I am appalled at how we Third Way DUers are treated!

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A group of intolerant purists has taken to claiming Democratic Underground for themselves. They can't handle those that disagree with them. Oh no. They have to be selfish, and try to drive people out. They're driving wedges and shrinking the party, and will be responsible for the asskicking we're going to get in 2014!

For example, you wouldn't believe the intolerant uproar that ensued when we suggested saving money on education and food subsidies by having poor children work sixteen hours a day in steel mills. Never mind that the economic activity would stimulate the economy. I can handle some disagreements, like complaints about workplace safety. Sure, a few six-year-old children might suffer horrific burns from contact with molten steel, but they're learning important job skills. But some DUers went waaaay over the line, and became intolerant! They called us Republicans, called us heartless, called us cruel child abusers! It's clear that these closed-minded DUers don't want us on the site! They don't understand that the Democratic Party must be a big tent. Talk about making DU suck!

That was just the start. When I suggested that undocumented immigrants be used as target practice for Homeland Security, I was viciously attacked! Never mind that our fine law-enforcement officers need to have firearms training against live targets so they can be ready to defend our country from terrorists. Noooo, they didn't think of that. They cried about people being shot, called me sick, called me a murderer, called me mentally ill. They tried to drum me out of the party and this site for bigotry! I've never seen such intolerance for opposing views!

But that was nothing compared to the flaming we got when we suggested saving money on Social Security and Medicare by rendering the elderly down to extract their fat, and using it to make soap! Never mind that the additional soap made available to the American people would do wonders to improve personal hygiene. We were called Nazis, we were called murderers, we were accused of being bigoted towards senior citizens. People were literally telling me to get off this site and get out of the Democratic Party. I am horrified that people are calling for a purge of my views! I've never been treated so rudely in my entire life! I am outraged and offended that so many people dare to play the role of gatekeeper and tell me that I'm not welcome to promote these views here! I've never seen such intolerance!

And don't get me started on the NSA! If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide. But noooooo, I get yelled at even for saying that!

You need to realize that Democratic Underground, like the Democratic Party, has a big tent, so you must be tolerant of those who disagree with you. So stop being selfish! We're a part of your party too, and you must accept us!