Is it just me or does it get tiring to have to respond to all those loud voices that accuse the president and the Democrats of being basically "traitors"?
It is those that make controversial, exaggerated, emotional claims that get all the attention.
But wait, I have seen that on the other side too? Aren't the tea baggers a bunch of loud angry people? Doesn't Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, etc work that way too?
Someone mentioned in another diary that there is a Kossack group planning to "walk out" of Daily Kos. Well, it wouldn't be the first time, but this time... I wanna go to. Let me know where they're going, if it's a better place, I want to join them.
Why am I even here? I am here, because I am a hard-core progressive. And what I mean is that my goals or agenda for this country are very progressive (no wars, universal healthcare, repeal DADT, help the low and middle class not the rich, immigration reform, etc, etc).
But I am usually not loud. Although here at Daily Kos, I get very upset at other progressives and I tend to get loud too, and angry, which is very unhealthy and if you noticed, my username is "healthy".
I am here, because I like the organization or structure of the DK web site, the recommend system (quite addictive) and the front page news, which have more of a level-headed approach, although they are sometimes boring.
Why are loud and controversial diaries or news always more popular than level-headed, reasonable articles? I guess that is why cable news is such a disaster.
I've been spending too much time at DK. And spending money too.
If there is one thing I regret the most is having donated money to Firedoglake through some Daily Kos action calls by slinkerwink or Jane Hamsher or one of those activists. They used my money to run attack ads against Democrats. I did it because I wanted a public option, but I was wrong to trust them with my money. Jane Hamsher even joined the teabaggers. I think she brought some teabaggers over to Daily Kos, because this place has become so filled with anger and accusations against Obama that it's really become useless to have a conversation with those loud voices. Just let them all scream their lungs out (in writing - figuratively speaking).
Yes, it has happened before, we had the Dean versus the Kerry supporters fights, the Obama versus Hillary supporters fights.
And people like me trying to talk sense to this people to no avail.
I donated money to the Halter campaign through a Daily Kos action call because it was the primaries and this is the only time when it makes sense to fight Democrats and call them corrupt, when you have a better candidate. Unfortunately he didn't win, but that money was still well spent.
However, from now on until the next primaries, I will donate zero Dollars to any progressive action call, because I don't trust these loud voices.
Yes, as recently as last week they were asking for GOTV efforts, just to prove they support Democrats, but that only lasted one month, and the 15 months earlier they were busy destroying Democrats reputation.
If I who am progressive can not listen to these voices, who, but only tother very emotional loud progressives will listen to them?
If I were Obama and the Dems, I would stay away from those loud voices. Who likes screaming?