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June 13, 2005
Inclusive Separation?
John Bailes' stellar comments yesterday defending his decision to post Matt Estes' Ronald Reagan-friendly piece on The Daily Bailout reminded me of something I read on the HamDems blog this weekend.
In the very first post on the HamDems blog, the site is characterized as the site for (among other adjectives) "inclusive" Democrats. The post goes on to say that, "If you are here to bash, ridicule, or stir the pot, your contributions will tossed in the virtual garbage can."
Now, I wonder if the word "for" is meant as "directed towards" or "representing." It would seem to make a big difference.
When so many of the posts and comments appearing (in just a week) on the HamDems site could be characterized -- by non-Democrats -- as "bashing," "ridiculing" or "stirring the pot" against the things the posters are seemingly collectively against, the Blog's opening salvo seems a bit paranoid and hypocritical.
In today's post, "A Message From the Chair," the Democratic party is characterized as believing "in the right to speak freely by exercising our constitutional rights of free speech and the vote." It goes to on to say that the Democrats "are the party preserving the rights of Americans in a free and open society."
"Inclusiveness," like free speech, is a two-way street and, unfortunately for them, bigger than the Democrats.
Feel free to bash me. I won't delete your comments over here at my political party-less blog.
| By colrus | 12:33 PM
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