Cut and Paste Articles

[gab13by13]

This bugs me, sorry. If you are going to cut and paste an article, you should at least have the wherewithal to give your opinion on the article you just posted. I don't mean, wow, isn't that terrible, kind of opinion.

All of the time, people cut and paste articles from right wing rags like The Hill, or Business Insider, who push right wing narratives.

I guess this gives them an out for not getting a hide for pushing right wing talking points since they post right wing talking points and then a short, isn't that awful statement. I am not trying to tell anyone what to post, it's good to know the awful things that Magats are pushing, maybe I'm off base here, if so, I apologize.

[Sherman A1]

1. I post cut and paste articles regularly without my comments

Sorry if that bothers you. I believe those that choose to read the post are capable of forming their own opinions without my comments and I prefer a post with some detail to it beyond who tweeted an opinion about what.

Please feel free to scroll past, trash thread the things I post or to put me on ignore so that what I put up doesn’t bother you.

[gab13by13]

2. I also cut and paste,

but I don't cut and paste right wing talking points from right wing rags.

The article that inspired this thread has been up for 2 days. I only clicked on it today to see how many responses, 60.

McCarthy says Russia 'probably' Wouldn't Have Invaded Ukraine if Biden Administration Had Sent Arms

What's next, cut and paste an article that asks, has president Biden stopped beating his wife yet?

Debating whether Russia would have invaded Ukraine had president Biden sent arms is giving a platform to right wing propaganda.

[Sherman A1]

3. If it is a comment by a republican I never bother to click on it

I already know that it is either a lie or BS and have zero interest in reading the post.

I would just scroll on or trashed the thread.

[gab13by13]

5. Yeah, I'm not talking about that,

I'm talking about posting right wing talking points, right wing propaganda, I should have been more clear.

[msfiddlestix]

18. Right Wing Sources are against TOS as I understand it I get jury requests frequently regarding

those posts.

Personally, I detest posts focusing on the latest tweet that tfg and/or his cult followers and acolytes saying, doing, tweeting,

WaPo and NYT OpEds with anti-Biden or Democratic Party threads are also "banned" from my personal reading list.

I don't know how to uphold that standard here though in terms of alerts.

I was kind of a fan of WaPo during tfg's reign of terror. But golly gee, their stripes changed back as soon as a DECENT Dem got elected.

[pwb]

7. I would never open that video.

Yea.

[pwb]

6. We have some who claim they watch right wing crap so we don't have too and

then list all their talking points everyday. Make Ignore your friend to these so called open minded trolls. I hear you on this.

[LakeArenal]

17. Yes. "I do so you don't have to".

I didn’t want to, wasn’t going to, never will do.

Not interested…

[48656c6c6f20]

8. I know

This bugs me, sorry. If you are going to cut and paste an article, you should at least have the wherewithal to give your opinion on the article you just posted. I don't mean, wow, isn't that terrible, kind of opinion.

All of the time, people cut and paste articles from right wing rags like The Hill, or Business Insider, who push right wing narratives.

I guess this gives them an out for not getting a hide for pushing right wing talking points since they post right wing talking points and then a short, isn't that awful statement. I am not trying to tell anyone what to post, it's good to know the awful things that Magats are pushing, maybe I'm off base here, if so, I apologize.

My comment:
Too long and preachy, so I only read a few lines.

[gab13by13]

12. I agree,

I need constructive criticism.

[brooklynite]

9. Here's something from a right-wing rag for your reading pleasure

Senate Democrats hit GOP with billboards on Tax Day

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) marked Tax Day on Monday by rolling out billboards in Florida and Wisconsin, hitting Republicans over Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) proposed plan to require all Americans to pay at least some income tax.

The billboards, which read “Senate Republicans’ Plan: Raise Your Taxes,” will be deployed in Orlando, Miami, and Oshkosh, Wis., near the offices of Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). Scott is the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Rubio and Johnson are facing closely watched reelection bids.

“If Senate Republicans have their way, hard-working Americans – including seniors, families with children and individuals making less than $40,000 per year – would all have to pay more when they file their taxes today,” said DSCC spokesperson Nora Keefe.

