Am I Loony Left?

[dazzleman]

I voted yes.  I'm not sure loony is the right word to describe you personally, but your political views fall within the confines of what is generally considered loony left.

The fact that you hang around with the DU is a strong indication.  If you were really a moderate, that vile group would have banned you by now.

You appear to be part of a new and upcoming group of left-wingers, who have few principles and whose opinions are not really opinions at all, but simply manifestations of a particular attitude.  This type of "liberal" is coarse, impervious to basic facts, and contemptuous, even hateful, to those who don't share his/her views, and has a negative and sour view of the world in general.

You have said that you would have supported FDR's court packing plan because you agree with the aim of using the courts to subvert self-government, basically.  You say you support the methods the DU uses to repress opinions it does not like because you support their ideas.  You would clearly support some type of left-wing dictatorship over the present administration.

You seem not to believe in self-government, and have an overall negative view of American society and American ideals.  I wonder what our society did to you to make you so hostile to it, and so lacking in appreciation for the freedoms and benefits that it brings, relative to what most people in the world have.

[dazzleman]

1-you said FDR was one of your favorite presidents, so stop bashing him
2- the purpse of DU is to provide a forum for extreme left wingers. If they allowed non-extreme left wingers on the forum, it would lose it purpose. If I want to converse with right wingers, moderates, or Naderite or Green Party idiots, I can go to other forums. DU is not the forum for that.
3-I hate parts of American society, such as suburbs and private schools. However they are not all of American society. Inner cities and public schools are as well. I'd hardly say you hate American society for hating inner cities which have far more culture to them than any suburb.
4-I think I've already established I'm quite happy I live in a country where violent video games can't be banned and I can get free condoms distributed to me.

It says a lot that the main positive thing you say relates to violent video games and free condoms.

It's typical of left-wing DU types to go around screaming about their rights, but then shut down anybody who disagrees with them.  That way of doing business is not limited to discussion groups for those people.

I said I liked FDR for standing up to the Nazis when many were unwilling.  That doesn't mean I can't criticize his court-packing plan.