Remember the people who were saying we should be nice to Jill Stein?

[AgadorSparticus]

510. I know the word is divisive. Auto correct thought otherwise.

If I am breaking TOS, report me. I said you were divisive because you are only sympathetic to those criticizing the green nominee. And I have a problem with that. This is a democratic board and if people choose to call Stein names, they should be able to do so without being harassed about it--especially when her actions call for it. People shouldn't have to self censor because it hurts the feelings of a few who aren't supporting the democratic nominee anyways.

And if people tolerate or support her, then they are tolerating the divisiveness that she represents and sows. It is the same analogy as the silent republicans who hate trump but support him. So, yes, I do have a problem with green apologists on a democratic board. And no, I don't think that the green party really poses any real threat to the election.

I am all for civil discourse. But like I said about 50 posts ago, people posts for different reasons. One of them is to vent. And that is ok. This place may be an echo chamber to many and that is ok too. DU serves many functions. And for some, this is the ONLY place they can retreat to hear those commonalities that get drowned out by the daily media, the hordes of rw'ers on fb or the areain which they live.

I have been on here a long time too. And I remember a time when this was the ONLY place I could find that didn't spew RW crap. So, while I am all in favor of people having civil discourse, I am also going to defend democrats when they are defending democrats....and however they want to defend democrats.

Supporting them is more important to me than worrying about hurting the feelings of a marginalized few. I don't care about those few. But you do. And that is your prerogative but again, this is a democratic board.