[Sosfbay-discuss] Why I Joined the Green Party on California Greening

[Wes Rolley]

alexcathy at aol.com wrote:

Well, I did 2 things. First, I Recommended Alex's Diary at dailyKos. 
Then, I added my own comment to the effect that they need to choose 
their enemies carefully.
> Dear Friends,
>
> Wes might especially get a kick out of this.
>
> I do believe there is a flaw in human nature. People are more 
> passionate about what they are AGAINST than about what they are FOR.
>
> I posted a "Diary" on the Daily Kos with a link to my California 
> Greening article. I have posted a number of small "diaries" up there 
> in recent months. I have never gotten more than 15 comments before it 
> scrolled off the front page.
>
> Today, my diary has been up there for about a hour and I've had 68 
> comments. Within seconds my "Diary" was reclassified as a "Troll 
> Diary." All but about 10 comments were extremely hostile and many 
> quite vulgar (along the lines of "F**K YOU, GREENIE-WEENY"). One guy 
> posted a picture of kid with a snotty nose. The Daily Kos has new 
> rules about posting pictures, but I guess they don't apply to 
> Stalinist Democrats.
>
> Just gives us fresh insights into exactly why we are in this mess. 
> Think about it. These bloggers supposedly represent the Bush-hating 
> avant garde among Democrats. These are people who are passionately 
> antiwar and who also claim to be passionately concerned about green 
> issues like global warming. And yet... almost all of them have this 
> really irrational hostility, bordering on hatred for Greens, which by 
> the way, is very similar to the irrational hostility, bordering on 
> hatred for peace activists, civil rights activists, feminists, and 
> environmentalists by Democratic Party hacks generally. I know I've 
> seen diaries by rightwing "trolls" on the Daily Kos that does generate 
> such a firestorm.
>
> Frankly, I do not like those people and I do not WANT to be in the 
> same party with them. No going back.
>
>
> Alex Walker
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