Posted on 02/06/2006 7:52:43 PM PST by ClassConscious
Edited on 02/07/2006 3:38:17 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
It is not just that DU bans people who are conservatives or Republicans - they do this all the time for people who support the Green party!
Hey guys, don't start shooting yet....maybe this newbe really wants to start a conversation...he made some good points. Don't agree with most of his points...but we do allow different points of view here, even among ourselves.
I was thinking more along the lines of their standard policies. For example, their tax policies are regressive rather than progressive.
People here were rooting for Nader in 2000...
"So, he is a progressive. That's better than a buchanite anyday."
Real conservative there. That's basically saying you'd rather Bernie Sanders be president than Patrick Buchanan.
Just because Buchanan dare says anything about his disagreement with some of Bush's policies, and I'm sure most here aren't pleased with his plans on government spending and illegal immigration.
Why not tell me what he has done to get some here so riled up?
Doesn't matter whether any of us stay or go. We all have the right to an opinion fairly stated. I don't post at Du because they are only one step above that fetid old group, Digital Dems and should also be disinherited by the DNC...but it suits Dean to keep the rabble engaged.
What's a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged (by DU).
No, nothing will change at DU since the line there could be described as venomous Stalinism. There was only one time that I noticed a thread on DU agreeing with the FR, and that was the outrage over the Kelo v. New London ruling. Afterwards though I think the masters at DU cracked the whip. "Stick to the party line, you must support diversity", yet oddly no diversity of thought.
You may have also noticed here that topics are not limited to politics, but also science (some good astronomy and geology threads), history (SunkenCiv's ping list), among others. Yet on the DUmmieboard it must have the obligatory
HATEBUSHHATEBUSHHATEHATEHATEBUSH. It's just not healthy over there. You wonder if their heads are going to explode sometime, they are wound up so tight (of course we get in our flame wars here).
Stick around, you might learn something.
Thread of the day! Really interesting. A lot of folks on FR are not too thrilled with the Republicans either !
I give this a 50% chance of being zotted so I'm half in before the zot I guess
FWIW, I met Ralph Nader on a SOUTHWEST AIRLINES flight last week to Hartford. I can't imagine Hillary or Kerry or Kennedy or Schumer ever flying SWA.
I agree we should give the poster a chance. I think with time and learning what we actually believe the poster will find they're quite a bit more conservative than they ever imagined.
As an example, in reading the comment about not hanging out with wealthy people so they don't support capitalists, the poster shows an erroneous assumption of what capitalism is all about.
This is the best place on the internet, hands down. We have fun and we are a community.
I don't mind watermelons. I think they are quite tasty. However, it does help if you don't toe the party line quite so often.
So Republicans appointed 7 of 9 Supreme Court justices. Now, in reality, how do they really vote? If you think about it, Republicans are the only ones who have appointed a "diversity" of views to the bench.
Not that that's a good thing.
FR does plenty of banning, too. But zotting for nothing other than ideology isn't that common.
I like hanging out with wealthy people.
Their beer is usually better than mine.
Welcome to FreeRepublic. I won't call out for the kitties just yet, your post is not exactly troll-ish (no obvious baiting), you posted it in the correct topics (you can read and follow directions), you were very polite and your arguments were pretty well thought out and articulated (however I would say that some of your conclusions about conservatisim and the working class are wrong, but I welcome your debate on this), and most of all - you can spell!!! That sets you above most DU members who post here.
The name of our forum says it all "FreeRepublic" "...and to the Republic for which it stands". A republic founded on freedom, not just a democracy. Just keep a civil manner, don't be afraid to disagree with someone, but make sure you can defend your position, and not just by 'feelings', use cold logic.
As a former Dem, who made a home here, I think you'll find that you do like it more than you would have imagined.
In before the zot.
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