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Martin Eden

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54. "I will not stand for is personal attacks"

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 03:00 PM

Oct 2018

You are very likely to encounter that wherever you go on the internet, unless the forum is **heavily** moderated.

The plain sad fact of the matter is that a few trolls or angry inconsiderate people can have a much greater impact than the vast majority here at DU who are thoughtful and kind.

17 years is a long time to be part of a community, then abandon it. For me, it's only been a little over 16 years.

Ideally our disagreements would be hashed out in the realm of fact and ideas, not personal invective -- but passions are high and those on the other side are viewed as enemies.

Trump is our enemy. McConnell is our enemy. Kavanaugh is our enemy.

Fellow DUers (unless a troll or a bot or a rightwing infiltrator) are not the enemy.

This thread is a reminder that we should keep that in mind.

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Goodbye, DU! You've won! [View all] Nedsdag Oct 2018 OP

I'm sorry you feel this way. I hope you'll change your mind. grossproffit Oct 2018 #1

#MeToo InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #153

In this context, it diminishes the real meaning of "#MeToo"... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #275

Blame auto-fill. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #292

How about putting the blame where it really belongs? NurseJackie Oct 2018 #293

LOL, you should follow your own advice FIRST before you criticize others... InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #295

#MeToo what? betsuni Oct 2018 #276

Me too me. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #291

This message was self-deleted by its author Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #268

Nedsdag BeyondGeography Oct 2018 #2

You can probably be excused brucefan Oct 2018 #3

Taking responsibility? InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #253

She may not understand what Sarandon was doing. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #270

I was up all night worrying about getting bills paid ornotna Oct 2018 #4

I can relate...giving power to anonymous folk HipChick Oct 2018 #10

Oh dear. How will DU survive? stopbush Oct 2018 #5

Bye poster. trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #6

Buh-bye, Poster! If DU and that poster were around during the Civil War, we'd still have slavery. BlueCaliDem Oct 2018 #205

No one "let Trump win" Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #7

+1 lsewpershad Oct 2018 #203

If she has a right to say what she wants wellst0nev0ter Oct 2018 #8

Yes, the right to speak goes both ways. George II Oct 2018 #87

I guess that poster has had enough and thinks DU is dark sided. NurseJackie Oct 2018 #208

Thank you NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #131

It's gotten even worse with the rise of social media wellst0nev0ter Oct 2018 #132

And really, in the age of the Internet, anyone can HAVE a bullhorn. dawg day Oct 2018 #228

Things can get testy here for sure... BlueJac Oct 2018 #9

You'll probably like JPR, give it a try. ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #11

Apparently he's already been there: Squinch Oct 2018 #69

Apparently some people must make Official Announcements. lapucelle Oct 2018 #126

What a bunch of morons. Really. They should get a hobby. Knitting, maybe. Squinch Oct 2018 #127

... lapucelle Oct 2018 #128

This is her job and hobby njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #189

Bwahahaha sheshe2 Oct 2018 #174

Poor you. Who were you again? Squinch Oct 2018 #12

I don't know why so many let Sarandon live rent-free in their heads. demmiblue Oct 2018 #13

I hardly ever post TheFarseer Oct 2018 #14

I agree JonLP24 Oct 2018 #16

Agree Trust Buster Oct 2018 #79

Hey, Obama backed AOC. Doesn't that make you happy? WhiteTara Oct 2018 #110

Yeah, I am happy about that. TheFarseer Oct 2018 #144

We're delighted to have young Democrats WhiteTara Oct 2018 #145

I agree with that. TheFarseer Oct 2018 #211

See? We're already best friends WhiteTara Oct 2018 #213

Awwww TheFarseer Oct 2018 #225

Defending and supporting Bernie and AOC is NOT the same thing as defending Susan Sarandon, who still_one Oct 2018 #164

I have to admit TheFarseer Oct 2018 #224

Agree mountain grammy Oct 2018 #235

When choosing a hill on which to die Cirque du So-What Oct 2018 #15

I know, right? Boy the OP really taught us a thing or nothing. grantcart Oct 2018 #20

LOL. x1000 peggysue2 Oct 2018 #21

wait, was this person Susan Sarandon? anarch Oct 2018 #64

You win this thread Gothmog Oct 2018 #134

LOL. Greatest post of the day!!!!!!!!! still_one Oct 2018 #80

I thought the same thing, it is very odd. Oh well, no accounting for tastes emulatorloo Oct 2018 #92

Bazinga! George II Oct 2018 #118

... Scurrilous Oct 2018 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author themaguffin Oct 2018 #129

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2018 #245

I understand your decision and wish you well Amishman Oct 2018 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #18

Sounds like a win-win decision, to me. Paladin Oct 2018 #19

DU needs a GBCW forum...nt SidDithers Oct 2018 #22

I've often thought that ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #25

Seriously, it would be fun to read. cwydro Oct 2018 #36

Bring back the Meta forum. NYC Liberal Oct 2018 #40

Insasmuch as the poster mentioned Sarandon, I suppose this happened earlier today: George II Oct 2018 #120

She helped take the entire world over the cliff radical noodle Oct 2018 #210

Good bye cruel world posts are amusing Gothmog Oct 2018 #121

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. SixString Oct 2018 #140

7632 views so far. wiley Oct 2018 #179

We need the comedy njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #287

Thanks for being part of DU Mosby Oct 2018 #23

Never blame the person who got cheated against for "letting" the cheater win. unblock Oct 2018 #24

