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defacto7

(13,485 posts)
164. You mean like in the religion group?
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 10:49 PM
Jul 2013

I would suppose that kind of conversation goes on elsewhere as well. I have to keep telling myself that a lot of people really are 5 or more like 15 year olds trying out their forum wings.

+1000 notadmblnd Jul 2013 #1
+1000^1000 bananas Jul 2013 #169
Chomsky Says Young People Don't Care About Surveillance -- Is He Right? ProSense Jul 2013 #2
Surprising you showed up here to address propaganda. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #7
Which part is "propaganda"? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #12
Which part is "propaganda"? n/ Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #37
+10000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #213
The part where his worldview was contradicted WatermelonRat Jul 2013 #231
Wait a minute, didn't you just do jazzimov Jul 2013 #23
The links she posts are to HER OWN POSTS. JimDandy Jul 2013 #34
The first link is to someone else's post, ProSense Jul 2013 #38
And the second link is to one of your posts. NealK Jul 2013 #70
Not to wade into this too much Peacetrain Jul 2013 #81
I don't click on her links which I have told her many times Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #91
I agree with you-- engage in the thread you're in. Marr Jul 2013 #138
ProSense "backed up" her own post here... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #153
You're completely wrong in assessing what you are clearly seeing. reusrename Jul 2013 #173
The only links I've ever seen her post are links to her OWN posts. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #175
And here you are! We will not allow discussion of the spying and lying to be shut down. chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #24
Equal blame ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #100
Neither of the links you provide... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #151
"Always rising to absolve Republicans of any blame" NuclearDem Jul 2013 #180
You just demonstrated the OP's point as no one else could. Brewinblue Jul 2013 #181
+1 nt laundry_queen Jul 2013 #242
K&R Junkdrawer Jul 2013 #3
Yep get the red out Jul 2013 #4
Yup nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #5
Yes, don't respond to them. n/t LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #8
That is exactly the best way to handle it. Don't feed it or try to reason with it by kicking sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #13
Shh, new ideas they don't need nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #14
Old habits die hard, as they have proven over and over, throughout the years. Not much sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #84
+1,000,000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #53
That is exactly right. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #93
If you don't debate and engage, by definition you form your own echo chamber. randome Jul 2013 #94
I wish they'd put people on ignore, rather than just claiming they do and then attacking other DUers Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #191
Debate on DU -like Democracy itself- is a messy process. randome Jul 2013 #193
More and more, I am thinking that you are absolutely right. nt woo me with science Jul 2013 #97
I just posted something similar in another thread Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #6
K&R. This thread has already touched a nerve I see. Good OP. nt stillwaiting Jul 2013 #9
Yup. Anti Obama liberals better start a secret Google group Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10
Feel free to abstain from posting in the thread if you feel it is pointless. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #17
Isn't that limiting discussion? jazzimov Jul 2013 #27
Of course not. If the poster has some points to contribute Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #82
No. I want my opinion heard that this is a ridiculous direction to go at DU Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #28
Blind loyalty is the wrong direction to go. It's not Democratic. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #177
i've noticed you take issue with this line of discussion. "pointless" you say. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #29
I notice that many of the articles I read the first comment is weight-loss spam Generic Other Jul 2013 #44
maybe looking for a % of trustable social media interactions is the wrong metric nashville_brook Jul 2013 #48
I just wondered if anyone knew how many people are actively engaged Generic Other Jul 2013 #55
social media "optimization" is being used every PR campaign nashville_brook Jul 2013 #60
Seems like they should have their own agency then Generic Other Jul 2013 #62
