This statement was posted by another member, and at first glance makes sense. But upon closer examintion it really means nothing. Ex: Dean supporters act like Dave Matthews/Phish fans.
I had to post a thread to try to make peace as a Dean supporter, or at least give my interpretation of where we are coming from in regards to the article posted in this thread-
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=83051&mesg_id=83051&page=Dean supporters act like defenders of this that and any other thing they strongly believe in. Doesn't mean the cause is an incorrect one.
Passion is admirable. Fundamentalism is not. * supporters are fundamentalist...Dean supporters will follow the logic, point out to Dean what needs to be changed (medical marijuana stance for example), and he will do so accordingly. Dean LISTENS, and has NOTHING to lose by doing so. "Beware the man who has nothing to lose." And bless the man who listens to us instead of us listening to him.
It all comes down to this...Dean is NOT NOT NOT a rival of TRUTH and PROGRESS. Not that some other Dem candidates are, but some of them do seem to be rivals of truth and progress happening in a timely fashion...
It's SO important, after the Gore bashing of 2000, that a good candidate isn't brought down by bubblegum labels, biased ignorance of what the American people really believe, and half-assed reporting. Of course, that has always been an important cause, but where was everyone when it was happening to Gore???. The internet was just as open and available for utilization back then, was it not? For some reason, few Gore supporters were riled up enough to organize and correct the untruths or stand up against the bashing en masse.
The Dem candidate, whomever they are, will of course get bashed up one side and down the other, but the question is THIS: When it comes to winning or losing, will we FEEL the deep down urge to defend, tooth and nail, any candidate enough to help him through that? Will we BE SURE to correct anyone and everyone, even fellow Dems, so that nobody is unenlightened to the facts about the Dem we happen to support? To make sure no bullshit goes unpunished, to make sure people and the media KNOW "we the little people" are paying attention this time and intend to do whatever it takes to make sure they get away with NOTHING that we let them get away with when Gore was running?
Show me some hard-core supporters of DEMOCRATIC candidates that invoke the passion and MOTIVATION that Dean does to me (or Kucinich does to others), and I will throw support behind him as well. I want to be in the group that speaks up against faux reports of ANY Dem candidate. I want PASSION for what I believe in to be on display constantly, and in displaying that passion, my motto will be "the rules are, there are no rules." If Bush can win with far fewer supporters, we can defnitely win, because there are MORE OF US LEFTIES, and even worse, we are smarter and more pissed off. It doesn't bode well for the wingnuts.
The media better learn quickly what they are up against. And if you feel the same way about Kerry, Clark, or whomever, then get your word out. Bashing other candidates constantly does nothing but take valuable time that could be spent shouting from the rooftops how great of a president your candidate will be.
Like me- I do not bash, I simply say these things about who I will vote for. I will not vote for a candidate who voted in favor of nullifying the constitution (PATRIOT Act), I won't vote for Lieberman, and I will not vote for a candidate that, now that the falseness of the evidence came out, still stands by his mistake of supporting Bush's Iraq cause by voting in favor of it. That's about it.
The rest of my time will be spent looking for reasons to vote FOR Dem candidates that deserve it.