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PufPuf23

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17. DU has changed in a way that would be sad for Stephenson.

Reply to grasswire (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 10:08 PM

Jul 2012

EF has been a straightforward and imperfectly open human being for years at DU and people are now asking for her to be banned in Meta for not being perfect.

Bev Harris went from daylight to villain at DU.

The breadth of discussion at DU has narrowed and become biased regards to Party or personality over policy rather than the New Deal / Great Society Democratic Party.

IMHO DU3 2012 would have reacted with less support for Andy Stephenson than DU 2005.

I conclude the comparison sad and problematic for the World, the USA, myself, DU, and the Democratic Party.

My perspective is that of a contempary bystander and life long Democratic Party member and prior a supporter and proud to be anti-war and pro-economic justice.

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Would DU veterans please tell the "newbies" of Andy Stephenson's importance here... [View all] PCIntern Jul 2012 OP

Andy was a fighter for election reform, particularly in regards to Diebold and GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #1

He also got screwed over by some of the people Tsiyu Jul 2012 #2

I joined DU Wheezy Jul 2012 #3

Seattle Weekly article from that time grasswire Jul 2012 #4

Thanks! Nt PCIntern Jul 2012 #5

keep in mind... grasswire Jul 2012 #7

Terrible... PCIntern Jul 2012 #10

I think tomorrow is the anniversary of our loss. FarPoint Jul 2012 #6

I get really realy pissed when I think of those days.. jaysunb Jul 2012 #8

Me, too. knitter4democracy Jul 2012 #15

DU has changed in a way that would be sad for Stephenson. PufPuf23 Jul 2012 #17

Pancreatic Cancer loose wheel Jul 2012 #23

link to a DU thread after Andy's death became known grasswire Jul 2012 #9

link to their thread today -- beware, ugly ugly stuff as usual grasswire Jul 2012 #11

If you added all the I.Q.'s over there PCIntern Jul 2012 #13

Wow, they're still lying about it, too. yewberry Jul 2012 #14

You have to wonder why those cretins are so obsessed with DU Tsiyu Jul 2012 #16

Agreed. yewberry Jul 2012 #24

It's Saturday night, and what is pastor Charles Henrickson doing? Tsiyu Jul 2012 #22

I remember and I hope that those who took away the peace of his last days suffer the same fate in Raine Jul 2012 #12

When I first started lurking here, I kept coming back NashvilleLefty Jul 2012 #18

Honestly, I still can't talk about it. RagAss Jul 2012 #19

he united this place for a time that no other DU'er has done since, I never met him but Demonaut Jul 2012 #20

He was brilliant at analysis and winning important people over... kickysnana Jul 2012 #21