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Dave Starsky

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70. Can't believe I had to go through 66 posts to see this.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #66)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:27 AM

Jul 2018

I call shenanigans.

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"Libtard" is a truly awful term that has to go away. [View all] Music Man Jul 2018 OP

You see the -tard prefex pop up here every once in awhile, too. Our society revels in slurs and WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #1

Yep. I see it here all the time. Tipperary Jul 2018 #25

Oh, I don't mind calling names. Using terms that denigrate an oppressed population -- WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #47

This! n/t Bradshaw3 Jul 2018 #78

name calling on both sides is childish, we see it here in DU on daily basis with trump references, beachbum bob Jul 2018 #2

Couldn't agree more oberliner Jul 2018 #9

I am 65 years and my name calling of republicans is usually limited to "ignorant" or idelogue or beachbum bob Jul 2018 #16

Oh, but of course.... RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #65

its childish behavior, some one needs to be an adult around here beachbum bob Jul 2018 #68

And many use this as a place to blow off steam.... RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #71

Be Careful ProfessorGAC Jul 2018 #56

They do know and care that it's offensive. Dale Neiburg Jul 2018 #3

Yes it's awful and that is *why* it is not going away ck4829 Jul 2018 #4

Calling them out won't do a thing to make it go away. GoCubsGo Jul 2018 #5

That's why you have to go back at them with TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #35

There is real hatred in the US these days. It reminds me of my youth walkingman Jul 2018 #6

Move north to Colorado? or west to the coast? PatrickforO Jul 2018 #14

Racism is everywhere. mythology Jul 2018 #20

that term is a fairly mild form of hatred hfojvt Jul 2018 #52

My mother called me that. backtoblue Jul 2018 #7

I love it!! Hope all is going well w/ you!! I hope you don't mind if I borrow your word... SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #32

Hiya! backtoblue Jul 2018 #38

LOL. You know, Rahm Emanuel is known for using that term - at high decibel levels, PatrickforO Jul 2018 #8

I only read about one instance, and the word used was the very offensive lapucelle Jul 2018 #19

Own it teach1st Jul 2018 #10

As it is used primarily by those with views opposing the ones that Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #11

I did not call my landlady, Mrs. Rosenfeld, at the Daisyview Trailer Park a Libtard Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #12

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2018 #45

Call them out bpj62 Jul 2018 #13

They voted for a man who publicly mocked a disabled reporter. They have no shame. yardwork Jul 2018 #15

it is repugnant and offensive G_j Jul 2018 #17

The Deplorables at DI use that word and the word Retarded to describe the left all the time. beaglelover Jul 2018 #18

My right wing ex brother in law used to call me the looney liberal from San Francisco kimbutgar Jul 2018 #21

It's bad enough when someone you know well is a loser yet they are like the ex... Archae Jul 2018 #22

Saw this handy reply on Facebook ThoughtCriminal Jul 2018 #23

I don't like libtard but we call them nazis Alea Jul 2018 #24

Don't many of them claim to be nazis? madinmaryland Jul 2018 #36

I like the term "MAGATs" or "MAGAholes". Initech Jul 2018 #44

If they don't want to be called Nazis, they should stop Naziing. backscatter712 Jul 2018 #54

Yep Alea Jul 2018 #63

"I don't like libtard but we call them nazis." LenaBaby61 Jul 2018 #55

I have gotten over it RocRizzo55 Jul 2018 #26

The point is to offend you Loki Liesmith Jul 2018 #27

I just see the irony in all of that word vercetti2021 Jul 2018 #28

A friend from childhood, to whom I was close thru... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #30

calling out won't work, please don't bother with that 0rganism Jul 2018 #31

And their leader needs to be called out the most! RUMP needs to have his mouth washed out, and SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #33

"You claimed you're mature..." Different Drummer Jul 2018 #34

As long as I don't hafta give up MAGAt. roamer65 Jul 2018 #37

Fight fire with fire. contard, puketard, repubtard. pwb Jul 2018 #39

No. Absolutely not. Initech Jul 2018 #43

agree w/you 100% yellowdogintexas Jul 2018 #76

The one time I always use a nickname is when someone talks to me about the "Democrat Party" unitedwethrive Jul 2018 #40

I love correcting people when they say it. Initech Jul 2018 #42

Try this: SnacilbupeR. (props to Juanita Jean) yellowdogintexas Jul 2018 #74

Absolutely! Initech Jul 2018 #41

I've always felt that using childish names to describe those you don't agree with fescuerescue Jul 2018 #46

Dotard..... AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #48

At least "Dotard" is a word used as far back as the 14th Century. Does it offend Hoyt Jul 2018 #53

Has what to do with it being used here? AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #57

Just thought it was odd you are showing your offense with "Dotard" like the rest of Discussionist Hoyt Jul 2018 #58

See beancan..I do NOT have a problem with Dotard in ANY way... AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #61

That word does not use -tard as a suffix. MineralMan Jul 2018 #72

From my experience, the people that use the term are angry and full of hate. Blue_true Jul 2018 #49

Right wingers called on it? former9thward Jul 2018 #50

I thought the specific term Libtard started with Ann Coulter Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #60

Did she copy Rahm? former9thward Jul 2018 #62

He never said "libtard", period. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #64

So calling out a privatizing centrist hit a nerve, eh? former9thward Jul 2018 #73

The next time you say a positive thing.... RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #77

Wow, someone who has followed 20,000 posts! former9thward Jul 2018 #81

Picture this... kysrsoze Jul 2018 #51

That's exactly why they use it Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #59

It does not show up here. Why bring it here? Hekate Jul 2018 #66

Can't believe I had to go through 66 posts to see this. Dave Starsky Jul 2018 #70

For the same reason anyone brings anything here. Music Man Jul 2018 #79

"My dear conservative, I must protest your use of the term, 'libtard.' VOX Jul 2018 #67

Yes, as if *that's* the manner in which I'm suggesting approaching it. Music Man Jul 2018 #80

You're tilting at the wrong windmill, Sir Knight. VOX Jul 2018 #83

We don't use that term much, here in this Democrat Party. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #69

With a demographic that is ok with jambo101 Jul 2018 #75

Conservatives don't use it. Republicans do. DFW Jul 2018 #82