Reply #24: DU used to be a lone ray of hope [View All]

in the early Bush days. I'd come here to find one good reason to hang on and work for a better day. Many of the posts were negative, because (I thought,innocently) there was so much to be negative about. The country was slowly edging toward fascism, undermining the constitution, curtailing freedom, and here at DU we recognized the shift and fought against it.


Then came the primaries, and the bloodletting began. Partisan in-fighting was predominant, and bashing the other guy's candidate was one of the most common ways to support your own choice. When Obama won the nomination, and the election, I thought that was all behind us. I realize that some of his supporters think he can do no wrong, and that some of his critics think he can do no right, but the ink here at DU is so often laced with venom that I find it difficult to read.
I'm unmoved by the "this is a democracy and a democratic forum, I am only exercising my right to speak" as I am by the "this is a democratic forum, if you don't agree with Democrats, find another venue." I find either argument a poor excuse for incivility.

So, here's the question: Can we get back to bashing Republicans and stop the Civil War?