Would it be worth it to someone who had $$ to gain, to hire posters to tell us to compromise?

[RepublicansRZombies]

Just a thought that occurred to me....what do you all think?

Would they do something like that?

[The Wielding Truth]

1. It is not out of their realm to set up false concern to push an opinion. Money can buy corruption.

[Avalux]

2. I see you've only been here a few months....

as a long time DUer, I can say there have been instances in the past where we've been 'infiltrated' either by paid or unpaid 'operatives' who try to confuse the dialogue.

As far as compromise goes, we should strive for it, as long all parties involved have the best interest of all of the American people in mind. When that's not the case, standing one's ground is needed (doing the right thing).

[cthulu2016]

3. Nonsense. People who support entitlement benefits are the vomit slurping RW trolls.

People making a project out of enabling potential entitlement benefit cuts are the only true Democrats.

The Democratic Party has always been about kicking these Medicare queens in the ass... with their fancy dialysis machines and lah-de-dah chemotherapy.

If liberalism stands for anything it stands for the proposition that the old and sick should go fuck themselves and I am excited to see so the liberal renaissance here and elsewhere.

[Egalitarian Thug]

5. +1

[RepublicansRZombies]

10. OMG

[argiel1234]

18. This is unfortunately not satire when I read others posts basically saying the same thing.

And they are dead serious.

If Social Security or Medicare/aid or food stamps are cut by Democrats, well Im not going to comment any further. Dont want my post to be deleted

[leftstreet]

36. ...

[bluerum]

4. Uhh. You're joking. Right?

But yes. Absolutely no doubt.

[leveymg]

6. Karl Rove can now be contacted at [email protected]

Last edited Wed Nov 14, 2012, 07:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Maybe he has a job available. Casual attire. Bring your shorts.

[RepublicansRZombies]

11. that is scary

[leveymg]

33. You do not want to be buried in there with Karl. That's where Koch puts those who fail.

African ant colony made of elephant dung.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Absolutely. It's widely believed that most significant Internet political discussion forums have

paid shills infiltrating them.

[DJ13]

8. If the elites can give Rove $350m and lose, why not

[Robb]

9. "Everyone who disagrees with me is a paid shill."

Paranoid and self-important, all in one dish. Well done.

[RepublicansRZombies]

12. well since they can't give us one Republican 'idea' that has any potential for compromise

They have no ideas. More more more. Mine Mine Mine!!!

They paid them, but they sent them out unarmed with any decent arguments whatsoever.

Except perhaps a team to help them with absurd backup and recs...


Why don't you tell us...what can we possibly compromise on? What good ideas do they have? Have you listened to them lately?

[Robb]

14. Lean a little closer.

I have to get my orders via radio, using your fillings.

[RepublicansRZombies]

16. ah, their first tactic- ridicule

good one

so it seems you also have no way to defend a Republican compromise with any actual ideas

[Robb]

34. Actually, that was dismissive contempt.

Ridicule would apparently be redundant.

[Poll_Blind]

13. Of course. ABSOLUTELY. nt

PB

[NuttyFluffers]

15. as sure as advertisements help business

remember, if i control what you see, hear, and talk about, then I CONTROL YOU!

there's more than one way to obedience. direct coercion is unnecessary if i can manage your opinions.

[Selatius]

17. If I had billions and a villain's mind, I might spend 50K/year paying folks to write/advocate.

Words are cheap, after all. The rest of that money would be used either to get richer or to buy off politicians when they run for re-election.

If the feds can monitor a website, right-wing think tanks probably could too.

[reformist2]

19. I'm sure they already have thousands doing just that as we speak.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Especially after POTUS used the C word during his presser today

Who knew, the POTUS is part of this grand conspiracy.

[sufrommich]

21. Yes, because everybody knows the true political force

in politics is DU.

[RepublicansRZombies]

23. Social media won the election, not all the money in the world and lying pundits

you bet they are going to come to where the action is

[Teamster Jeff]

22. Probably not

Wall Street created "Third Way" Dems for that.

Without a serious fix, Social Security will become social insecurity, and Medicare will become pinched. We hope the progressive community can put aside ideologies of the past and join the president in seeking a responsible and balanced long-term fix to the fiscal cliff.

http://perspectives.thirdway.org/?p=2347

[RepublicansRZombies]

24. might they be the ones doing the hiring?

?

[Teamster Jeff]

30. Hmmm..... Possibly

If so I wonder what they pay? I can bullshit with the best of them and I always need money.

[cbayer]

25. Tell members of DU to do something? That's downright hilarious.

[RepublicansRZombies]

27. it's called manufacturing consent, and since we won this election on the internet

you can be sure they will try to get control of the messaging on the internet

[cbayer]

29. Of course they will. It's happening constantly here.

My point is that DUer's in general are pretty savvy about that, the MIRT team is also really on top of it.

That doesn't mean it doesn't happen or even that it can't be effective. It was just the *telling DUer's what to d* part that I found funny.

[RegieRocker]

26. NO COMPROMISE

TAKE NO PRISONERS!

[beachbumbob]

28. who would be the "they"

and wtf would any one care about what is discussed in an online forum...good lord

[JackN415]

31. Communist party of China has this for years - they are called wumao brigade

[GeorgeGist]

32. Either that or we've got a lot of ...

Low iNfo DUers.

[raouldukelives]

35. They've been paying hippie punchers for decades. nt

[woo me with science]

37. I have always said

that advertisements should be clearly labeled as such.



Seriously, any progressive poster who has been at DU over time witnessed the infiltration and the transformation of DU. It used to be very different. The Third Way tactics are clear and are a large part of why DU lost so many good, progressive posters within a short time period.

How to co-opt a party into Third Way, corporate loyalty.
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1489598