Who's responsible for the atmosphere on GDP?

[senseandsensibility]

Poll question: Who's responsible for the atmosphere on GDP?

It's not who's right or wrong, it's where you place the blame.:9

[meow mix]

1. trolls....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyophYBP_w4

[senseandsensibility]

3. Hey, I think the average DUer could out-act that guy!

Wow.

[dkf]

2. It is Hillary Clinton herself that has made this entire election so unpleasant.

And how can you expect more from her supporters than you can from the candidate? She is simply a horrible example. I don't blame her supporters for being awful...they are doing what she wants.

[Quixote1818]

10. I made a similar point below. nt

[splat]

21. How dare she not do your bidding! You are mighty!

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Me.

Yeah. Sorry about that. I'll get a mop and some Febreeze and clean it up.

[senseandsensibility]

9. Febreeze!

We need a few hundred gallons here in GDP, I think.

[Liberal Veteran]

12. Well, I guess I'll need to make a trip to Costco then.

[JVS]

The hurler of the kitchen sink

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. People who let their egos get tangled up in their politics

and take any criticism of their candidate, however objective or supportable, as a mortal insult to them personally; as well as people who don't understand that if they fling poo of a personal nature (e.g., "Hillary is a liar!" or "Obama is a phony") at their candidate's opponent, that opponent's supporters will not only fail to be converted, but will interpret such insults as personal to them also, and will predictably respond in kind.

So let's all put on our big boy/girl pants and stop behaving like meth-addled third-graders.

[rucky]

6. The fact that we don't have a disco ball!

[Quixote1818]

7. I think it goes back to the Clinton's race bating just after NH

That made a lot of Obama supporters angry. (I supported Edwards at the time) In turn the Hillary supporters stood by the Clintons and then everyone started to hate one another. It comes from the poor leadership of Hillary and her campaign.

[parasim]

8. Trolls. Easily.

I know that I've seen some long-time DUers surprise me and maybe a few of them have gotten TSed. But I'm convinced that the majority are disprupters paid by who knows who to try to drive a wedge between us.

[senseandsensibility]

16. Do you really think there are that many trolls here?

And that some of them are paid?

[parasim]

20. Oh, I don't know how many of them are actually *paid*...

But yeah, I think there has been a huge rash of trolls around here.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were paid for it. Professional Blog Poster is becoming a pretty hot career choice these days.

[LittleClarkie]

11. Both sides

various elements of both sides

[chknltl]

13. Secret agents from: Tralmadorian Internet Tech Spies are to blame!

Whenever there is trouble, check to see if there are any T.I.T.S. nearby.








:hide:
chknltl sneaks away to a safe hidey hole after dropping the much despised sexism card carefully couched in a bit of snark.

[opihimoimoi]

14. Its the Pub Party through Rove and Crew...most of it...

[cooolandrew]

15. Very intresting stats.

[gravity]

17. politics

[senseandsensibility]

29. I am SHOCKED that

politics is rearing it's ugly head in GDP!

[EFerrari]

18. Tu mama.

:hi:

[senseandsensibility]

19. Muy divertido

:rofl:

[skids]

22. There are obvious operatives posing as advocates for both sides.

My advice to everyone is if you see someone being off-the-wall or inflammatory but not enough to be TSed, use the DU search and see what they stand for.

And add good posters to your journal list.

[joshcryer]

23. So let's get this straight, less than a dozen people are responsible for this whole forum?

That's hilarious.

[tammywammy]

24. Trolls

[Forkboy]

25. The troposphere.

[americanstranger]

26. They are!

Feel free to select the 'they' of your choice.

- as

[XemaSab]

27. Trolls pretending to be Hillbots: 50%

Non-troll Hillbots: 25%

Troll and non-troll Obamabots: 25%

[KingOfLostSouls]

28. MIDGETS!!!

and mimes


goddamn I hate mimes.

[Capital_Hill_Ender]

30. .

[H2O Man]

31. Other.

It's interesting: you begin with "responsible" and end with "blame." I suspect that most of us view the GD-P atmosphere in a similar context.

We all are responsible for our own contributions to the atmosphere here. I do think that there are some semi-organized efforts to influence the tone of the discussion/debate. The democratic party benefits from honest, though heated debate. Who benefits from the hateful arguments that divide people here? It is an important question.

Thank you for this thread.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

32. Will Pitt still posts here?

Jesus, I've had him on ignore all this time! I thought he got angry and left.

[bigbrother05]

33. Skinner, he started this whole thing

If it weren't for DU, we'd be terrorizing our kids and arguing with our spouses. And don't get me started on the neighbors.

[Guava Jelly]

34. We all are

:)

[cornermouse]

35. In all seriousness, I would suggest you look at the

mindset of those who adhere and add to the lists that are apparently (according to other locations) being passed around.

[senseandsensibility]

38. What are these mysterious lists you speak of?

eom

[Perry Logan]

36. Clintophobes. The Clinton-haters at DU are the problem. Period.

[MadBadger]

37. Immaturity?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

39. Trolls, racists, and the mentally ill.

I voted for option number one.

[Az_lefty]

40. the Cult of Clinton is responsible...

[backscatter712]

41. Freepers!

A good number of them are posing, mostly as Hillary supporters, but also as Obama supporters, with the goal of stirring the shit and having us at each others throats.

Use the *plonk*! Deprive the wingnuts of an audience!