I'm addressing my post to all comers. The fact that this group is dedicated to support of President Obama and his policies does NOT mean we blindly follow the leader. It simply means that this is the place for positive outlook. No one says or practices the idea that we shouldn't study and participate in different locations that may be designated for open and perhaps even fierce debate. But people shouldn't confuse apples and oranges either. There's a legitimate need for both types of encounters. It doesn't trample on anyone's rights or responsibilities to insist on keeping them separated. A trivial comparison, perhaps, but do you eat dinner in your bathtub?
I'm saying it's only reasonable and decent to respect the announced boundaries of a group's originators. Otherwise it amounts to stomping in somebody else's house where you don't have the keys or an invitation to barge in and behave rudely, especially if it includes relieving yourself wherever and whenever you please on the premises. That's barbaric and totally counterproductive to persuading anyone to your own point of view. So it's not only repelling but also stupid.
It seems quite a few people don't respect justifiable parameters, however, and so they require frequent reminders. Long story short, don't eat fried chicken in someone else's living room and then wipe your greasy hands on the sofa. If that's not easy enough to understand, it can always be ratcheted up to less congenial terms. Above all, don't come barging in like a barbarian and start lecturing legitimate occupants on ethics. That flies about like a lead balloon!
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