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Why don't you? It's free, and it's fun. You can actually get some conservative points across, if you follow these simple little rules:

Build your post count up before going too hard at it.

Never try to win the argument, you can't. State your case, defend it a time or two, let it die.

Throw in some insults to "*" and the "Repukes", especially if you are giving an opinion that is too hard right.

Stay away from discussions on abortion and the Iraq war. They are really intolerant there. Israel/Palestine is much easier to stay within the bounds.

Spend time in the Lounge to build up your post count. Describe your cats, even if you don't have any. Recipes are good.

USE THEIR OWN PRINCIPLES AGAINST THEM. Where they want to talk about a new tax or restriction on your rights, phrase it as "Liberals are about freedom".

Using these rules, I have posted well over 2000 posts without getting banned, although I am sure there are a number of DUers who are convinced I'm a LOUSY FREEPER TROLL, which I am.

Why don't you? It's free, and it's fun.

I may do just that, it does sound like it would be fun. Although I know that it will be difficult for me to hold my tongue, or typing fingers in check. But I will give it a try and see what happens.

I know that "playing the game" as you describe is certainly what the dummies from dummie land do when they infiltrate the Free Republic. At least the smarter ones do, the dumber ones can't last more than a post or two before they give themselves away, usually by the use of profanity.

So the key to credibility at DU is post-count (with a secondary emphasis on toadyism?)?

That's like the sphincter-sniffing phrase I encounter at another lefty site I agitate at - the proper affirmative response to anything anyone writes is "You're a true progressive!" (Now say it like you mean it!)