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Atheists & Agnostics

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14. I guess it's OK to call us bigots and prejudiced, too.

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 08:21 PM

Apr 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=20821

My alert was unsuccessful due a 3-3 jury result. I seem to recall that it was once considered completely unacceptable to bust out the b-word on DU.

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Bias [View all] darkstar3 Apr 2012 OP

Link? nt rrneck Apr 2012 #1

here: darkstar3 Apr 2012 #2

Join the group of us !!! We seem to fall into this... SamG Apr 2012 #3

Well, I called humblebum an arsehole/asshole and it got hidden. mr blur Apr 2012 #4

And, I got called a "fucking asshole" by a staunch religionist EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2012 #12

What's funny is that I wasn't being all that much of a fucking asshole EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2012 #16

I guess it's OK to call us bigots and prejudiced, too. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #14

No, I didn't serve on this jury Warpy Apr 2012 #6

It was against the rules in DU2. I don't think it's in the DU3 TOS. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #7

You need to do the oblique slam Warpy Apr 2012 #8

nope... opiate69 Apr 2012 #23

AND personal attacks from the jurors as a bonus! cleanhippie Apr 2012 #9

I said my piece. It's clear that he's full of it. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #10

I added to it anyway by reposting your words as a quote excerpt. cleanhippie Apr 2012 #11

It seemed that way at one time for Kurmudgeon and Zebedeo too. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #19

Maybe I should have called him a "bigot" or a "fucking asshole". darkstar3 Apr 2012 #17

Juror #2 seems to have developed False Equivalence into a high art form. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #18

And.... more Bias... opiate69 Apr 2012 #20

Nevermind, I found it. Wow. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #21

yep.... opiate69 Apr 2012 #22

The problem is that a jury only works if it's one of your peers, darkstar3 Apr 2012 #24

especially hard for us mean, godless "bigots". opiate69 Apr 2012 #25

That's exactly why Rob H. Apr 2012 #32

I think it's a few things short of that. laconicsax Apr 2012 #26

No problem: laconicsax Apr 2012 #28

like, 6 short of a half dozen most days. lol opiate69 Apr 2012 #29

I still disagree... laconicsax Apr 2012 #30

you contrarian! opiate69 Apr 2012 #31