Well, speaking for myself, folks can and have insulted me. Lefties, righties, ‘Rats, Pubbies. I believe what I believe. Insults won’t change that. But why risk alienating folks who could/would make great allies? I used to be a five alarming, flaming lib. There is intelectual life after liberalism. Minds can change. :-)
It is possible that there are other Democrats that post on this site that could be encouraged by your presence. It is truly a blessing to hear that you are a recovering liberal.
I admit that seeing your post admitting to be a Dem was something of a shocker . . . kind of like a Catholic in a room full of Baptists.
In fact, it would be great at some point to see someone post a vanity on this very subject - how a Democrat can be a Freeper. You’ve been here since 2000 so maybe you did do that (I’d love to see the link if so).
If more of us knew that there were honest Democrats on board they might be more careful in their broad strokes. I have made such statements, but for the most part I have tried to use ‘liberals’ or ‘leftists’ in my criticisms.
FReep on!