Reply #4: I don't understand why the normal DU rules can't be applied even now

[acerbic]

...to the discussion about the candidates. It's not like all criticism of Democrats has ever been prohibited: if somebody e.g. didn't like Clinton because of NAFTA or the welfare reform, it could be discussed, but if you just spammed wingnut propaganda shyte from Liesmax or Moonie Times and ranted about "Clinton body count" or other freeper stuff, you'd probably be banned pretty quickly.

Happy times for freepers: right now outright lies, absurd exaggerations and spams from wingnut sources can be repeated freely if it's about the candidates. Why couldn't that kind of thing still be stopped but criticism based on at least some measure of reality still be allowed, just as before? :shrug: