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[stopbush]

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[chillfactor]

1. thank goodness...

I am really, really tired and disgusted at DUers tearing each other apart.

[workinclasszero]

2. I hope you are right but

I don't have much faith that its going to happen.

When Hillary mathematically is the presumptive nominee are the mods going to finally step up and enforce the TOS?

Or will they let her be savaged 24/7 by Bernie supporters all the way to the convention?

We will find out soon I guess.

[workinclasszero]

10. Yeah they fought Iowa till Nevada

And still fighting that today.

Wait til Bernie gets blown out of SC like a rocket this coming saturday!

They are going to lose their collective minds all the way after that Bernie debacle!

[obamanut2012]

26. Hilary winning SC won't matter, though

Because it's a red state we'll lose in the GE.

I got that rationale right, I think. Right?

[workinclasszero]

28. Right

That's the dumbest meme yet. SMH

How can they believe shit like that???

Im sure they would say the same thing if bernie won it right?

[obamanut2012]

33. Then it would be

"Bernie is turning SC blue in the GE! The South Feels the Bern!"

[workinclasszero]

34. Yeah lol

The only Bern the true believers are going to be feeling in the future is their house of cards BERNIN down!

[Lucinda]

19. They usually do. It's chaos until we have the nominee and then they clamp down.

Don't see why this year would be any different.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I sure hope so.

It sounds like the republican party when the tea party took over .

[Iliyah]

5. Let's hope so . . .

The GOP is the true opposition to democracy!

[obamanut2012]

6. I am kinda doubting that'll happen tbh

I actually think it'll get worse.

[obamanut2012]

25. Agreed

[ismnotwasm]

41. Yeah, I'm half gone already

I've spent going on 12 years here, but I don't want to listen to another potential 8 years of Hillary bashing like the last 8 of Obama bashing. If Sanders doesn't go 3rd party, if he endorses Hillary, that will go a long way to quiet the most reasonable, and the ones who will always vote Dem. On the other hand the 3rd party voters, by admission had no intentions of ever voting for Hillary, as is their right, should be gone. That mostly leaves the standard damaged-ego-driven net addicts and political conspiracy theory persons who tend to be so annoying. As long as we see strong support for Democrats, I'll be ok I think. We shall see.

[workinclasszero]

11. You know it

I know it.

This place will be hell every time Bernie gets a beatdown by Hillary and there's a whole line of them coming up!

I just hope I can survive the alert stalking so I can celebrate with all you awesome Hillary backers!

[obamanut2012]

24. Yeah, the next four to six weeks is gonna be Hell

[workinclasszero]

31. If the stalkers get me before super tuesday

Ill still be lurking and celebrating anyway!

[Chalco]

16. and in that case, I wonder what Skinner is going to do

since he is a Hillary supporter. How can he run a show that is so derogatory of the candidate he supports. I would think that at some point he would explode.

When I sent at email to admin about the vitriol he responded by assuring me that once she gets in the tenor will become less vitriolic. At this point, I'm really questioning that.

[obamanut2012]

22. I've been thinking about that

They will have to just blanket PRR posters after an amnesty period -- like three days or something. I would say the same if Bernie gets the nom. Although he won't.

If they don't do that, then DU is probably over, because what Dem or Dem-supporting Indie will hang around as the Dem nom is trashed?

[Cha]

23. "less vitriolic".. how about No Vitriol! We're trying to get a Democratic candidate

elected here.

Gracias for PMing Skinner, Chalco

[Chalco]

30. Amen! No vitriol it is! nt

[Stuckinthebush]

39. Yes!

No vitriol should be tolerated

[Tommy2Tone]

7. I am staying away from the general board.

I only come here since after Nevada. It's total anarchy over there.

[shenmue]

13. GDP is disgusting

[workinclasszero]

15. It's total anarchy over there.

Sad but true.

[Tommy2Tone]

20. Just following their leader n/t

[workinclasszero]

21. Bingo!

[leftofcool]

29. Yep

[Ninga]

9. So, you are saying we can go home again? I think not. There will be a normal, but it will be a new

one...

[workinclasszero]

17. You know I want to buy a star but i have to wait now

And see if this board is going to live up to its name once again.

I'm not going to give money to a board that is anti-democratic party, which it is now mostly.

Time will tell....

[UtahLib]

14. I admire your optimism and hope you are correct. nt

[livetohike]

18. I hope so too, but the bitterness, hate and vitriol towards Hillary Clinton is

pathological in some and there will be those who will continue to bash her forever.

[brer cat]

27. We can only hope they are required

to do their bashing elsewhere. This forum needs to address defeating republicans and helping not only Hillary but the down-ticket democrats. We shouldn't waste time or energy on those who refuse to support our nominated candidate.

[George II]

32. One could only hope, but there will still be grumbling and sour grapes for weeks, maybe months.

We can liken that to the end of WWII in Southeast Asia. Decades after the war ended there were Japanese soldiers hiding in the jungles of Southeast Asia, still willing to fight.

[workinclasszero]

43. That's a very apt analogy you got there George 2

[quickesst]

35. I think DU should...

... be able to compile a list of those who have made it clear and vowed under any circumstances to never support or vote for Hillary Clinton. They should take that list and shitcan everyone on it right off the bat. It would be a good start.

[Stuckinthebush]

36. We can make that list for them

Who wants to start?

[JohnnyLib2]

37. Can DU afford to lose 300 or so posters?

That's my rough guess on how many will not authentically back Hillary.
I suspect the antagonism will continue......

[oasis]

44. The air will be cleansed, so many Hillary supporters and other "real"

Democrats will feel they can operate in more comfortable surroundings. I expect the sudden injection of civility to bring in even more members.

[rock]

38. I believe I can take a few more weeks of it

Their arguments are just so much name-calling and have no real content. In fact I find the Bernie supporters quite naive and laughable.

[comradebillyboy]

40. I wish I could share your optimism but I don't think

DU will survive as a pro Democratic Party site after Bernie burns out.

[ismnotwasm]

42. Your OP made people upset--self delete immediately

They might have an untoward psychological response--which we are responsible for. We should always consider the feelings of Sanders supporters prior to posting an OP. We are like nurturing caretakers in that way. We should be gentle, soft spoken, and lay our facts out quietly. Always use therapeutic communication techniques, this is something I'm very familiar with, so if anybody needs help ask.

This in turn will lesson those conflicting feelings of anger and submission and subsequently allow our fellow posters to maintain self-esteem. This, admittedly is a delicate area, as it's very difficult for persons in general to admit to feeling of inadequacy. Care must be taken! lest the turmoil of anger, disappointment and fear lead to a implosion. We are responsible for our brethren.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511318621

[ismnotwasm]

47. That's so discouraging

I basically quit posting, so I have no hides. I've been posting more so one should be headed my way--perhaps this one. It's so hard to tell anymore.

I have 2 hides both from HOF when that group was being alerted left and right. One was kind of an experiment to see if it would be hidden, on was for an excerpt I had posted twice before on DU2.