Cat-fighting cliques calling themselves the “UNDERGROUND”

[DeadElephant_ORG]

Is anybody else as sick of this as I am?

This "underground" has been overrun by high-school-like candidate-cliques who do nothing but snipe at the other in-crowds to prove how much cooler they are. Every hot item on the board is yet another cat-fight between adolescents so enthralled with their own personality cult that they’re blind to the world beyond the campus.

Listen up children. Nobody of any depth or maturity gives a RAT’S ASS about your “cackles” and “haircuts” and “madrasas”.

so WAKE UP!

• Worry about the collapse of the biosphere.
  
• Worry about nuclear Armageddon.
  
• Worry about the most powerful military nation in human history falling fast towards fascism.
  

DEMAND that your favorite candidate address himself or herself to the real issues NOW.

[LittleClarkie]

1. Someone didn't read the rules

Call out.

[Bucky]

5. Call out refers to posting a message to another DUer *by name* to tease out a response.

Wailing about the degeneration of DU culture in general isn't just within the rules... it's a rather popular genre of OPs.

[Egnever]

2. Welcome to DU and the primaries

It was like this last go arround too.

I wouldnt let it bother you. When we have a candidate we will all come together again. People are passionate about their candidates there is nothing wrong with that. If you cant take it though You would do yourself a favor by staying out of GDP till the primaries are over.

[Bucky]

7. I think it was MUCH worse in 2004.

the Clinton-Obama feuders are pikers. Those Dean-Clark-Kucinich-Kerry free for alls were epic.

[redqueen]

10. Hahahha... the Dean Kucinich flamewars were the best.

No HE was anti war first, how dare that other guy call himself anti-war?!

But HE's actually electable! Your guy couldn't get elected as governor, so shut up!



Ah, memories...

[knight_of_the_star]

11. It definitely was!

Nothing tops a five-way clusterfuck where the rules were recognized more in breach than observance. Dear Gods it was insane, but it was glorious!

[blondeatlast]

17. A terrible beauty it was, and you described it perfectly.

[knight_of_the_star]

23. Sometimes I almost miss it

When threads like this come up reminds me of how utterly insane and brutal it was and why I laugh at all these threads calling for "peace" from people who weren't even on the board yet for the hottest part of the primary season. Here its mostly two-way, sometimes three way, back then it was Kuicinich, Clark, Edwards, and Kerry duking it out on here just to name the big ones and the rest were weighing in at some point or another (except Mosely-Braun, but she didn't really do much in the campaign to get attention) and boy was it nasty, but it sure was fun! That and right now maybe it sinks a bit below the gutter but not too far, then if we came up to the surface of the gutter and were using something other than knives it was a light day.

[blondeatlast]

12. Ah, yes. The good old days... nt

[The empressof all]

3. Well, That's certainly helpful

I hope you feel better now.

[BOSSHOG]

4. I kind of enjoy what happens in THE LAND OF THE FREE

[LakeSamish706]

18. I like your post and very definately agree.... Say what you want with respect....n/t

[BOSSHOG]

19. Sometimes

I can be a contentious old SOB but I like civil discourse. We don't need to be demanded to do this or that as long as we almost behave ourselves.

A belated welcome to DU My Friend. Glad you are here.

[blondeatlast]

6. Well, thank God you showed up to save us!

And to push your site.

[Mojorabbit]

8. I am sick of it too

and my remedy is to pass by most of the flamefest threads. As if our arguing here makes one bit of difference to anyone's campaign...Ha!
I use the useless time I would use reading those threads to call those in power now who are selling us down the river. Another probable waste of time but it makes me feel like I am at least doing something.

[TomInTib]

14. Amen! and well put, ma'am. nt

[TomInTib]

9. I don't know who you are...

but I already like you.

I made one (1) comment on one of those "hot" My Candidate is a Real Person, Your's is Satan Incarnate threads and caught all kinds of hysterical crap from DUers who I formerly considered mature, thinking adults.

And do not DARE suggest that Bill Shaheen's comments were not thoroughly vetted by Campaign Central.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

13. Nobody of any depth or maturity gives a RAT’S ASS about your pompous vanity post

[DeadElephant_ORG]

22. the shoe fit ... eh?

[DCKit]

15. Where are these cat fighters and their Underground?

I'm going over there to give them a piece of my mind and deride the groups I don't agree with.

[dmallind]

16. I thought this was about the latest Vick brother's legal trouble. NT

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[kestrel91316]

20. I happen to believe that many are deliberate disruptors who are no

more Democrats than the current occupant of the WH is........

Too many of them ONLY post attacks, and only show up during campaigns.

[TheFarseer]

21. This is why a long primary season is unfortunate

instead of bitching about Republicans, we spend over a year bitching at each other. I hope someone fixes this for next time around. I hate to see all the fighting, but I understand what the fighting is about and have to admit to taking part in it. I'd like to think I stick strictly to the issues but I'm sure some would disagree. A short primary season would help prevent this.