A Liberal? In MY Free Republic?

Trolling for spotlights, I found an older one. Freepers - not super into engaging the reasonable opposition:

Some Lib on the Wrong Forums (Not yet zotted!) posts:

Hello freepers, I'm a registered Democrat, but I'd really rather not be. I would much rather sign myself onto some progressive party as I feel they would better represent me, my views and my country. However, if I were to do so in the current political environment I would be throwing my vote away and by not voting for the Democrat I'm helping the Republican candidate inch closer to a plurality. Similarly, I'm sure plenty of you guys would much rather have a strong Libertarian Party or some sort of Evangelical Party instead of being lumped in with the rest of the Republican Party. How do we remedy this problem? Well, that's the tricky part. In close elections if either of us put up an Independent candidate who supported reform, but otherwise held the same views as the candidate we'd normally vote for then we'd end up splitting the vote and guaranteeing that the guy we don't like wins the seat.

Later, he follows up:

I don’t want you to agree with me. I don’t want you to join with me in my party. I want you and everyone else to have a party that you can agree with on nearly all issues instead of having 2 parties that you rarely agree with on anything.

katwoman5779 doesn't seem to have read beyond the first clause:

Why don’t you libs rename your party to reflect your belief system. Can you say “Communist”?

RC one also knows dialogue is for suckers:

We’re far beyond having polite rational conversations with the left. You’re parasites on the nation and we are the cure. Go back to DU you effing parasite.

FutureRocketMan explains that the Democratic party has changed, while the Republican party remains pure:

Democrats, up until Franklin Roosevelt, or possibly Woodrow Wilson, were fairly conservative. Religion (Christianity in particular) was much more respected, politically, up until Roosevelt, and later JFK. After FDR, people started looking towards government for help, and thus born the progressive agenda. In the beginning, the progressive left mantel was held by Pinkos and people like Margaret Sanger.

The Democrat party has been hijacked from Dems like Dan Boren, for Dems like Nancy Pelosi. If you really want a party the espouses your views, either join the Green Party, or the Socialist Party, USA. There are plenty of choices for you. As for having a greater voice for your ideals, you have the GD president right now.

The Republican party is a conservative Party. that is the fact of the party platform. I am proud to call myself a Republican because we are the patriotic, conservative party. We do have our moderates (those who are “moderate” on social issues shouldn’t be called moderates, rather progressive hecklers), but the base and the majority of the party is conservative, and it will remain that way until the Democrats throw off there progressive wing, rejoin the Repubs on the major social issues, and begin arguing with them about HOW to achieve an end, not what that end should be.

central_va is amazed any Democrat could be unsatisfied with Obama:

While the cyclotron warms up, could you explain why a progressive would have any problems with Obama? He is a radical, so what do you want?

Bryanw92 has contempt this liberals' lack of pragmatism:

What are your views? Obama is as progressive as he can afford to be in a first term governing a right-of-center nation, with plenty of hints that he will move radically to the left after November.

The only thing more progressive than Obama in this term is a full-bore card-carrying communist.

kosciusko51 explains why he doesn't trust this scheming lib:

The problem is that there are two types of people: Those that want to take from others, and those that don't want to be robbed, even under the color of law. Until we resolve that stealing from one person and giving it to another just because they need it is immoral and/or illegal, then the two sides will remain in opposition. There is no compromise on this position.

Also, you want this to happen so that your progressive wing would have a better chance to run the country. Thank you, but no, we have already had enough.

Bye!

"You're dumb" Responsibility2nd explains:

OK, I'm IBTZ also.

But I did read your post, and did consider your points.

Up to this point I haven't actually laid out any solutions, so I'll just list what I'd like to see in any reform.

-End Gerrymandering
-Replace First Past the Post with some sort of preferential system

Sorry, this will not affect any real change. And your post indicates you are a Progressive.

Like I said... IBTZ.

GraceG knows the only real reform is to assure the right people vote:

Also how about making Voter Fraud be an act of TREASON?

Especially when it can clearly be proven intent to undermine the electoral system...

Nothing more I would to see but the “Vote often” DIMS to be hanging at the end of a rope for intentionally undermining the republic.

SaraJohnson knows all this third party talk is an evil libertarian plot!

So you admit that you are a leftist, constitution busting treasonous azz, and then offer us a solution to our problem of the Republican party melding with the Democrat Party to work against the constitution. You suggest that we join your “progressive” (Marxist) pals in an independent party as a solution to our problem of the GOP joining the Marxists of the Democrat party?

You are “sure” we want a libertarian or evangelical party?

The libertarians already have an independent party and I am sure they will join you in your “progressive” efforts. You will find many of them at Occupy Wall Street. They have no clue when they are pushing forward your “progressive” agenda of socialism. Just wag gay marriage and State mandated atheism in front of them and they will putting in your slimey hands.