And while some are trolls who should be banned, most were actual Democrats.

My crime was standing up to and exposing the Kostapo and I had over 10,000 comments there.

For those who don't know

Kos users = Mostly good people
Kostapo - a bunch of people who monitor thoughts all day long and start cyberbullying person after person who posts a comment on an issue that doesn't tow the product line.

It is the fact that Kos allowed his site to be taken over by the latter which has driven most people away. If you check Jotter's weekly statistics the site's active users is about 5% of the UserIds. (most have been banned or have left)

I am an adult. I have two prestigious licenses, a permanent certificate to teach grades K-6 and I'm a member of the New York State Bar. Both jobs require me to exhibt a lot of patience, indeed extra patience, for differing views than mine in which I have to listen, engage, and accommodate.

I am the same way politically. I will crush right wingers but I can certainly allow them to speak. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me for I"m comfortable in my views.

The problem with Kos is that he has the same mentality as the intolerant crowd that composes most of the Right. He is illiberal in practice and gives the progressive movement a very bad name. (All the while actually undermining it and bashing people who are part of it) Is this something we want speaking for Democrats? The answer is No b/c if he somehow becomes more influential, he will sink the party. There's a reason why Hillary criticized him in 2007 and Obama lambasted him in 2006 in an article that appeared in the Washington Post.