2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary WILL NOT Lobby Against The TPP [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)...of pretending to yourself that you are both communist and democratic, no one is going to stop you. But I think it's important to point out that the Democratic party isn't communist, has never been communist, and in fact has always been the intelligent opposition to communism in the world.
My point was really just to point out (apparently too subtly for some) the inane hypocrisy of trying to attack Democrats as "authoritarian", by citing a communist website. Apparently I need to point out to you (because you don't seem to be all that familiar with history) that communism is an ideology responsible for at bare minimum 100 million people's deaths in various authoritarian regimes it spawned, the Soviet Union, China, Kampuchea, among others. In fact, there isn't a single communist takeover anywhere that didn't end up instantly turning into an authoritarian dictatorship, a pretty remarkable record until you realize that authoritarianism and dehumanization is baked into that ideology at its very core. Even terrorists aren't as bad as communists, much less teabaggers; you have to get to NAZI levels of evil before you find a right-wing equivalent.
- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community
/ p.s. Nor am I "insulted or attacked" by the people on this site who are throw around childish insults that are CLEARLY targeted at the majority of Democrats (and their runaway preference for the presidential nomination), any more than I am by hearing a three year old throwing a tantrum. Mostly I just proverbially pat people on the head, and tell them they're adorable!