Almost certainly, I worked for a small internet provider and part of my day was spent TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #117
Pres Obama embraces the Patriot Act and domestic spying. I am anti Patriot Act. I assume you are pro rhett o rick Jul 2013 #176
To assume that someone holds equal and opposite positions from you... Blanks Aug 2013 #245
Spot on! PsyOps Writ Large. or rather Posted Large. Divernan Jul 2013 #11
I gotta admit the signal to noise ratio here in GD is pathetic these days Fumesucker Jul 2013 #15
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Generic Other Jul 2013 #45
Look at what they are accomplishing more broadly, and this fits right in. woo me with science Jul 2013 #163
precisely -- so glad the jury system here seems to be holding up! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #16
The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.): snot Jul 2013 #18
Read a little, it's like reading "The Screwtape Letters" rwsanders Jul 2013 #51
very informative link. thanks. bbgrunt Jul 2013 #52
Sounded like Barney Fife wrote it Generic Other Jul 2013 #66
Thanks for the link, bookmarked for later ... sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #141
Absolutely Essential Link to Read! NuttyFluffers Jul 2013 #152
Excellent. I just bookkmarked it. It's invaluable Catherina Jul 2013 #215
They've been on DU for many years now Gman Jul 2013 #19
Yes, collective action is alwasy to be stopped, but better yet, prevented. nt PETRUS Jul 2013 #20
K&R It is happening here for sure. felix_numinous Jul 2013 #21
You mean like the posts on Greenwald and Snowden? Th1onein Jul 2013 #132
K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #22
Which explains several nonsensical arguments Fearless Jul 2013 #25
Did you think of this yourself? caseymoz Jul 2013 #26
uh oh, my bad hfojvt Jul 2013 #32
You should start drinking after five a.m. caseymoz Jul 2013 #147
See, e.g., this: snot Jul 2013 #36
See also this: snot Jul 2013 #39
Okay, thank you. Those are great sources. caseymoz Jul 2013 #158
"And how can software argue a point so well that it always has the last word?" LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #201
It could, but that's just noise. caseymoz Jul 2013 #225
There is no need to pay everyone. Just get 'the ball rolling' and others will chime in sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #88
"Attack the messenger ploy" Th1onein Jul 2013 #133
Non sequitur ploy. caseymoz Jul 2013 #159
Welcome to my ignore list, caseymoz. Th1onein Jul 2013 #166
Since discussion with you was worthless caseymoz Jul 2013 #200
seems to me hfojvt Jul 2013 #30
So that would apply to all the 'look at Greenwald, he's gay' threads and the Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #40
+1000 ! n/t jaysunb Jul 2013 #123
K&R Phlem Jul 2013 #31
Thanks, woo. K&R nt Zorra Jul 2013 #33
If you disagree with someone, just claim she/he is a sockpuppet spreading propaganda ProSense Jul 2013 #35
No one is going to accuse someone of sockpuppet propaganda for supporting labor unions here. Zorra Jul 2013 #41
Advocating for the apprehension of an individual shawn703 Jul 2013 #49
Sometimes the shoe fits. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #86
I'd say that that depends on what that someone reveled. RC Jul 2013 #98
If he only released shawn703 Jul 2013 #116
Other countries... or the whole rest of the world, as to what our country was doing wrong to its RC Jul 2013 #121
Like I said in my post shawn703 Jul 2013 #128
Domestic and foreign are one and the same. NSA is collecting information on everyone, everywhere. RC Jul 2013 #130
What did that have to do with IP addresses of specific machines in China? shawn703 Jul 2013 #155
What are you talking about? RC Jul 2013 #172
What exactly are you arguing? shawn703 Jul 2013 #186
The battle of Midway was almost 70 year ago. We were actually at war. We were attacked by them. RC Jul 2013 #198
That foreign surveillance is in our national interests shawn703 Jul 2013 #202
How is hoovering up the Internet in our best interest? RC Jul 2013 #205
We're talking about two different things I think shawn703 Jul 2013 #216
You are going kind of far astray from the OP RC Jul 2013 #217
The post I replied to shawn703 Jul 2013 #221
You seem young and have much to learn. RC Jul 2013 #222
And there's the ad hominem shawn703 Jul 2013 #223
I don't believe China has any legitimate right to my communications so I don't believe we TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #228
Not a whole lot of information made it to the press shawn703 Jul 2013 #235
I invite them to get an individual warrant if that is the case, which of course we don't know TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #239
IT'S NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN, IT'S ABOUT THE SPYING. IT'S NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN, IT'S ABOUT Th1onein Jul 2013 #135
