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Is DU changing before our very eyes? [View all] kentuck Aug 2017 OP

I know. Those women who are adamant their rights are protected sure are trollish. boston bean Aug 2017 #1

... LexVegas Aug 2017 #2

Right? And we've never had these exact same arguments here before ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #12

I recall women fearing this turn for about a year. And it was denied. But here it is out in the open boston bean Aug 2017 #15

Oh I am full of we told you so ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #35

++++++++ uppityperson Aug 2017 #17

Women's rights must be protected. kentuck Aug 2017 #27

It's not "purity" to only support those who support a woman's right to choose. uppityperson Aug 2017 #29

It seems that the argument being made here is that it's okay to accept someone Ninsianna Aug 2017 #66

+1 RGinNJ Aug 2017 #70

Boston Bean, BadgerMom Aug 2017 #34

Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #42

Expecting rights over one's own body mercuryblues Aug 2017 #49

Exactly! Lunabell Aug 2017 #62

Alex for $500...going with Troll invasion.. HipChick Aug 2017 #3

Absolutely the purity test curfuffel snort Aug 2017 #68

Agree seeing the same everywhere lunasun Aug 2017 #103

Nope. Igel Aug 2017 #4

Exactly. I get slammed here often. Archae Aug 2017 #28

When women's right, pure isn't necessary. Populism, must be pure. I do not know if Du is changing. DoodAbides Aug 2017 #5

Who, on DU, is willing to give up women's rights?? kentuck Aug 2017 #11

Kentuck, I have had discussions with DUers DLevine Aug 2017 #98

Agree. kentuck Aug 2017 #105

+1 AgadorSparticus Aug 2017 #106

Yup I would support an anti abortion candidate in many districts Egnever Aug 2017 #110

I think this discussion is beneficial. kentuck Aug 2017 #111

What do you mean when you say 'Populism, must be pure'? Raine1967 Aug 2017 #47

Privileged Populism? nt DoodAbides Aug 2017 #48

Sure, how could you know if it's changing? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #57

Inquiring minds want to know!! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #78

Yes they are. Democrats are noted for their diversity and that has always been a plus and a strength shraby Aug 2017 #6

Nothing more pragmatic than the support of equal rights and healthcare for all. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #7

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2017 #8

Total side note, but the weirdest thing I see watching the alt-right communities... Shandris Aug 2017 #13

Right. H2O Man Aug 2017 #79

This was a very nice post. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #26

Thank you! H2O Man Aug 2017 #81

I did the same, because unity at this point is the issue... countryjake Aug 2017 #107

Thanks, countryjake! H2O Man Aug 2017 #108

I haven't been here long Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #9

As a practical consideration, I would think 'pragmatic' would necessitate... Shandris Aug 2017 #10

Crazy isn't it? mercuryblues Aug 2017 #56

Excellent assessment. FarPoint Aug 2017 #14

Not sure what you are referring to. Fla Dem Aug 2017 #16

People like Howard Dean are no longer acceptable Democrats. kentuck Aug 2017 #19

Who says that on DU? Do you have an example? SharonClark Aug 2017 #86

Howard Dean went from calling for single-payer healthcare... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #95

With the hack of DU, one has to wonder... Trial_By_Fire Aug 2017 #18

Yes. 6 months into liquid diamond Aug 2017 #20

It is NOT about purity tests. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #25

I doubt most of these posters liquid diamond Aug 2017 #31

wow mercuryblues Aug 2017 #64

Here's a very pragmatic take: Girard442 Aug 2017 #21

It's been this way since I first signed up in 2013 LostOne4Ever Aug 2017 #22

Yes DU is being infiltrated by scum trolls, MoonRiver Aug 2017 #23

I think that's just the nature of politics loyalsister Aug 2017 #24

I only think it's one issue that people non-pragmatic about. johhnydrama Aug 2017 #30

Greenland 20 feet - Antarctica 200 feet - Polar Ice cap when melted 0 feet. airplaneman Aug 2017 #51

Tough board to be new at. Quanta Aug 2017 #32

I joined back in 2008 and if you didn't have at least 1000 posts, you were suspect Kaleva Aug 2017 #37

not sure when i first joined. sometime after gwb was appointed tiredtoo Aug 2017 #41

Congrats! Quanta Aug 2017 #52

I didn't even know DU or other websites existed until after Feb when I came across them BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #45

