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pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:16 AM Mar 2016

My suggestion

I generally spend my time in the GD(P). I am sure you all have seen all those annoying posts about how it's time for Bernie to get out, time for Bernie supporters to start helping Hillary because Bernie has lost, etc.
All those posts that seem to be there, over and over, just to annoy Bernie supporters.

I'd like to see whenever you see a post like that, make a reply that mirrors their post. For instance, if it is a post about how Bernie should quit, make a mirror point as to why Hillary should quit.

It is useless to try to refute their arguments because they don't even seem to believe what they are saying, they just say it to annoy Bernie supporters. So instead of arguing their points, just say why Hillary should drop out for the good of the party. Let them argue with your points.

I don't know if this makes sense to you but aren't you tired of trying to argue with some of these myths?

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fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)
3. Try trashing such threads . . .
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:19 AM
Mar 2016

and putting people on ignore. It makes DU smell much better . . .

I refuse to reply to them. Let their posts sink.

PADemD

(4,482 posts)
4. New leaf - Ignore
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:20 AM
Mar 2016

I don't see those annoying posters anymore because they've all been placed on Ignore.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
20. exactly. This is the shit that they allowed back yesterday
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:23 PM
Mar 2016

people who post crap like this:
Go haunt someone else ass! Jan 29
Go to hell! Jan 29
I may lack self restaint but i am a better person than you any day of the week. Jan 29
Hitting the alert button no doubt! Jan 29
You are so sad and pathetic. Jan 29
Fuck you! I am so fucking done with this site! Jan 29
You are a horfible fucking person.

And that's who they WANT here to support their candidate.

You know how they say that the fish stinks from the head down??

So yeah, ignore, ignore, ignore!!

I have close to 300 on ignore now.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
5. That crossed my mind also, but usually I just skip over the OP and don't bother giving it a click.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:24 AM
Mar 2016

It's so pervasive and cookie cutter that it is pretty clear that kind of childish bullshit was directed by higher level campaign people.

90% of their shit is psyops. From day 1 we have been told "he can't raise enough money", "he can't win in the GE", "he won't have the ground troops", blah, blah, blah, fucking blah.

They lose on every policy question, so all they have is fucking head games.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
7. I just put the poster on ignore.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:29 AM
Mar 2016

There is, at that point, nothing further of any interest or value that they can post about, for me.
GD-P is so much better, now!

jhart3333

(332 posts)
13. Skinner unleashed the dogs of war on us.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 11:05 AM
Mar 2016

We owned GD-P and the front page and he didn't like it. So he took them away.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
15. Another suggestion -
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:54 PM
Mar 2016

Stay out of the cesspool until Bernie starts winning all his BLUE PROGRESSIVE states - then go in there and unabashedly GLOAT. I can't wait.

I don't read the cesspool anymore - not since Super Tuesday 1...I did just accidentally post on WillyT's thread he linked to in one of his Bernie Group threads . Otherwise, I avoid the sewer like the plague.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
16. I have so many on ignore
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:58 PM
Mar 2016

I don't see these baiting posts much, only right before signing in if I see the latest page first.

It's a good idea though, if you have the stomach to engage with the toxicity.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
21. Hey, I'm glad I put this one up . . . the majority suggested to put them on ignore
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:47 PM
Mar 2016

I'm kinda new timewise, so wasn't thinking of this. Great idea!
Yea, there are certain people whose only motivation in posting is not to inform but to annoy. I'll start the ignoring ASAP

Thanks again.

Ah, after ignoring a lot of people, my list sure looks nicer in the Primaries.

lmbradford

(517 posts)
22. Sad but true
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 07:33 PM
Mar 2016

I have been on this site for many years and quite a few campaigns but I have never been so insulted, baited, bullied, etc than this time. Ive never ignored ppl before but now i have a whole page.

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