You're right, and the quicker he is apprehended shawn703 Jul 2013 #156
LOL! Who do you think you're kidding? Th1onein Jul 2013 #165
Don't forget to take your marbles! shawn703 Jul 2013 #185
Advocating for the .........is CHANGING THE SUBJECT Th1onein Jul 2013 #134
I'm not even sure I'd use the term "advocating". winter is coming Jul 2013 #227
So ProSense Jul 2013 #59
And some of them don't fool anybody, but are still here. Zorra Jul 2013 #154
You are right!n What good people do is repeat what was said to them and add some Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #43
+1 treestar Jul 2013 #67
Activate crisis management mode! nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #167
Correct. On the internet, if you get mad, you lose. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #42
K&R. Exactly. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #46
That might be your funniest post, yet. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #50
I don't see it as much here, but on a lot of other forums Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #47
I notice RW trolls all the time. Notafraidtoo Jul 2013 #69
Try going to the comments sections of newspaper web sites. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #102
How true. Online newspaper website comments sections are the absolute worst Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #107
Yahoo articles........nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #113
And I thought they were here to improve their English and spelling Coyotl Jul 2013 #54
This is where I love the ignore list Catherina Jul 2013 #56
You forgot the period after 'vs'. randome Jul 2013 #92
"I like to think for myself." Thank you for the early morning laugh. morningfog Jul 2013 #189
Of course it isn't. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #57
+10 RC Jul 2013 #106
K&R! Segami Jul 2013 #58
I think their is certainly circumstantial evidence of this Android3.14 Jul 2013 #61
What you just did. n/t chervilant Jul 2013 #120
I don't understand. Android3.14 Jul 2013 #160
hmm... chervilant Jul 2013 #190
What about Freedom of Speech? treestar Jul 2013 #63
Silencing critics of the status quo really supports freedom of speech leftstreet Jul 2013 #74
Nobody is silenced treestar Jul 2013 #76
Who is 'we?' n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #77
Too tolerant, imo. FSogol Jul 2013 #83
There are principles involved. Truth and facts. RC Jul 2013 #109
Good one! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #87
'woo me' has authority over your mind? how did that happen? I thought it was corporate & big HiPointDem Jul 2013 #143
More noise. Less signal. Yep. n/t DirkGently Jul 2013 #64
L.O.L.!.!.!. Whisp Jul 2013 #65
For real. Didn't this person post almost the exact same thread with almost the exact same Number23 Jul 2013 #241
Let them try and get banned for doing so. Rex Jul 2013 #68
DURec leftstreet Jul 2013 #71
Good to know... midnight Jul 2013 #72
100% correct. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #73
honestly, i don't sees it. Apart from the occasional troll or Evoman Jul 2013 #75
no, that's what it USED to be Skittles Jul 2013 #105
You mean like in the religion group? defacto7 Jul 2013 #164
K&R snappyturtle Jul 2013 #78
K&R NealK Jul 2013 #79
It's pretty easy to detour around the shills. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #80
+1 Very good points leftstreet Jul 2013 #85
Question: ProSense Jul 2013 #90
Oh good, two more links to your own posts LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #204
Both are links to NYT articles posted here. sufrommich Jul 2013 #209
Both are links to her own posts LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #210
Don't pages move higher in search engines when they are referenced from other pages? newthinking Jun 2014 #246
The one thing that SHOULD distinguish Progressives from Conservatives... randome Jul 2013 #89
"In the case of the 'surveillance state' you -for whatever reason- want to believe exists..." Th1onein Jul 2013 #137
I think it's a safe assumption since S&G have failed to provide evidence. randome Jul 2013 #145
No randome , it is YOU AND YOURS that have the burden of proof because you are making the TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #233
I have no problem whatsoever with more transparency and less secrecy. randome Jul 2013 #234
Yeah, we may not be as far apart as one might think as seen from the surface TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #240
sigh.... blackspade Jul 2013 #211
Why do you use the word 'facts' when we don't have any? randome Jul 2013 #230
LOL blackspade Jul 2013 #238
You mean no evidence other than the court ruling, right? LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #212
Oh, you mean the FISA court that you don't trust? That's...ironic. randome Jul 2013 #229
