It’s not only the fringe of the Democratic party.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836049/posts?page=88#88
Fringe, by its very definition, is lacking in substance, largely irrelevant but decorative and interesting.
So can we just consider the kooks, both right and left, as entertainment, while the realists among us look for serious solutions to complicated problems?
And can we also admit that there will always be problems? If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
I think my Grandma said that.