I'm not into DA autos either, but I thought the LDAs were quite a bit different from your conventional DA. Regardless, there's no sense in taking such an attitude toward a company that makes gazillions of single-action guns, and also offers some sorta-kinda double-action versions. What's the problem?
The notion of a double action 1911 seems like complete folly to me. Para's interest in designing, building, and marketing such a thing turns me off to the whole brand.
It'd be like buying a high performance sports car, then having a mechanic install a governor to limit it to 35 mph. Or like buying a 5,000 square foot mansion, then hiring contractor to permanently wall off 4,000 SF so that it's not accessible. I'd wonder about the sanity of anyone doing this sort of thing, and while I'd respect their rights to do so, I'd still think they're weird and steer clear of them.
Maybe Para's proper normal 1911s are dandy guns, I dunno. As I said, I've no experience with Para's products, and no interest in purchasing one in the future. That's as far as it goes for me.
FTR, Sig turns me off to their 1911's too, with that odd looking shadow line on their slides. A 1911 should look like a 1911, not a Sig, even if it is made by Sig. Just my opinion, and bears no reflection on the quality of Sig's 1911s.