Sad, Today DU looks a lot like FreeRepublic

[underthedome]

The response to the terror attacks in London by some here today is very disappointing. The extremes I see here on DU are of the same magnitude I see on FreeRepublic.

[Goldmund]

1. Okay

[IrateCitizen]

2. Again? Wake me up when the handwringing and moralizing are over.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Link please?

I've not seen a single post similar to freerepublik where they are no doubt all posting that we should "kill all the ragheads."

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[Moochy]

5. give me a break

Diversity of opinion is bad. Reaction should be uniform. Everyone, think like me.

[dbeach]

17. lol..Is there a correct response?

the elites know the correct response

EXPLOIT this tragedy for profit and power

they are trained well in response cuz they have no compassion for suffering..

[underthedome]

24. Read the reactions to this posts and then read your post again. nm

nm

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

30. The reactions to your post are because you posted a one liner

with a very broad brush and have not provided a scintilla of proof to back up your assertion

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[sabra]

6. spend lots of time at FreeRepublic?

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. How many threads are needed on this subject?

[Bouncy Ball]

8. ...

[King Coal]

14. I love that pic Bouncey. LOL!

I'm still laughing.

[BrklynLiberal]

19. ROTFLMAO!!

[rooboy]

40. LOL.... n/t

[andyhappy]

9. lame post

there are like 60,000 people on this board...

blanket statements make you sound like a moron

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[CWebster]

11. flamebait. nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Yeah, OK.

We'll all STFU and you can have DU all to yourself, K?

[whatever4]

13. Yeah

and the funny thing is, no matter which side you're on, that's somewhat insulting. Just guessing though, haven't been to FreeRepublic, so I'm not sure what about it is of poor magnitude.

[alpizzy]

15. He we go....

[Generator]

16. Oh really?

Our answer to terrorism is to kill every terrorist on earth and pretend that we aren't making more of them every minute? Is it to invade countries that didn't have anything to do with our terrorist attacks and call them the guilty ones? Is it to shout KILL KILL KILL at all of THEM and believe you are safer?

REALLY?

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[Demonaut]

20. Damn the these evil DUers!...oh wait, is this FreeRepublic?

I've not seen the "extremes" you're talking about

[Moochy]

22. All praise the admins!

Thats because the admins are so good at taking out the trash!

[bigtree]

21. I haven't studied the freep sites

but I know enough about this board to assert that broad swipes at Du'ers are often unfair and inaccurate. Best to pick the posts you disagree with and respond directly to specifics.

[high density]

23. Some of us aren't complete pacifists

Sorry if you're disappointed.

[Bridget Burke]

25. So--how much time do you spend on FreeRepublic?

Just doing research, of course....

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[underthedome]

39. The vile and hate over there limits my time

And I don't see the vile and hate over here. What I do see and what what bothers mean is the extremeness. Everything thing bad that happens is brought on by Bush no matter the facts or lack of facts and those who say otherwise are portrayed as part of team Bush.

[Catherine Vincent]

26. What is your problem?

[tenshi816]

28. DU at its worst is better than FR at its best, by a long shot.

What extremes, exactly, are you talking about? That some people, like me, are pointing out that America has a shit-for-brains president?

[Lexingtonian]

29. not quite

FR goes psychotic. DU goes hysterical. It's sadly stereotypical loss-of-control behavior for Right and liberal people, respectively.

[KG]

31. whatever.....

yawn....

[Individualist]

33. Sanctimonious horse hockey!

[ProfessorGAC]

35. Colonel Potter! Is That You?

I loved that expression from MASH.
The Professor

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Another One Of These?

Sheesh! You know what this looks like to me? The morality police of the lunatic right!
The Professor

[Hubert Flottz]

43. Send two dollars to Jerry Firewall and say Heil Bush 40 times!

REPENT GAWD DANG IT!

[GeekMonkey]

36. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[TeeYiYi]

37. DU policy does not allow . . .

. . . for name calling, specifically 'freeper' name calling.

TYY

[devilgrrl]

38. Yeah and you're so way more morally superior.

[Zensea]

41. If you mean

lots of conspiracy theories and wingnut illuminati ideas about everything being connected, an enemy under every rock -- then I agree about some parts of DU today.

The similarity is that both sites are full of passionate political junkies and sometimes it's a little hard to see much difference, mirror images of each other.

[sshan2525]

42. Can't say I've seen it either

I suspect that many people here will share the opinion that "Well, I knew that it was going to happen eventually...." Obviously it is the predictable result of the ham-fisted policies of the chimp and the poodle. The one feeling I'd bet is universal among DU'ers is sadness.

[Moderator]

44. Locking

Inflammatory.