http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2440590Oh my.
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Wed Dec-07-11 10:17 AM
Original message
The "...this web site is not affiliated with the Democratic Party" disclaimer is gone in DU3.
On the "About Us" page, there is no longer a statement that DU is not affliated with the Democratic Party.
It's a big campfire, the primitives all upset and bent out of shape.
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 02:17 AM
Response to Reply #27
31. Clarifying. I agree that we need to know.
It would not surprise me to hear that the Democratic Party has bought into this site, particularly given the changes we are seeing now.
Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Wed Dec-07-11 11:38 AM
Response to Original message
15. If DU is indeed officially affiliated, we should be told openly --
It's only right and fair that posters and donors here know what they are involved with.
DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Wed Dec-07-11 11:43 AM
Response to Reply #18
19. DU3 is over-complicated.
insanely so.
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Wed Dec-07-11 11:59 PM
Response to Reply #19
28. Agree on this, too.
Someone in another thread compared it to a washing machine with too many buttons. I thought that was apt. And most of the buttons have to do with policing one another.
No Elephants (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 11:17 PM
Response to Reply #28
64. And why do you have a problem with that, comrade?
defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 06:11 AM
Response to Reply #19
38. True -- and it seems to be modelled for someone's convenience... but not members' -- that's for sure!!
And, the taboo subjects continue to pile up!!
OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 01:15 PM
Response to Reply #39
46. Speaking of the DLC and the Koch brothers,
Remember when Anonymous attacked Koch-related websites and DU went down for a day?
Surely a coincidence, right?
I bet the administrators will clear this up any time now...
defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-09-11 12:16 AM
Response to Reply #53
72. I was referring specifically as to how . . .
Skinner may think of "working within the system" -- and of the left ....
Democratic Underground is an online community for politically liberal people who understand the importance of working within the system to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of political office. Teabaggers, Neo-cons, Dittoheads, Paulites, Freepers, Birthers, and right-wingers in general are not welcome here. Neither are certain extreme-fringe left-wingers, including advocates of violent political/social change, hard-line communists, terrorist-apologists, America-haters, kooks, crackpots, LaRouchies, and the like.
I'm not sure that Skinner doesn't think OWS may be comprised of "extreme fringe left-wingers,
America haters, kooks, and the like"-- ???
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 10:21 AM
Response to Reply #34
43. I saw that, too...
whereas the previous language welcomed "Democrats of all stripes."
EarlG ADMIN (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-08-11 04:59 PM
Response to Original message
54. Just to clear this up for everyone
Democratic Underground is still not affiliated with the Democratic Party.
LWolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-09-11 08:12 AM
Response to Original message
76. It's there this morning:
After more than a decade online, Democratic Underground still hosts the most active liberal discussion board on the Internet. We are an independent website funded by member subscriptions and advertising, and we have no affiliation with the Democratic Party.
I am more curious, and a little concerned, that the site no longer identifies as "left-wing." It is now "liberal," which so many dlc/centrist/"new" dem/3rd way NEO-LIBERALS use to describe themselves.
Hmmmm.
One wonders why the primitives are reluctant to be affiliated with the Democrat party.
It's a marriage made in heaven, two eminently compatible partners, the Democrat party and the primitives.
