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[BillZBubb]

1. Sorry to see him go. He was a great contributor here.

[sibelian]

2. I'm sure he'll have other things to do.

I did.

[Cali_Democrat]

19. What did you think of the post which got him banned?

The post which referred to African Americans as battered wives suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

Do you see how it could be offensive to African Americans on DU?

[redruddyred]

22. inflammatory, but intriguing

and i'm sorry you shut it down
maybe it's not my place to say but frequently seems that AAs and other minorities are in a selfconfidence crisis and overreact to perceived, or real slights.
have contacted a few blm folk on twitter on this point "YOU MEAN YOU WANT BLACK PPL TO DIE!!1"
yeah that's it.

[BillZBubb]

47. Didn't see it.

What you posted doesn't sound bad enough to get someone banned.

Yes, I see how it could be offensive, but lots of things are offensive. That's life. Sometimes people need a thicker skin and to involve themselves in a dialog. That's what we're here for right?

[litlbilly]

3. Im done with this HRC site anyway. I just got banned from AA group for no reason

so, I guess they should rename that group to HIll 2

[PeaceNikki]

4. There was a reason.

[litlbilly]

5. nope, not really

[LanternWaste]

9. Denying the existence of a reason is not the same as the non-existence of a reason.

Denying the existence of a reason is not the same as the non-existence of a reason. You were in fact, allowed a reason for any and all curious to see. A rather valid reason at that which yet still exists in that particular thread. That you choose to ignore the existence of the reason is on you and no one else.

However, I completely understand your desire to construct a very creative cross from which to melodramatically hang while playing martyr. I can only imagine a most serious and somber Hans Zimmer film score playing to the scene.

[sibelian]

24. Reasons, reasons everywhere.

LOTS of them.

[AngryAmish]

37. It's reasons all the way down.

[sibelian]

7. Oh, there was a reason alright.

[sibelian]

6. There are a LOT of other resources on the Internet. Check out Youtube.

No banning, really, very little moderation, no way of crafting the zeitgeist.

Recommends regularly in the thousands on videos of interest. Views topping DU by orders of magnitude.

PEOPLE saying USEFUL, INTERESTING STUFF.

I converted a diehard Republican homophobe there only a week or two ago with a handful of anecdotes about my actual real life.

[litlbilly]

8. I know, im not in the least bit upset. this site is just falling in behind M$NBC and the rest

of the Hill boosters. It is what it is. they think Bernie is done, Ive got news for them.

[redruddyred]

16. i agree

still some good posts and defos to the left of kos but not what it should be
never would have guessed that running el bernardo would have spelt the end of the progressive voice on the major leftwing forums.

[litlbilly]

18. Yep, this site or any other cant stop what we/and Bernie are doing.

[sibelian]

20. From the posting habits of some around these here parts...

I wonder how much time some of them spend on other boards or in other areas of the Internet...

Not much, I'll bet.

I'm rarely to be found on tribal boards these days. It's a bad idea. They become paranoid rapidly and develop almost inescapably into attention sinks. Even my facebook profile is becoming drenched in silly pseudopolitical wafflings. I switch most of it off these days as I have no desire to fall out with my friends.

It's a pity. It's nice to feel a bit like a big fish in a small pond... but it's not good for you in the long run.

As for Mr Sanders, nadine put it best...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511515218

Whether he wins or not, it's worth continuing.

[litlbilly]

29. I dont do it much. Ive been lurking here since 07 and joined in 12, but only recently posted

anything. So, its no big deal. I will just continue trying the best I can do get Bernie elected. Not much else to do.

[sibelian]

32. Good luck to you. Being a disinterested party....

.... it's become less important to me now that UK politics is turning really, truly fucking weird. The left over here is fracturing also but in a far more dangerous way. I'm not convinced there will be any left wing ANYTHING in the UK (besides some in Scotland, which I can't see surviving much longer now either) before long. The LW papers are scrambling to try and reassert their authority over their base, which has been in open revolt for months.

But, yes. Bernie would be a good thing.

[litlbilly]

35. the Oligarchs have been in charge for so long, its gonna take more than one election

to fix it. In the UK, here and everywhere basically. We cant just lay down and give up

[sibelian]

39. I've had to face up to it. The problems are structural, not tribal.

Language is being distorted everywhere and everyone's slapping stupid pseudo-psychoanalytical labels on everything instead of actually analysing the subject to find out what's happening.

The Internet is in fact making it all worse, not better. SUBSTANTIALLY worse. It's dumbing everyone down to a terrible extent.

I have a very nasty feeling that most of what 's being posted around the lefty houses and written in the papers and blogged about and shared is going to turn out to be somewhat irrelevant.

