

We must never, ever allow anything the right wing says to change us and who we are. We can ask people to give supportive reasons for their beliefs, and we can present debate on the opposite side of same, but we must never, ever ask people to stop stating their beliefs. Doing that would make us exactly like the right wingnuts who are slamming us.