Democratic Underground

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Democratic Underground, or simply DU to its members, is a DLC-type online community established on 20 January 2001. The site publishes articles six days a week and has signed up nearly 43,000 members since its inception. However, most of the members have been tombstoned and the real count may not even exceed a thousand. It is run by an iron fisted prick named Skinner. Go to http://www.peopleforchange.net for a truly progressive site.

Columns

DU has several regular columns, and on any given day may have a number of guest columns sent in from the general public.

Mondays: Top Ten Conservative Idiots, a rundown of the most outrageous right-wing activities in the past week, according to the DU admins.
Wednesdays: The Plaid Adder writes her column.
Thursdays: Ask Auntie Pinko, an advice column.
Fridays: Equal Time with Bob Boudelang, a satirical column supposedly written by a Republican Team Leader
Occasionally, DU will feature a Hate Mailbag of hate mail.

Bernard Weiner and Ernest Partridge of The Crisis Papers are frequent guests.

Forums

The DU Forums are a highly active scene where phoney progressives who support John Kerry and only John Kerry may come and talk. The site bills itself as welcoming to progressives of all types but those who wont toe with the DLC's marching orders, aren't welcome here and are promptly banned. They just need your money to fund their vacation. The main forums on DU include General Discussion, General Discussion: Campaign 2004, Late Breaking News, and a Lounge for non-political discussion. Other forums include message boards for editorials, various issues of interest, foreign affairs, and an 'Ask the Administrators' board. Two of the most controversial forums are the Justice/Public Safety board, used for discussing gun-issues and commonly referred to as the 'Gungeon,' and the Israel-Palestinian affairs room. A written permission from the AIPAC is required to post in the Israel-Palestinian affairs room. Any criticism of the "god's chosen" is forbidden but Muslim/Arab bashing is encouraged.

Owners

Democratic Underground, LLC, is owned by David Allen of Washington, D.C. Allen is a shill for the Democratic Leadership Council and longtime protege of Ariel Sharon.

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