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itzamirakul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-09-06 05:35 AM
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21. What used to be called "moderate" has shifted to a rightwing
Edited on Wed Aug-09-06 05:38 AM by itzamirakul
position and is no longer truly centrist. There are no true moderates remaining in the Democratic Party.
There are only DINOs and Progressives and I am proud to be among the latter.

"Do moderates usually want to keep killing people who never attacked us?" My answer to this is an unqualified, "Yes." They just want to stop arguing. Those who erroneously call themselves Democratic moderates just don't have enough heart to defend an opposing belief.

The hardliners love the new moderate position because they so easily go along to get along with the hard right. Someday they may be called upon to decide whether to kill some of their own.

Edit: To recommend and kick
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