Let's Try It This Way...Under What Instances, Is It Okay To Praise The President On DU ???

[Jim Lane]

345. This question is really silly.

In the whole history of DU, has there ever been one single post that was hidden because its content was too favorable to Obama?

If DUer A criticizes an Obama appointee as too right-wing, and DUer B defends the appointment and adds, "You're an asshole," then that post praising Obama will be hidden, and rightly so. But that's because of the personal attack, not because of the praise of Obama.

You want to feel persecuted. You want to feel oppressed. Your problem is that the only persecution and oppression going on is that progressives sometimes express disagreement with specific actions (or inactions) by Obama.

If you don't want to read anything that criticizes Obama, stick to the BOG. Most of DU is a discussion group -- not open to all opinions (go to Discussionist for the RWNJ viewpoint), but open to a range of divergent opinions on the left, including the opinion that Obama is sometimes too far to the right.

So, to answer your silly question -- it's OK to praise the President on DU at all times and in all manners. The only people who have to think about what's OK on DU are those who want to voice a criticism of Obama. Those are the posts that are risk of being hidden based on their substance.