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In reply to the discussion: The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.* [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)193. Debate on DU -like Democracy itself- is a messy process.
The Ignore function makes it too easy.
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woo me with science
Jul 2013
OP
And here you are! We will not allow discussion of the spying and lying to be shut down.
chimpymustgo
Jul 2013
#24
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
Old habits die hard, as they have proven over and over, throughout the years. Not much
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#84
I wish they'd put people on ignore, rather than just claiming they do and then attacking other DUers
Violet_Crumble
Jul 2013
#191
Feel free to abstain from posting in the thread if you feel it is pointless. nt
Mojorabbit
Jul 2013
#17
No. I want my opinion heard that this is a ridiculous direction to go at DU
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#28
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
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
Look at what they are accomplishing more broadly, and this fits right in.
woo me with science
Jul 2013
#163
"And how can software argue a point so well that it always has the last word?"
LondonReign2
Jul 2013
#201
There is no need to pay everyone. Just get 'the ball rolling' and others will chime in
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#88
So that would apply to all the 'look at Greenwald, he's gay' threads and the
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#40
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
Other countries... or the whole rest of the world, as to what our country was doing wrong to its
RC
Jul 2013
#121
Domestic and foreign are one and the same. NSA is collecting information on everyone, everywhere.
RC
Jul 2013
#130
The battle of Midway was almost 70 year ago. We were actually at war. We were attacked by them.
RC
Jul 2013
#198
I don't believe China has any legitimate right to my communications so I don't believe we
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#228
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 are right!n What good people do is repeat what was said to them and add some
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#43
How true. Online newspaper website comments sections are the absolute worst
Populist_Prole
Jul 2013
#107
'woo me' has authority over your mind? how did that happen? I thought it was corporate & big
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#143
For real. Didn't this person post almost the exact same thread with almost the exact same
Number23
Jul 2013
#241
Don't pages move higher in search engines when they are referenced from other pages?
newthinking
Jun 2014
#246
"In the case of the 'surveillance state' you -for whatever reason- want to believe exists..."
Th1onein
Jul 2013
#137
No randome , it is YOU AND YOURS that have the burden of proof because you are making the
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#233
Yeah, we may not be as far apart as one might think as seen from the surface
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#240
I have put the swooners on ignore and I suggest all thinking people do the same
Skittles
Jul 2013
#104
+1. Another talking point "Those who like Real Discussion don't use ignore."
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#118
I rec but I think you are somewhat "mis-underestimating" the effort to shift the spectrum of
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#112
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
Big brother simply will not tolerate impudence related to exposure of the establishment's
indepat
Jul 2013
#115
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
On a related note, I notice some disrupters have similar posting styles such to make me think
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#150
Yep. If a poster is paid to post by an official, they are by definition a troll.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#187
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
Notice that the organization part has been stifled here. That's the point.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#219