I don't think we have healed from the 2016 primary or the general. hrmjustin Aug 2017 #33

You missed the hatred directed towards Stupak in 2010 Kaleva Aug 2017 #36

An anti-choice Dem is still better than a Republican Calculating Aug 2017 #38

Kentuck, for the most part I avoid those threads simply because they won't still_one Aug 2017 #39

nah. dont you remember the woodchucks? and the pony wars? mopinko Aug 2017 #40

You and Will Pitt replied to my 1st post in 2001 Nevernose Aug 2017 #43

Your perceptions about professionsl trolls may be right infullview Aug 2017 #44

Welcome locks Aug 2017 #59

You Have to Stand for Something Muneraven Aug 2017 #46

"If you don't stand H2O Man Aug 2017 #50

I stand for voting for the Dem candidate. Kaleva Aug 2017 #55

The domino theory Kaleva Aug 2017 #54

Distorted, blown up fake issue brought here and spread by our enemies. Hortensis Aug 2017 #116

Last year's divisiveness has made a lasting imprint on this site liberal N proud Aug 2017 #53

purists miscalculate Roy Rolling Aug 2017 #58

I know that corporations have departments devoted to tracking employees on social media diva77 Aug 2017 #60

Sometimes when people run for office I don't neccessarily blueinredohio Aug 2017 #61

It has been this way since I first signed up back in 2003. nt Quixote1818 Aug 2017 #63

I don't think DU has changed much. MerryBlooms Aug 2017 #65

+1000 DLevine Aug 2017 #96

and yet a pragmatic President Egnever Aug 2017 #112

He was willing to bring us into the fold and give us hope, MerryBlooms Aug 2017 #113

And yet if you refused to vote for him because he did not endorse gay marriage Egnever Aug 2017 #114

The purity test is an erosion of confidence tactic Bladewire Aug 2017 #67

The change you speak of... Snackshack Aug 2017 #69

We can thank Lujan and the DCCC for this latest round of contention Mountain Mule Aug 2017 #71

What other part of the platform should we give away? Lordquinton Aug 2017 #72

I agree 100% Kentuck. It is the absolutely ONLY reason why if you express Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2017 #73

Hard to say Blecht Aug 2017 #74

Well, let's see if I can clear things up with a couple of questions and their correct answers rock Aug 2017 #75

Bingo. dalton99a Aug 2017 #90

OK, am I the only one that can see that its not DU that is changing - if there really is a change LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #76

Ok but why are people trashed when they just say "i am pro-choice but I would vote for a pro-life johhnydrama Aug 2017 #84

You might be trashed, as you should be, for using the term 'pro-life' when the correct term is SharonClark Aug 2017 #85

I agree Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #87

Pro-life is a term that they use to describe themselves. johhnydrama Aug 2017 #101

I Come to the DU To Prove My Superior Intelligence Ccarmona Aug 2017 #77

There have always been purity ball debutantes. X_Digger Aug 2017 #80

Pragmatic is realizing you don't control any vote but your own Warpy Aug 2017 #82

No, it's not changing GaryCnf Aug 2017 #83

DU used to be more progressive IMO mvd Aug 2017 #88

DU has always been split hfojvt Aug 2017 #89

Losing to Donald Trump will do that to you Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #91

Yes, it has changed. meadowlander Aug 2017 #92

Nah. It was a crappy thing that guy said, completely unnecessary, and the pushback is national ucrdem Aug 2017 #93

Make no mistake. A woman's right to choose is not debatable. kentuck Aug 2017 #94

My understanding is DCCC chairman Lujan says anti-choice candidates DLevine Aug 2017 #97

No. kentuck Aug 2017 #104

As usual, it's the details that get gritty krispos42 Aug 2017 #100

botskies & trollskies abound.. annabanana Aug 2017 #99

It still looks a lot like it did when I joined in 2008. MineralMan Aug 2017 #102

Specifics aside, the bullshit and games have stayed remarkably consistent over the years. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #109

yep pretty much the same steve2470 Aug 2017 #117

My take on that specific question- I know, a tall order- is not to compromise on the core values Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #119

I agree with you steve2470 Aug 2017 #120

The core logic of the anti-choice movement, in a nutshell Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #121

What did I miss in the OP? DFW Aug 2017 #115

Kentuck. I have viewed you as one of the leftmost members on DU. Blue_true Aug 2017 #118