Bernie Sanders
Showing Original Post only (View all)MannyGoldstein, 35,500 posts, member since Aug 2005 [View all]
LOonix, 31,500 posts, member since Mar 2006
NYC_SKP, 68,500 posts, member since May 2008
Why these? For ONE FUCKING POST out of 68,500. Out of 35,500. Out of 31,500. It's like a certain care was taken to single out these prolific long-time posters and, yes, leaders. I've seen many posts by SBS and HRC supporters saying similar things - a lot gets said on a freewheeling political forum open to anyone who's willing to log in. But it gets passed by with a hide at most. Yes, these three all technically ran afoul of TOS violations, so the punishment is technically justified, but of the 100's of 1000's, even millions of posts to DU, why these select few, and why now?
If we were barnyard animals we'd not notice as our friends and allies get picked off. Or we might notice, be alarmed for a few hours, then forget and go back to munching hay. But we aren't barnyard animals and I don't think our forgetting, our deadly complacency is counted on. I think the opposite. I think the point is to condition us to self-censor. To bow. To know our place, to know who's boss and to know what candidate is protected. I think the point is to show us that although we might think this is our home, we're only here on sufferance and it isn't democracy, it's bought and paid for
The money is flowing and those on the receiving end are acting like there's no tomorrow.