2016 Postmortem

in_cog_ni_to

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70. HUGE, GINORMOUS HIGH FIVE!

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #14)

Sun Oct 18, 2015, 09:40 AM

Oct 2015

Thank you! That pretty much says it all.

Corruption is at the root of what's wrong with this country.

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A plea for civility and respect for other DU members. [View all] BlueCheese Oct 2015 OP

It would be nice if that occurred wouldn't it still_one Oct 2015 #1

I'm an undecided voter as well Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #2

Listen to Bernie not us, it's not a popularity contest, and We're not the issues . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #56

Then many of his supporters should do Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #72

That's reasonable . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #76

Even though I have settled on who I will vote for, I agree with you. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 #3

You missed some of the best OPs, the ones that call Bernie and his supporters White Supremicists, sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #4

Don't forget angry white men jfern Oct 2015 #5

I didn't see those, because I've only been back for a day or two. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #24

One is an altruist the other a Misanthrope. PERIOD. orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #57

I am definitely sympathetic to your plea. Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #6

We need to speak frankly. Will we nominate someone to the right of Obama or to the left. aikoaiko Oct 2015 #7

Screw civility, this is who we are mindwalker_i Oct 2015 #8

"Screw civility, this is who we are..." DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #9

Yeah, it's a shame how cali was alert stalked. cui bono Oct 2015 #11

The irony is an entire group of posters were targeted for... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #41

What group are you talking about? cui bono Oct 2015 #91

The group that was targeted. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #92

What group are you talking about? cui bono Oct 2015 #93

See Post #92 DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #95

What group are you talking about? cui bono Oct 2015 #98

See Post #95 DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #99

And here you always try to sound so reasonable yet you refuse to answer a simple question, cui bono Oct 2015 #101

By identifying the group that has been targeted I will be compounding the DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #102

Thank you for caring so much about Bernie supporters. cui bono Oct 2015 #103

I care about everybody. That's why I am a liberal. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #104

That person was getting hides and timeouts before the primary race started. Nt stevenleser Oct 2015 #43

I went ELEVEN AND ONE HALF YEARS before getting a hide. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #44

Happening too often and Skidmore Oct 2015 #87

Doesn't change the fact that cali was alert stalked by a MIRT member. cui bono Oct 2015 #90

It does change the facts actually. Since 85% of DUers support Bernie the vast majority stevenleser Oct 2015 #105

So you didn't go to the link I provided then. It's a clear cut case once you see the evidence. cui bono Oct 2015 #106

Which doesn't change the fact that her posting style earned the mythology Oct 2015 #107

+1000 nt Mojorabbit Oct 2015 #89

That's definitely not what I said mindwalker_i Oct 2015 #80

What is the opposite of civility to you? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #82

Civility is always good Utopian Leftist Oct 2015 #109

Speak for yourself. IMHO, humanity should embrace compassion and civility. MoonRiver Oct 2015 #79

These sorts of OPs would be better if they were even handed. cui bono Oct 2015 #10

I admit I didn't do a deep scour. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #23

Here's a little experiment you can do.. Fumesucker Oct 2015 #37

I gave that thread a rec, it was a good piece. n/t ms liberty Oct 2015 #47

That's true, too. Major Hogwash Oct 2015 #75

I second that & it does turn me elsewhere tblue Oct 2015 #55

Unlike in the real world, there are more BS supporters here than HRC ones treestar Oct 2015 #62

No. There is no Sanders support site TM99 Oct 2015 #65

So much wrong in your post. Especially the reason HRC supporters created that hate filled site. cui bono Oct 2015 #100

complaining about complaining olddots Oct 2015 #12

here here NotHardly Oct 2015 #13

I'm all for civility, but the stakes are too high in this primary season to cause me to value JDPriestly Oct 2015 #14

With you. aidbo Oct 2015 #21

Fine, I totally understand that. Congratulations on your choice of candidate. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #22

