I've been mulling over all of the new site moderating put forth by our favorite blog owner Kos.
I agree and like most of the changes except the 'more and better Dems vs Progressive Dems' issue.
Seems the word Progress, moving forward, changing for the better is another one of those PC, Political Challenge or Political Correct, words that is causing some BIG problems.
There seems to be a lot of hyper-sensitive (insecure) people here who resent any kind of thoughts, opinions, new ideas that might push Democrats more left.
One example of the bizzarre reactions that really got me concerned was the over reaction to Alan Grayson's post calling Newt Fat. I got eyes, Newt is Fat. But the Dems who got so upset that a Progressive Dem 'picked-on a fat, much despised republican opponent enemy (or is enemy a bad word now too?) was way over the top hyper-sensitive reaction as if Alan personally called every over weight person in the world FAT.
I thought the post was humorous, ballsy and calling it like Newt is- a fat pain in the ass republican wannabee Clinton/president cry baby. Who hasn't wanted to insult the haters of people on the right at least once in our democrat journey??
Why so many people take every little nuanced opinion, concern personal now a days is really SCARY. What has caused the new hyper-sensitivety irrational insecurity that has even affected so many here on a more once free-thinking Left blog??
One of the reasons is the insecure state of our country. Who doesn't feel insecure these days as we know and learn that many of the things we once thought or had control over has been taken away from all of us?
But the over-reaction here just might be the result of something else.
I have some ideas but I'm more of an observer of human behavior and how we react to the crimes by those who would demean, control, destroy humanity in many of the corporations running the show.
Have we become TOO politically challenged, OVER politically correct (who made all those rules, (xtians?) and fearful of those in power?