The Tax Day billboards are the latest moves from the Senate Democrats to troll Scott over his plan, which was released in his own capacity. Senate Republicans have not released an official agenda.

https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3271343-senate-democrats-hit-gop-with-mobile-billboards-on-tax-day/

Democrats prepare to take second run at Biden spending plan

Top Democrats and the White House are eyeing a revival of a stalled-out, tax-and-spending bill as the party tries to show deliverables to voters heading into a November election where they are facing tough political headwinds.
The hopes of reviving Build Back Better—albeit, significantly altered and likely with a different name—comes after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) deep-sixed a roughly $2 trillion, House-passed bill late last year. Since then they’ve struggled with when, or how, to revive the issue with most of the political oxygen focused on a Supreme Court vacancy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

But Democrats are signaling they want to turn back to the spending plan that was meant to be the center of a stalled legislative agenda after a current two-week break even as they face many of the same hurdles and intra-party tensions that plagued the 2021 talks.

https://thehill.com/news/senate/3270269-democrats-prepare-to-take-second-run-at-biden-spending-plan/

[gab13by13]

16. I give you credit.

you found 1 article from The Hill, the billboard article. The article about bringing back BBB was pretty depressing, especially the part where Sinema says her position on taxing the rich is not going to change.

Go back and look at the articles that John Solomon wrote for The Hill. It doesn't get any nastier, more ugly, than John Solomon.

[MissMillie]

10. Unless someone is new to DU, my default assumption would be

that the poster is essentially posting a RW talking point to show how stupid such RW talking point is.

I'm not sure if I'm "guilty" of this particular "offense," but if I post something about RWers and don't comment on it, I guess I figure that after my 19 year presence here, people will know I'm not advocating RW views.

[brooklynite]

13. Unfortunately, too many people are upset by "bad news"

Factual stories that suggest Democrats are at electoral risk, or are in disagreement over a policy matter are criticized for being a right-wing effort to discourage Democrats and liberals.

[gab13by13]

15. Not at all what I am complaining about,

An article headline; McCarthy Says Russia 'Probably' Wouldn't Have Invaded Ukraine If Biden Administration Had Sent Arms is what I am talking about. I love to watch journalists who hold Democrats feet to the fire about facts.

[LeftInTX]

19. That specific article was from Business Insider

Business Insider is not a RW publication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Insider

It is clickbaity....

[XacerbatedDem]

20. I have learned so much about a lot of subjects that I wasn't aware of here on DU.

That’s why I come here on a regular basis, to see what my fellow Democrats are talking about. By checking out the comments, I learn more from people actually talking about the post under discussion. I know some people don’t agree with the post, but I find it very distracting that there are those who attack the person who posted it, rather than the post itself. It’s very disheartening, and sometimes cruel and unfair. When you attack the person, I think that’s hateful, but when you attack the post, that, I believe, is helpful, because it helps a lot of people make up their mind about the subject under discussion.

I think that’s one reason some people just post something without giving an opinion. The other reason may be that they don’t want to taint the post, but want to see what people here think, sometimes because they came across this article and didn’t know what to think about it or wanted to verify their own thoughts.

That happened to me. I posted an article I came across that was way out there on the left to see what people here at DU thought about it, asking at the end of the post, “What do you think?” Some people responded to the post with a discussion of the subject matter, but more than half of the comments were attacks on me, calling me a troll or Russian or some kind of Repug plant. In reality, I’m none of those things, just someone who honestly wanted to figure out if the ideas proposed in the post was a good idea or not. And those attacks bothered me for days; made me never want to post anything here ever again.

Now, my other posts did well, though, granted, I don’t have all those numbers behind my name like so many have here, and I’m not as good at posting as some of the people here who have been at it for years. As a matter of fact, it took me awhile to figure out the format. I also didn’t know about this “snip” part, where you can cut some of the post down to get to the important part. I thought it was first four paragraphs and a referenced link. Period.

But here’s the deal, I thought DU was about discussion, and I wanted to contribute, to join in, to be a part of this dynamic organization which I have always admired so much. And as I said at the first, I have learned so much here. I just wish some people here would cut the insults and stick to a little more reasonable discussion of the matters at hand.