That's a great question. Sincerely, Berniebro. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #26

Beats me. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #31

I agree with almost all of this. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #32

I heard Snowden answer a question about coming back to the US. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #40

HUGE, GINORMOUS HIGH FIVE! in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #70

+1,000,000 cui bono Oct 2015 #94

It's the primaries. This is GD-P Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #15

I'm not saying people should agree. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #25

See my subject line. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #33

Le Taz Hot's post said nothing about agreeing. merrily Oct 2015 #46

And bluntly every single one of these Kum Ba Ya TM99 Oct 2015 #36

There are some hides treestar Oct 2015 #52

Try again Treestar. TM99 Oct 2015 #64

So here's the thing. If the results of a poster's work harms the candidate they are claiming to tout Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #66

You too have noticed a pattern ? TheFarS1de Oct 2015 #110

+1 merrily Oct 2015 #48

It's going to get worse, not better, before election season is over. Bubzer Oct 2015 #16

Hillary is going to prevent us from getting single payer healthcare and affordable college Zorra Oct 2015 #17

Do you think this kind of questioning of Clinton supporters will help convince them? BlueCheese Oct 2015 #29

That's just way out there treestar Oct 2015 #63

INDEED, WTF? in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #74

Great OP. Sadly, only "Clinton is a Poo Head" will get rated up at the current DU. McCamy Taylor Oct 2015 #18

Don't forget "Bernie supporters are such Poo Heads." That's a classic. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #28

Why can't I rec this post more than once? LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #19

"I hate seeing this kind of internecine fighting." Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #20

Well, you opened the Gates of Hate with this post, didn't you? NBachers Oct 2015 #27

Good post. cwydro Oct 2015 #30

While we need to be more civil in general Aerows Oct 2015 #34

Don't blame the players when the game is the real culprit Fumesucker Oct 2015 #35

Don't hate the players . . . hate the game!! Major Hogwash Oct 2015 #42

Hope this thread is relatively new, ... bobGandolf Oct 2015 #38

April '14: "Hillary Clinton and the Future Failure of Progressive Hope and Change" RiverLover Oct 2015 #39

Whoomp, there it is. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #60

Damn! TM99 Oct 2015 #68

Seems to me that the owners of DU is quite comfortable akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #45

You're exactly right. ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #58

It's become performance art, a parody treestar Oct 2015 #49

This comment is perfect. nt betsuni Oct 2015 #54

Perfectly ignorant. RiverLover Oct 2015 #61

Hey, nonny no! betsuni Oct 2015 #67

Le Taz Hot nailed it. Ignore, hide thread and hide forum are your friends and effective. Use them. merrily Oct 2015 #50

Politics is dirty and nasty. bigwillq Oct 2015 #51

I'm hating it tblue Oct 2015 #53

Civility is fine. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #59

This is perhaps our LAST chance to take back government. 99Forever Oct 2015 #69

CNN - TIME WARNER in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #77

Calls for civility are always the first defense of the status quo - TBF Oct 2015 #71

Do you think personally insulting me (which your reply does) makes me like your candidate more? BlueCheese Oct 2015 #78

Nothing insulting there... AOR Oct 2015 #84

You personally insult every person in poverty when you tell them to shut up TBF Oct 2015 #85

+1 AOR Oct 2015 #83

Amen (n/t) FlaGatorJD Oct 2015 #73

Thanks everyone for their responses. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #81

And it's meta - which is supposed to be against TOS. TBF Oct 2015 #86

JDPreistly made a great point olddots Oct 2015 #88

But as someone who is a black gay man Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #96

Are threads calling out other threads that passed the jury system civil? aikoaiko Oct 2015 #97

I'm ice cold. LWolf Oct 2015 #108

I agree with your sentiment, but.. This is a message board. On the Internet. yodermon Oct 2015 #111

Many a paid GOP troll here to gin up Hillary hate and applegrove Oct 2015 #112