Sat Sep 16, 2017, 11:04 AM

Bluepinky (1,449 posts)

There is a double standard on DU.

I thought that posters aren't allowed to denigrate Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats and, as a Democratic Socialist, is considered one of us. But time and time again, I see insulting comments about Bernie. If Hillary is beyond reproach on DU, Bernie should be too.

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149 replies	Author	Time	Post
There is a double standard on DU. (Original post)	Bluepinky	Sep 2017	OP
Really?	Wounded Bear	Sep 2017	#1
I laughed, I cried, I bought the shirt (again)	Blue_Adept	Sep 2017	#2
+1	BannonsLiver	Sep 2017	#19
Reminder: The Trash Can Feature is your Friend	sagesnow	Sep 2017	#33
I hear you	tymorial	Sep 2017	#39
Excellent advice ....	LenaBaby61	Sep 2017	#59
Thanks for the reminder	MFM008	Sep 2017	#76
Thanks -- I had forgotten about the Trash Can. nt	NCjack	Sep 2017	#69
That's normally the first thing I do after logging in--	janx	Sep 2017	#71
The problem is that people bring it into entirely unrelated threads	Blue_Adept	Sep 2017	#88
We all choose what to click on	IronLionZion	Sep 2017	#60
You are correct,	Ms. Toad	Sep 2017	#3
You might want to delete before this is alerted on.	femmocrat	Sep 2017	#4
How?	Ken Burch	Sep 2017	#85
Sorry, I posted in the wrong place.	femmocrat	Sep 2017	#104
You have options	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2017	#5
I'm going with the ignore OP option.	Corvo Bianco	Sep 2017	#78
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2017	#6
I approve of this message!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#7
I absolutely love talking about Bernie. It is my absolutely favorite topic.	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#9
Heck I think I am numero uno fan!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#10
Bernie brought new people & was excellenter @ uniting w DEMS in time for the election!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#11
I promise I will never ever forget the great job he did at this. We owe the world to him!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#12
Woohoo! I am on a roll. He just gets me going!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#13
In the meantime let's not forget how selflessly he sacrifices himself. I could cry @ this moment.	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#16
I love his speech, I could say it from memory.	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#18
What you said in your subthread. Bigly	Hekate	Sep 2017	#41
Thank you! I dedicate to Bernie. I love him as much as he loves us DEMS!	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#54
LOL.	treestar	Sep 2017	#48
Um.. okaaaay.. May I ask who you voted for in the primary?	vkkv	Sep 2017	#61
ding ding ding...we have a winner!	LiberalLovinLug	Sep 2017	#70
Look at you.	Control-Z	Sep 2017	#92
Well said, Madam!	NastyRiffraff	Sep 2017	#98
I agree with EVERY one of your posts here, indeed. Just wish I could punctuate my agreement....	George II	Sep 2017	#148
Isn't it awesome? I feel absolutely and totally the same about Hillary!	Autumn	Sep 2017	#35
I totally agree.	sellitman	Sep 2017	#138
Exactly! Hillary wouldn't be president if not for him.	grossproffit	Sep 2017	#31
You must, must & must love him. It's the mustest must of any must in this universe thru & 4 eternity	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#32
Get a room, you two!	greatauntoftriplets	Sep 2017	#34
LOL! ...but seriously am not pure enough.	Madam45for2923	Sep 2017	#53
Join the club!	greatauntoftriplets	Sep 2017	#55
I'm not pure enough either :( :( :( :( :( :( :(	JHan	Sep 2017	#90
There's a fine line.	Igel	Sep 2017	#8
It's a word that I avoid using because of its connotations,	lapucelle	Sep 2017	#110
I auto-hide all OPs with the words "Bernie" and "Sanders" in them.	yardwork	Sep 2017	#14
+1000	stonecutter357	Sep 2017	#125
+1,000,000	George II	Sep 2017	#149
If some people didn't have double standards...	sarisataka	Sep 2017	#15
Seriously?	left-of-center2012	Sep 2017	#65
I didn't say	sarisataka	Sep 2017	#66
Seriously?	lunamagica	Sep 2017	#91
I assume you're joking	angrychair	Sep 2017	#99
Yep	left-of-center2012	Sep 2017	#107
Personally	melman	Sep 2017	#17
Please see my post 2 in this thread:	murielm99	Sep 2017	#49
You know perfectly well who it is	melman	Sep 2017	#51
And btw	melman	Sep 2017	#56
I did not accuse you	murielm99	Sep 2017	#58
Thanks for this	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2017	#136
Would it get a bunch of people yelling at you, and would it get you	Ninsianna	Sep 2017	#119
It's not a double standard. One person became our nominee and our party leader.	Hortensis	Sep 2017	#122
Exactly. Since when does even the mildest of criticism of policy or procedure	Ninsianna	Sep 2017	#123
Yes. Repubs and Russians are pushing "division" as a big fake news story.	Hortensis	Sep 2017	#127
This is such a reasonable post.	murielm99	Sep 2017	#146
True. It's imperative we get beyond this however. 2018 is upon us	Arazi	Sep 2017	#20
You are right.	Ken Burch	Sep 2017	#86
Some of them are but...	mdbl	Sep 2017	#126
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2017	#21
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2017	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	QC	Sep 2017	#40
Disagreement is not denigration.	MineralMan	Sep 2017	#22
True	Roy Rolling	Sep 2017	#24
The thing about DU and all other open discussion forums	MineralMan	Sep 2017	#28
I've been avoiding DU lately because it seems mired in the past.	Vinca	Sep 2017	#25
Sanders isn't a Democrat...	Orsino	Sep 2017	#26
Perhaps you missed what the site's owner had to say about that	melman	Sep 2017	#29
