Reply #24: I am a Democrat too [View All]

and what's saddens me are those Democrats who think the party should conform with their own beliefs even when the majority of Dems do not agree with them. I am also saddened by those Democrats who falsely claim that when the Democratic Party acts as the majority wants them to, it's the result of decisions by "the party leaders" who are ignoring "the base", with "the base" being defined as "Democrats who agree with them".

There are those who would label me as "a centrist" or a "DLCer" or a "PNACer" simply because my opinions may be different than theirs on some issues. That somehow, by daring to question those who claim to represent "the base", I am a threat to democracy and in favor of censorship on DU. For some reason, because I am asking for reasonable discourse from my fellow DUers, I am called "Bush*-lite", and "pro-war". I am a traitor to my country in the eyes of some.

Bottom line: Get over yourself. Everybody gets criticized on DU. Stop pretending something special is happening to you. And if you think you shouldn't be demonized for having different opinions, you should stop demonizing others for having opinions different from your own.