Repubs on DU

[brainwashed_youth]

Alright, does anybody here think that we should allow the repugnicants to post here. I mean, c'mon, that would make this board so much more fun(not that it isn't already). I know I get pounded over the head everyday on the conservative website I post on, I just think it's time the situation was reversed. Anybody think this sounds like a good idea?

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Bad idea. Terrible idea.

If you thing the flame wars are hot now....

[madmax]

2. Oh, hell no!

If you need to you can read the drivel on freerepublic.

:hi: Welcome to DU

[Intelsucks]

3. Not the first time this has been proposed... It got slapped down by

Skinner. The mods have a tough enough job as it is.

[DS1]

4. Or we could just play some sort of PM tag

Where the 'it' person has to post the dumbest shit they can think of, and then pick another random 'it' person.

If you're going to promote stupidity, there's plenty of it to go around already.

[Maeve]

5. No

Welcome to the board, but we've had this discussion about a bazillion times before.
First and foremost, the administrators don't want that kind of board. Second, a lot of us come here to get away from just that sort of crap--if you want to discuss issues with conservatives, there is a wide world of 'net full of them.

[brainwashed_youth]

6. Oh....

Ok, didn't know. My bad.

[Intelsucks]

10. You aren't the first person... No big deal. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Guaranteed]

15. Dude...you shouldn't post this here.

This is "Ask the Administrators" stuff. This thread is going to get locked.

This makes the Gods very angry. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. It's bad enough we're subject to them everyday on mainstream media

and we do get disruptors here quite frequently. They should NOT be allowed here, period.

[INTELBYTES]

8. Actually I think it is an excellent idea!!

But I think there should be a Freeper room specifically set aside for this kind of discourse. Freepers would only be able to log into that one room and not bother the business of the other DU rooms.

I think exchanging views is beneficial to both sides as well as entertaining. I love debating with those on the other side of the political aisle at work.

Great suggestion!!

[lovedems]

9. Yuck! We are confronted with republican dribble enough! Just watch

the news! I am sure we all have that family member or co-worker that tries to convert us too. No way, this is a refuge for like minded people to have honest debate and clarify ideas. Yuck, if I wanted more republican dribble, I would go to freeperland.

[scottcsmith]

11. Hell no

They can spew their hatred and venom at their own message board. I don't want to come here to read how I'm a traitor because I oppose the war in Iraq. I think the quality of the discussions here would go down the toilet. We'd be responding to post after post slamming Hillary Clinton, and that just gets old fast.

[PVnRT]

12. NO

This place is hard enough to manage without Republicans here.

[jonnyblitz]

13. The right wing DEMS at DU should satisfy that need you have. n/t

[Endangered Specie]

14. If you rellly want to argue and rebuttal them

Find something you cant stand on FreeRebuplib or wherever, then write your own counter argument in say, the Editorials.

[Arbustosux]

16. Only under two conditions

First, they cannot resort to their racist, name calling antics. One such display and they are gone.

Second, they must contribute money and instead of a star, they should get a swastika thus signifying their allegiance.

Just my humble opinion....

[pretzel4gore]

17. Michael Moore's Forum....

was destroyed by the repubs....even the moderate rw guys couldn't stop the hatriots (no one can stop them)

[Jim Sagle]

18. Sux.

[IronLionZion]

19. There are other sites that offer bi-partisan discussion

but DU should definitely be Democrat and allow people like me who lean Democrat and support Democratic policies to discuss. But opening it up to pro-Bush Republicans is an invitation for chaos and trouble.

[Moderator]

20. Welcome to DU

Just so you know, questions about DU policies and procedures belong in the Ask the Administrators forum. Although to save you time I can also tell you it's not worth asking this question in there because the answer will be "no."

Thanks, locking.