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58. Because when I read the Dem party platform...

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2017, 03:21 AM

Jan 2017

I agree with literally every line. Pretty simple.

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Why are you a Democrat? last week a DUer I respect asked that question in a contentious thread [View all] The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 OP

Bless your heart, and DAMNED proud to recommend! Raster Jan 2017 #1

THIS. nt LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #2

I'm stealing that with changes to make it work for me. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #3

It ain't stealing. The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #17

Very well said! I am proud to K&R your eloquent post. Thank you! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2017 #4

The posts quoting Roosevelt and Truman sab390 Jan 2017 #5

Yes The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #25

Beautifully put AJT Jan 2017 #6

K&R ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #7

+100 and Amen. skylucy Jan 2017 #8

K&R mcar Jan 2017 #9

I am a Democrat because I am a humanist HassleCat Jan 2017 #10

Thank you The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #14

Ooops! Are my horns showing? HassleCat Jan 2017 #15

I'm a Democrat because... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #11

Thank you for this well thought out reply. The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #12

Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #16

K&R! FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 #13

Because it doesn't take a shit-ton of hypocrisy to reconcile its positions. Thor_MN Jan 2017 #18

Definately The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #19

Because I don't hate... Iggo Jan 2017 #20

This is also true The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #21

"a festering cheeto colored chancre" BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #22

I do my best The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #23

Good one! And good post. Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #29

I am a democrat DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #24

Exactly. Nt The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #27

I actually wrote an essay with that title Curmudgeoness Jan 2017 #26

Opposing what they are now is just a baseline level of decency The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #28

You are not the only one with that opinion. Curmudgeoness Jan 2017 #31

In the 70sand 80s The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #33

There was a purge of moderates around that time. Lowell Weicker was one that got shunned. alfredo Jan 2017 #44

It is the party of the people Motley13 Jan 2017 #30

Yes, I agree, I also do not feel the pressure to hate others. Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #53

I'm not rich enough to be a 1% republican Lee-Lee Jan 2017 #32

This is the best answer in the fewest words. The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #34

THIS kind of thread is what DU had back in the Bush days. Pholus Jan 2017 #35

Thank you for sparking the discussion The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #37

because it is about us, not just me. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #36

Yes it is. The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #38

Beacuse the Smickey Jan 2017 #39

Yes The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #41

By default: My parents were low-income HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2017 #40

We all grow in the soil we were planted in. The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #42

I'm a Democrat because I have a heart and mind. alfredo Jan 2017 #43

Well said. Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #47

I am a Democrat bdamomma Jan 2017 #45

This is what I assumed would happen from the Tea Party and Trump. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #46

I wish I could share in your amazement. Many are very removed from reality. Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #49

Might be for their own good. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #50

k and r niyad Jan 2017 #48

Great post. I think I remember visiting this "contentious" thread you refer to. Cheers. Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #51

It's not about party name for me. Mz Pip Jan 2017 #52

Best answer yet. Labels are often meaningless. Who cares about a D dionysus Jan 2017 #64

Good answer, but remember there are many here and in real life you are just here to be rwsanders Jan 2017 #54

K&R Jamaal510 Jan 2017 #55

It's a no brainer brooklynboy49 Jan 2017 #56

My dog is a democrat lambchopp59 Jan 2017 #57

I think my cat might have wanted Trump to win. She has a brain the size of a walnut. n/t. NNadir Jan 2017 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author NNadir Jan 2017 #61

And, after all cats have historically been known as evil creatures lambchopp59 Jan 2017 #69

Sorry, I must protest. My kittens are democrats. IrishEyes Jan 2017 #76

Because when I read the Dem party platform... SharpProgress Jan 2017 #58

Read? You mean that there is a document... The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #59

Well put. I am a Democrat because of I still believe in Eleanor Roosevelt's vision of human rights. NNadir Jan 2017 #62

I am a Democrat because I am my brothers keeper. classykaren Jan 2017 #63

I think I just fell in love with you! LanternWaste Jan 2017 #75

To which I would respond Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #65

I was raised by a Democrat TNNurse Jan 2017 #66

Because I'm anti-nazi, Mc Mike Jan 2017 #67

Wonderfully put! hamsterjill Jan 2017 #68

excellent heaven05 Jan 2017 #70

All great reasons nil desperandum Jan 2017 #72

Because unions are the backbone of the prosperous American working class. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #71

I am a Democrat because I know the difference between Dems and Reps louis c Jan 2017 #73

I'm not so sure what I am any more. Hulk Jan 2017 #74

Hello? DownriverDem Jan 2017 #81

No...I'm not. Hulk Jan 2017 #83

Because for the most part, Democrats are a huge group that knows Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #77

I vote Democratic because they meet more of my morals and beliefs Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #78

I agree with what others have written. IrishEyes Jan 2017 #79

Hate repub motto/views DownriverDem Jan 2017 #80

Because the Democratic Party, for its faults forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #82