Should We Have A "GOP Watch" Forum That Focuses On Holding Republicans Accountable? [View All]

[TomCADem]

This site is called Democratic Underground. Yet, it seems like most of the posts are dedicated toward trashing Democrats, or repeating threads and narratives designed to increase spread dissent among Democrats and their supporters. Statements of prominent progressives are only kicked, and re-kicked, if they attack leading Democrats. However, if they say something that is supportive of Democrats, then the thread becomes buried. For example, Paul Krugman's arguments and statements supporting HCR were quickly buried, while his statements that are critical of Democrats get kicked and re-kicked.

I remember when I first started falling this board, much of the discussion was devoted toward calling out Republicans, and standing strong against the media narrative that is designed to undermine and attack Democrats. Now, GD is filled with posts designed to skirt around the rules while attacking Democrats. Since folks can't advocate for third parties like the Green Party, let alone the Republican party, you now have folks repeatedly announcing that they will stay home at the upcoming election.

My proposal is to have a post that focuses on actions of Republicans. We can call it GOP Watch. If folks want to post anti-Democratic attacks and narratives under the guise of holding Democrats accountable, then they can continue to do so in GD. But, in the GOP Watch forum, we can finally have a forum for those of us who do not want to give Republicans a free pass.

I know some folks will protest and say that there is nothing wrong with holding Democrats who are really closet Republicans accountable. Well, then there is GD for these types of posts. But what about an actual forum that focuses on the actions and statements of Republicans. For example, lets call them out for the deficit hypocrisy. Lets call them out for their opposition to START treaty. Lets call them out for their denial of climate change. Lets call them out for their hypocrisy on Medicare and Social Security.

The corporate media only gives liberals and progressives a microphone if they dutifully attack Democrats. Remember Jane Hamsher on Fox News with Grover Norquist? We should have a forum where we can focus on and rightfully bash on Republicans.