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jberryhill

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3. "this rush to silence them"

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 04:35 PM

Jan 2013

How does disagreeing with someone amount to an attempt to "silence them".

It is not an "Obama criticism free zone".

It is a zone in which those who disagree with something posted have the opportunity to disagree with what has been posted.

Furthermore, a "criticism" would be something like "raising the threshold above 250K gives up too much revenue".

That would be a "criticism".

Something along the lines of "Obama is a sellout who can't wait to kill old people" is not a "criticism". It is merely a personal characterization.

This I find to be the most interesting line in your post:

"No future Congress will ever be able to raise taxes again"

Why not?

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So is this forum now a President Obama criticism free zone. [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 OP

A lot of us here support our President. We have empathy for the difficulties of governing. phleshdef Jan 2013 #1

You are certainly welcome to criticize the president. Lisa D Jan 2013 #2

It tends to lead to DU Banning though. boingboinh Jan 2013 #21

Nice self-fulfilling prophesy! 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #33

Yup! NoPasaran Jan 2013 #74

"this rush to silence them" jberryhill Jan 2013 #3

This is it, exactly!! MADem Jan 2013 #23

No Congress would ever have the guts to raise taxes ever again. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #26

Don't make it either/or. Igel Jan 2013 #57

Disagreement is not censorship. Climb down off that cross you built for yourself. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #4

I'm only here since October 2012 and LiberalElite Jan 2013 #66

Oh heavens, snarky comments and sarcasm on the Internet? geek tragedy Jan 2013 #70

Hardly. It is extremely varied. Liberal Veteran Jan 2013 #5

There's nothing wrong with honest, constructive criticism demwing Jan 2013 #6

Maybe that is representative of some, but I think 4 years of experience politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #35

No such thing as permanent Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #7

Blah blah blah alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #8

Actually, this isn't about me. I read plenty of posts this weekend from people politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #37

Your fevered imagination alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #41

In some cases, it seems that "veteran" is another way of saying a person BlueStreak Jan 2013 #55

So a Cheer Leader forum will be pro Obama? demwing Jan 2013 #75

More melodrama. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #9

I was called an "infiltrator of the scumbag right" just yesterday...by somebody criticizing Obama! alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #13

Gee all this time I thought you were a socialist davidpdx Jan 2013 #56

Did you just copy and paste this sharp_stick Jan 2013 #10

Bravo to you for criticizing me and accusing me of a cut and paste job as politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #40

It came from the heart sharp_stick Jan 2013 #71

*****Ouch***** nenagh Jan 2013 #11

Been true for a long time. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #14

They've been pushing to raise it for a year plus now... Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #24

I know one of them was Schumer.nt octoberlib Jan 2013 #36

Agreed. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2013 #85

Here's my view. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #12

Well Stated ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #19

+a zillion graham4anything Jan 2013 #53

Well said. Myrina Jan 2013 #15

There is a difference between informed, intelligent criticism and difference of opinon... Rosco T. Jan 2013 #16

And we have seen our fair share of that lately davidpdx Jan 2013 #58

You poor thing.. blast away about what you're not happy with. Cha Jan 2013 #17

Lawrence O'Donnell once stated that there are no such things as permanent tax cuts. So, I Filibuster Harry Jan 2013 #18

BANNED IN ... 3 ... 2 .... 1 boingboinh Jan 2013 #20

You've discerned this pattern in your less then three months here, yes? alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #22

FWIW uppityperson Jan 2013 #30

Interesting...what precipitated that? alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #42

Advocated for a 3rd party davidpdx Jan 2013 #59

OMGOSH! Thanks, uppity! I've been Cha Jan 2013 #73

You're just the type of person I was talking about. Just because you've got politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #45

Wait. Let me get this straight. You're calling other posters "bullies?" blue neen Jan 2013 #52

Hello? blue neen Jan 2013 #60

Ok, dude alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #61

I hope you realize the poster he replied to has been banned as a zombie. uppityperson Jan 2013 #64

Support for a third party is a TOS violation. You're walking a VERY fine line. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #29

I'm not supporting a third party. I also mentioned in a previous post that my husband politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #46

If this banning of the President's critics bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #32

There's a title at the top of the page intaglio Jan 2013 #25

SOME of us on the left are sick unto death of the endless attacks on Obama kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #27

Anyone here preparing a loyalty oath? LiberalElite Jan 2013 #68

lol liberal N proud Jan 2013 #28

So your 42,000 posts entitles you to determine whose point is valid and whose is not. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #48

The collective of DU makes that determination. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #69

Well, in my 11 years here, I've not found that to be the case; but perhaps your almost ... 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #31

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #43

I support President Obama. But I have no problem criticizing him when I feel he's fucked up. BigDemVoter Jan 2013 #34

Isn't this a thread that belongs in Meta-discussion? pnwmom Jan 2013 #38

LOL. Quite the opposite. This place should be renamed Anti-Obama Underground. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #39

I think some people react emotionally to policies that will affect them directly, out of fear. octoberlib Jan 2013 #44

How to Govern dembat Jan 2013 #47

You don't know what my background is and whether or not I need a class in governing. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #50

Yes. Get out. Arkana Jan 2013 #49

Occasional criticism is one thing. Endless TeaLeftistNonRealityPurityism Obama Bashing is another. RBInMaine Jan 2013 #51

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #54

Try and get some perspective. LuvLoogie Jan 2013 #62

Just have to wait it out. Everything changes including DU. You wont win this argument xiamiam Jan 2013 #63

K&R I will criticize any president who puts our safety net on the table. forestpath Jan 2013 #65

I'm with you eom LiberalElite Jan 2013 #67

It appears you didn't get the ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #72

I criticize President Obama at times, but I never trash him lunatica Jan 2013 #76

Complaints about Obama are fine. Serial whining about DU is not. Recursion Jan 2013 #77

I agree 100% vi5 Jan 2013 #78

Okay Everyone - Look at the OP Poster's Profile. It Reeks of RW Troll dballance Jan 2013 #79

Oct. 19th and 20th 2012 EmeraldCityGrl Jan 2013 #81

BINGO! NHDEMFORLIFE Jan 2013 #82

This is a joke right? bunnies Jan 2013 #80

+1 union_maid Jan 2013 #83

kr Norrin Radd Jan 2013 #84

No and apparently not a Troll free zone either. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #86

Locking Kaleva Jan 2013 #87