If people talked about supporters of other candidates..... [View All]

like they do about us, I wonder how it would go over?

On Edit: This is not a leaving DU post, it is a post to figure out why it is our group who are said to be disliked. I doubt that is true, and I consider it a marginalization tactic myself. But it is divisive.

I find it surprising that thread after thread goes on here in which people freely say how awful we Dean supporters are. I never see anyone saying this about Clark supporters, or Edwards' supporters, or the others.

I can not believe that most of you believe that. I really can not believe that. I see other people freely posting criticism of the actions of the party, and no one says "I don't like you."

It is amazing to me, it is stunning. Does anyone else know what I mean? Is this how it is going to be? People can say they don't "like Dean supporters" and just keep on saying it?

It is used to generally describe us, and most of us know why it is being done. It is easy, everyone else does it, and there is no penalty to pay for it.

I have never seen anything like it. It is even worse than the primaries. If I post about the funding of the DLC, then I am trying to destroy the party. No, the party is already so tied up to corporate funding that there is no hope with out a big change. If I say something about how our Democrats are not even speaking of the election, I am hurting good men who have no choice. If I gripe about the vote on the Omnibus bill, then that is wrong as well.

I guess it will continue. It goes on and on thread after thread. I guess it will be up to us whether it is worth it to stay. Whether it is worth it to try to dialogue about the party and its courage and commitment to the people, or to corporate funding.

There are no winners when you put down one group of people. I guess it will go on. I guess those of us who are labeled now as "Dean supporters" need to decide if it is worth it to be painted so. To me it is, and there will be no choice at all. Dean is the reason we stayed with the party this year, after being life-long members. So there will be no problem for me in making a choice.

There are so many of these posts the last few days. I had my husband read some of the threads. He never comes to forums much, so he was absolutely stunned. I think it is a tactic to be sure we are made to feel unworthy. He said I was crazy to take it. Maybe I am.
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