I used the democratic underground as an example because in my opinion it is equally extreme. They are as far left in many aspects as the sight you mentioned is right.
What few encounters I have had with the democratic underground have all been unpleasant. In my experience every attempt at a debate ends in unwarranted personal attacks and absurdist arguments. I am aware that the majority of the people on that sight are not like that, but those who are drown out the rest unless you are in-line with their point of view.
I don't consider a lot of what you just suggested ("anti UN, anti progressive income tax, anti social safety net, anti modern federal government reforms") as being particularly radical. Not nearly as radical as the position of the democratic underground that the presidency of George Bush is illegitimate. He was elected fairly under our current electoral system. Everybody has known for a long time how our system works, and it could just as easily have given gore enough electoral votes to gain the presidency even without the popular vote. If the system was broken it should have been fixed long ago but nobody complained until an election didn't go their way.
Furthermore, I don't think the actions of a 'fringe' group should have any impact on what you think of a third party. To allow them to influence your opinions either for or against something is to become bound to their ideas. A good example of this is Al-Qaeda's attempts to disrupt our system by endorsing democratic candidates...They should just be ignored.
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