LOL LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #236
Spot on! Veilex Jul 2013 #95
Exactly. If I were Skinner, I'd be merciless with the banhammer. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #96
Which makes ya wonder nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #99
You're not the only one... n/t backscatter712 Jul 2013 #101
Wow. That is quite an accusation Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #103
It is funny PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #108
Yup nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #111
Yep. DU is starting to smell like a "free speech zone." n/t backscatter712 Jul 2013 #119
If you were in my shoes nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #110
I know you feel put-upon and bullied RudynJack Jul 2013 #122
Yes they are and my list of worst offenders Skidmore Jul 2013 #192
I have put the swooners on ignore and I suggest all thinking people do the same Skittles Jul 2013 #104
Most of them are there, indeed nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #114
???? is it weather related? Skittles Jul 2013 #124
Oh good question nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #126
+1. Another talking point "Those who like Real Discussion don't use ignore." backscatter712 Jul 2013 #118
BACKSCATTER712 KNOWS THE SCORE Skittles Jul 2013 #125
+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #196
I disagree a little bit on this. blackspade Jul 2013 #214
I do occasionally peek. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #220
Not a bad idea.... blackspade Jul 2013 #226
What? And cut down on the laffs? (n/t) spooky3 Jul 2013 #168
I no longer find them amusing Skittles Jul 2013 #170
They absolutely are disgusting. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #188
I rec but I think you are somewhat "mis-underestimating" the effort to shift the spectrum of TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #112
Uhmmmm Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #129
this is perhaps the most distressing sort of comment that could be posted on DU nashville_brook Jul 2013 #139
You missed my point altogether. The person posing this as conflict and drama is you Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #146
i take your point from the totality of your posts...and in that context, I completely got your drift nashville_brook Jul 2013 #157
This effort has been going on for decades, it is Turd Way SOP. TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #237
Big brother simply will not tolerate impudence related to exposure of the establishment's indepat Jul 2013 #115
The ignore feature works like a charm. Change has come Jul 2013 #127
The government has been doing this forever. The CIA, for instance, infiltrated universities yardwork Jul 2013 #131
One or two work for groups like NOM, that's super clear. RCC and LDS as well. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #149
Concern trolling 101! yardwork Jul 2013 #224
True dat Vincardog Jul 2013 #136
Gosh. I thought I was the only one who noticed that! bvar22 Jul 2013 #140
i've noticed this too madrchsod Jul 2013 #162
A quote from Henry A Wallace VP under FDR: Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #142
KnR nt tblue37 Jul 2013 #144
Yes, that's what I think is going on also... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #148
On a related note, I notice some disrupters have similar posting styles such to make me think GoneFishin Jul 2013 #150
Exactly DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #161
It's true that disrupters are everywhere on the net defacto7 Jul 2013 #171
^this^ OP is spot on. n/t susanna Jul 2013 #174
+1 Poll_Blind Jul 2013 #178
KKKKKKKK&RRRRRRRRR! Lint Head Jul 2013 #179
It's easy to underestimate the value of DU. mahina Jul 2013 #182
What you've written is absolutely true. What a shame. Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #183
K&R - Related: DeSwiss Jul 2013 #184
Yep. If a poster is paid to post by an official, they are by definition a troll. morningfog Jul 2013 #187
yahoo and other trollvilles deancr Jul 2013 #194
K&R nt TBF Jul 2013 #195
Pro Smear and the Plus Ones bobduca Jul 2013 #197
Yes I've noticed... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #232
+1 daleanime Jul 2013 #199
K&R n/t myrna minx Jul 2013 #203
But look at the valuable service they provide!! JNelson6563 Jul 2013 #206
I don't think it's quite that cohesive and organized, but I do think it's an example of how cecilfirefox Jul 2013 #207
+1000 blackspade Jul 2013 #208
Skinner needs to grow a pair and ban the propagandists. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #218
Notice that the organization part has been stifled here. That's the point. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #219
Kick to the Top bvar22 Aug 2013 #243
Thanks for this Woo! Hydra Aug 2013 #244
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