"America Has a Long and Storied Socialist Tradition. DSA Is Reviving It."

[Ninsianna]

37. Do you believe that proselytization and taking over a party that you claim should reflect

the ideals of the 40's, and a man of his time who was himself rather racist.

Democratic with a small "d" doesn't give a group of people the right to "take over" so they may shove their beliefs down everyone else's throat. The Democratic part also involves allowing people to have a voice, and everything we're seeing from these supposed DSA people seems to be about silencing and forcing out those who don't agree with them.

I have no problem with democratic socialism, I'm just wondering why the more militant among them, like the DSA feels the need to "take over" a party that doesn't agree with their stances and who don't like the abuse they're hurtling at us.

The DSA people are not about small d democracy, they seem to about some sort of violent wrenching of the party from the people it currently hosts, who do support unions but find the DSA to be obnoxious, atrocious and not reflective of who we are as a party.

I feel that this level of religious junta doesn't belong in the party, and if they hate us so much, they can have their little meetings and set up a party that better reflects them since they don't like the Democratic Party or the people that make it up.

Proselytization with this type of rhetoric isn't terribly democratic, nor is it Democratic, and anyone who thinks this is a good idea, should DemExit like they've been threatening to do.

Harassment, abuse and violent rhetoric isn't how one makes a convincing argument, it's why Robertson is a ridiculous joke, and paraphrasing him is such a joke.