I think Trump's going to win no matter who goes up against him.

[litlbilly]

41. I dont think that's the case. There is so much info on the internet it is where the future is.

It will just take time as well to sort itself out.

[sibelian]

50. But I don't think it *is* info.

It's just...

Junk.

Reflexive labelling. Circular firing squads. People habitually reinforcing simplistic slogans and meaningless soundbites, politics-as-lol-cat. Dumb bingo cards collecting your opponents arguments instead of addressing them.

Huge sections of demographics slotting themselves into behaviour patterns that consist of nothing more than banging your head against a brick wall.

And it's good news for advertisers. They are much happier with people banging their heads against brick walls than going elsewhere. More views for the advert.

I wonder if someone did a study comparing the *breadth* of Internet penetration these days in comparison with the past if they would find that people have a far greater tendency these days to stick to one or two favourite sites than go exploring...

I know that I see the same ideas being repeated over and over again in the same quarters far more than I used to.

I think the Internet as a medium for the exchange or development of ideas may be drawing to a close...

New political paradigms are not favoured in media that focus on simplistic messages...

[MisterP]

33. yeah, it's real Plato's Cave in here

if they win DU they think they'll win the primary

[snooper2]

10. are you going to go out with a BANG!

or a whisper?

[litlbilly]

12. It doesnt matter does it?

[snooper2]

15. Yes, because a BANG could create an AWESOME thread...

a whisper is only heard by the NOR and NAND gates of Skinners servers....

[sibelian]

25. Maybe truly spectacular "tee hee, I dare you to ban me" threads should have special effects.

[yardwork]

13. I've posted there for years and never been blocked. What did you do?

[redruddyred]

17. wasn't a hillary supporter? nt

[yardwork]

21. I just went and read the post that got him blocked. He deserved it.

I'm white, and I've been reading and posting in the AA group for years. I step in it sometimes, but I've never been blocked. Not even threatened or warned. I believe that the African American group is one of the most tolerant groups on DU.

And not all its members support Hillary. That's just another stereotype.

[redruddyred]

26. can i see the post pls

AA group seems okay and reasonable imo i have not had any problems either but am also careful to not say anything that could be construed racist

[yardwork]

34. I'm on my phone and can't cut and paste.

If you go to the AA group read one of the threads at the top, under the pinned threads. A bunch of people dropped in today to be rude, and one of the hosts blocked several of them. Well deserved blocks. They were repeatedly warned that they were in the AA group but continued with their rude posts.

[BillZBubb]

49. "the African American group is one of the most tolerant groups on DU"

[pintobean]

28. Good riddance just doesn't mean what it used to.

[PeaceNikki]

31. You've said that like 3 times now.

[sibelian]

36. Probably means it, then.

I didn't bother, I just stopped posting as there's no actual development of anything new here. But I sympathise with your interlocutor.

[Purveyor]

51. I just trashed that dump.

Too much 'hate' in there for my tastes.

[kwassa]

52. There are regulars in the AA group that are Bernie supporters.

It ain't about that.

[yuiyoshida]

11. Isn't this a grave dancing post?

[litlbilly]

14. Nope it isnt. Just sad they are trying to purge over 80% of the people here. I say, have at it

Hoss.

[sibelian]

23. No, I don't think so, yuiyoshida...

But even then...Would it be particularly beyond the currently acceptable state of the board if it was? There have been plenty of gravedancing threads over banned members in the past.

[yuiyoshida]

27. I guess now it all depends on whether or not a jury

hides it or not. Dance, away dancers... takes yer chances!!! I will even provide the music:

[sibelian]

30. What use is a jury system that can be overturned?

hide, hide, hide, hide, hide, TIMEOUT, oh wait maybe not.

Ahhhh, American politics, I love you...

[yuiyoshida]

40. Crazy Burst Angel

[Rex]

42. Looks like a crossover between Gundam and Evangelion!

Sweet, always love new anime to check out that I've never seen before!

[yuiyoshida]

44. omg...I so fell in love with

Jo and Meg, imagine that! A lesbian couple in Japanese anime, being heroines!!!

[Rex]

48. Kickass times lightspeed!

Gonna start watching this weekend! Looks awesome!

[sibelian]

43. There's something compellingly appropriate about that...

I can't quite put my finger on it.

[yuiyoshida]

46. If you knew about this particular anime

and how it ends...its totally appropriate! I cried like a baby.

[JSup]

38. At least now...

...we can separate real Bernie supporters from all the RW (or not?) trolls calling themselves Bernie supporters.

[sibelian]

45. Really?

What an interesting idea.