The year got chopped off your screen-cap. Was that August of last year, or August of this year?	Hekate	Sep 2017	#43
This year	melman	Sep 2017	#44
Frankly, you shouldn't even need to be asking about a specific post	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#77
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2017	#114
Please elucidate	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#116
This message was self-deleted by its author	sheshe2	Sep 2017	#118
Bernie himself has said that he is not a Democrat	oberliner	Sep 2017	#96
Jonathan Capehart put it so well this morning on AM Joy:	George II	Sep 2017	#46
Capehart should certainly be held in high regard as it pertains to objective non-hackery about	JCanete	Sep 2017	#67
Well, he's certainly no H.A. Goodman who was held to such objective high standards.	Ninsianna	Sep 2017	#124
I actually know nothing about H A Goodman except that people here sometimes invoke the person,	JCanete	Sep 2017	#147
...	mcar	Sep 2017	#27
Sometimes they get removed, because they can be removed according to the TOS.	JCanete	Sep 2017	#30
Why, oh why, can't this be a more pleasant place?	yallerdawg	Sep 2017	#36
It makes zero sense to me that he's so reluctant to be a Democrat.	Bleacher Creature	Sep 2017	#37
I look at it as that Sanders is way more valuable to the Democratic Party staying an I	LiberalLovinLug	Sep 2017	#62
TOS allows constructive criticism, not mindless lies or bashing	emulatorloo	Sep 2017	#38
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2017	#42
On second thought, this reply hurts more than helps.	Iggo	Sep 2017	#45
There isn't a double standard	treestar	Sep 2017	#47
"there is plenty of Hillary bashing"	left-of-center2012	Sep 2017	#68
Are you serious?	treestar	Sep 2017	#74
if you find that assertion ridiculous	Skittles	Sep 2017	#81
I'm kinda shocked that you aren't aware of this.	emulatorloo	Sep 2017	#84
Yes, seriously	mcar	Sep 2017	#89
My experience of posts removed and failed alerts says there IS a double standard.	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#80
Hillary's supporters will observe the opposite	treestar	Sep 2017	#102
Fine, keep telling yourself that it's all just a matter of perception. (n/t)	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#111
It is	treestar	Sep 2017	#129
Wrong.	betsuni	Sep 2017	#130
I have not seen any vicious attacks on Sen. Sanders. If I were on a jury, and saw that, I would	Demsrule86	Sep 2017	#133
I use Auto-trash by Keyword and i don't know how this OP made it past it...	stonecutter357	Sep 2017	#50
MRW I see a Bernie-vs-Hillary flamewar thread...	backscatter712	Sep 2017	#52
That rule doesn't mean that bernie gets a blank check for life. What he says and does NOW	Lil Missy	Sep 2017	#57
Which should be the same for HRC.	Ken Burch	Sep 2017	#87
Yeah, I agree	left-of-center2012	Sep 2017	#63
Remember the "2016 Election Postmortem" Forum?	red dog 1	Sep 2017	#64
Bluepinky, please elaborate more on this.	NBachers	Sep 2017	#72
Hopefully the next Democratic nominee will be someone like Elizabeth Warren who most at DU	Quixote1818	Sep 2017	#73
It would, Elizabeth is a Democrat and a progressive we can get behind.	redstatebluegirl	Sep 2017	#75
She is my Senator.	sheshe2	Sep 2017	#115
Any woman in the arena will probably be found lacking by the MSM.	lapucelle	Sep 2017	#132
don't be so sure. many who claimed to want her to run said some disgusting fucked up	JI7	Sep 2017	#120
Hillary is far from "beyond reproach" around here.	NYC Liberal	Sep 2017	#79
Anyone can freely criticize anyone, no matter what their party identificaion is, on issues	still_one	Sep 2017	#82
Think of it this way: A double standard is a big improvement over the triple standard we had before.	Binkie The Clown	Sep 2017	#83
There is a double standard	Trumpocalypse	Sep 2017	#93
A double standard expressly violates the TOS.	Ms. Toad	Sep 2017	#97
But does it apply when	Trumpocalypse	Sep 2017	#135
If he comes on DU and bashes them, yes. n/t	Ms. Toad	Sep 2017	#142
If Bernie joins the party instead of pissing on it	Blue_Tires	Sep 2017	#94
Never fear	lillypaddle	Sep 2017	#95
There are two kinds of people on DU.	kwassa	Sep 2017	#100
I like Signs too...however, I don't believe in any one person...I am not a follower of anyone.	Demsrule86	Sep 2017	#134
Tell it to the Admins. Oh, wait; you left long ago. Watch out for the Billy-goats!	WinkyDink	Sep 2017	#101
Guess I was wrong!	femmocrat	Sep 2017	#103
Nevermind. Thought this was going to be about stereotyping groups.	ProgressiveValue	Sep 2017	#105
Agree.	ananda	Sep 2017	#106
I was kicked out of the Bernie Group for a while last year.	Turbineguy	Sep 2017	#108
Well Hillary is a registered Democrat	krawhitham	Sep 2017	#109
In light of the ToS, what difference does that make? (n/t)	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#112
Yes. I see dissing of	zentrum	Sep 2017	#113
Well, ideally, neither Bernie, whom I strongly supported, nor Hillary should ever be	PatrickforO	Sep 2017	#117
The specific actions of either one can be criticized - that's different from slamming them as people	pnwmom	Sep 2017	#121
Double standard	alicenuffer	Sep 2017	#128
In Opposite World, not in this one.	betsuni	Sep 2017	#131
True! n/t	USALiberal	Sep 2017	#137
No, there isn't nt	Progressive dog	Sep 2017	#139
It's probably a good thing I am "restrained" from saying what I really think about Hillary Clinton	m-lekktor	Sep 2017	#140
I have all of Bill and Hillary's books, including Buddy's and Sock's books.	Autumn	Sep 2017	#145
It's instructive that some people still ENDORSE a double standard	Jim Lane	Sep 2017	#141
It is not just Bernie upon whom it is open season on DU . .	FairWinds	Sep 2017	#143
Hello? I'm a proud member of the Democratic Party	DownriverDem	Sep 2017	#144

Response to Bluepinky (Original post)

Sat Sep 16, 2017, 11:07 AM

Wounded Bear (31,939 posts)

There is a double standard on DU.

1. Really?

2. I laughed, I cried, I bought the shirt (again)

19. +1

33. Reminder: The Trash Can Feature is your Friend

39. I hear you

59. Excellent advice ....

76. Thanks for the reminder

69. Thanks -- I had forgotten about the Trash Can. nt

71. That's normally the first thing I do after logging in--

88. The problem is that people bring it into entirely unrelated threads

60. We all choose what to click on

3. You are correct,

4. You might want to delete before this is alerted on.

85. How?

104. Sorry, I posted in the wrong place.

5. You have options

78. I'm going with the ignore OP option.

7. I approve of this message!

9. I absolutely love talking about Bernie. It is my absolutely favorite topic.

10. Heck I think I am numero uno fan!

11. Bernie brought new people & was excellenter @ uniting w DEMS in time for the election!

12. I promise I will never ever forget the great job he did at this. We owe the world to him!

13. Woohoo! I am on a roll. He just gets me going!

16. In the meantime let's not forget how selflessly he sacrifices himself. I could cry @ this moment.

18. I love his speech, I could say it from memory.

41. What you said in your subthread. Bigly

54. Thank you! I dedicate to Bernie. I love him as much as he loves us DEMS!

48. LOL.

61. Um.. okaaaay.. May I ask who you voted for in the primary?

70. ding ding ding...we have a winner!

92. Look at you.

98. Well said, Madam!

148. I agree with EVERY one of your posts here, indeed. Just wish I could punctuate my agreement....

35. Isn't it awesome? I feel absolutely and totally the same about Hillary!

138. I totally agree.

31. Exactly! Hillary wouldn't be president if not for him.

32. You must, must & must love him. It's the mustest must of any must in this universe thru & 4 eternity

34. Get a room, you two!

53. LOL! ...but seriously am not pure enough.

55. Join the club!

90. I'm not pure enough either :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

8. There's a fine line.

110. It's a word that I avoid using because of its connotations,

14. I auto-hide all OPs with the words "Bernie" and "Sanders" in them.

125. +1000

149. +1,000,000

15. If some people didn't have double standards...

65. Seriously?

66. I didn't say

91. Seriously?

99. I assume you're joking

107. Yep

17. Personally

49. Please see my post 2 in this thread:

51. You know perfectly well who it is

56. And btw

58. I did not accuse you

136. Thanks for this

119. Would it get a bunch of people yelling at you, and would it get you

122. It's not a double standard. One person became our nominee and our party leader.

123. Exactly. Since when does even the mildest of criticism of policy or procedure

127. Yes. Repubs and Russians are pushing "division" as a big fake news story.

146. This is such a reasonable post.

20. True. It's imperative we get beyond this however. 2018 is upon us

86. You are right.

126. Some of them are but...

22. Disagreement is not denigration.

24. True

28. The thing about DU and all other open discussion forums

25. I've been avoiding DU lately because it seems mired in the past.

26. Sanders isn't a Democrat...

29. Perhaps you missed what the site's owner had to say about that

43. The year got chopped off your screen-cap. Was that August of last year, or August of this year?

44. This year

77. Frankly, you shouldn't even need to be asking about a specific post

116. Please elucidate

96. Bernie himself has said that he is not a Democrat

46. Jonathan Capehart put it so well this morning on AM Joy:

67. Capehart should certainly be held in high regard as it pertains to objective non-hackery about