Our own FBI and State Department Inspector General's offices did a lot more damage with their StevieM Oct 2018 #29

Dirtiest dirty trick ever. unblock Oct 2018 #38

Excellent point. The Russian hacking and Putin's smearing of HRC made her far more vulnerable to StevieM Oct 2018 #45

+ a million! lunamagica Oct 2018 #60

thanks Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #186

This. Thanks. Hekate Oct 2018 #215

Take a break. Brush yourself down and come back into the battlefield another day. Happens Doodley Oct 2018 #26

It's a discussion board Turbineguy Oct 2018 #27

See you in a few days Snake Plissken Oct 2018 #28

. Iggo Oct 2018 #97

You should take a break... while Sarandon is an annoyance on par with Kanye for their collective hlthe2b Oct 2018 #30

With Trump in office and all branches of government in the hands of the GOP ...a rapist on the Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #273

what post? hlthe2b Oct 2018 #278

It is on JPR...where he talks about finally leaving this site...calls it the usual JPR name...he has Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #279

Uggh... hlthe2b Oct 2018 #283

I think it might be a harry potter thing...not sure. Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #289

Here: betsuni Oct 2018 #280

I thought that site had pretty much folded... hlthe2b Oct 2018 #284

Their name for DU, Site Voldemort. Silly! betsuni Oct 2018 #285

oh, brother.... hlthe2b Oct 2018 #286

Oh so that is what SV stands for thanks. Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #290

Please Newland56 Oct 2018 #31

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #48

Haven't you heard...? We are Democrats. Being divided is part of our nature. Caliman73 Oct 2018 #157

If you have a friend that always gets to drunk and starts fights every time you go out... lancelyons Oct 2018 #32

.... LexVegas Oct 2018 #33

AMENDED: Nedsdag, finally learned you're a JPR hostile -- on DU! Hortensis Oct 2018 #34

Stand your ground. Take it on the chin. Then go on! democratisphere Oct 2018 #35

Well said. We have to accept that sometimes we will hold a minority view on some issues, Doodley Oct 2018 #47

I Suspect RobinA Oct 2018 #151

I don't agree with you about HRC. She showed some pretty impressive political skills over the years. StevieM Oct 2018 #37

"There are other places for me to express my opinion"? red dog 1 Oct 2018 #39

I don't know of any other places JonLP24 Oct 2018 #44

Thanks for that red dog 1 Oct 2018 #51

This one? JonLP24 Oct 2018 #53

That's the one! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #56

I can't recall you posting before. But susan sarandon deserves no defending. boston bean Oct 2018 #41

In the age of tRump we are more savage. Don't leave you've been here since '01. IADEMO2004 Oct 2018 #42

Goodbye, Gadsden-spelled-backward, you were right: ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Oct 2018 #67

Troll busted! jpak Oct 2018 #172

hahaha good catch obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #199

The choir expects you to sing along with them and when you don't like their song they can be testy. elocs Oct 2018 #218

Good catch Gothmog Oct 2018 #223

Sounds more like Castle of Aughhhh than thanks-for-all-the-fish tandem5 Oct 2018 #46

Good Bye My Friend! Vinnie From Indy Oct 2018 #49

The Susan sarandon posts Ilsa Oct 2018 #50

Sorry you feel that way, but.. Different Drummer Oct 2018 #52

I'll bet they love her over at Discussionist red dog 1 Oct 2018 #59

"I will not stand for is personal attacks" Martin Eden Oct 2018 #54

Don't take an online forum too seriously. IluvPitties Oct 2018 #55

You seriously need a serious infusion of ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #155

You are killing me! IluvPitties Oct 2018 #162

I took a leave for 8 years peacebuzzard Oct 2018 #57

I will never forgive Sarandon for helping to elect trump Gothmog Oct 2018 #58

Yes. And she is is not quadriplegic, like my daughter, who has also survived cancer... deurbano Oct 2018 #86

"The horrors & trauma won't impact her life: Internment camps for children, Cha Oct 2018 #94

I'm SHOCKED to find that Nedsdag was JPR Poster Stallion Oct 2018 #61

LOL! Good catch. Squinch Oct 2018 #65

What a surprise. Unfortunately, they'll be back. yardwork Oct 2018 #72

Yeah, I'm so shocked nedsdag is a JPR member.. Cha Oct 2018 #74

We might not know all the socks.... yardwork Oct 2018 #113

Three posts? he/she should check it's profile. George II Oct 2018 #89

Maybe they have more than one... cough cough. yardwork Oct 2018 #114

LOL! Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #107

Ironic that you write "all he/she can do is whine and play victim." Jim Lane Oct 2018 #168

"DU orthodoxy": You mean supporting Democrats and voting for them rather than third parties? betsuni Oct 2018 #171

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #173

You're welcome, Jim! betsuni Oct 2018 #175

Hi there, Jim. I hear that JPR could use a lawyer. yardwork Oct 2018 #191

If you're tired of them then don't read them Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #196

LOL, the only "decline" is the refusal to accept false narratives R B Garr Oct 2018 #197

No, the OP doesn't "rightly note" anything.. she's misrepresenting Cha Oct 2018 #222

Better Believe It! MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #239

Wow, you're fuckin kidding right?!?! uponit7771 Oct 2018 #250

Great catch! dawg day Oct 2018 #229

It's been my experience that sometimes people forget there is a person at the other end of a post. GitRDun Oct 2018 #62

no...please...don't... qazplm135 Oct 2018 #63

I've criticized Senator Clinton for her campaign strategies in the past... brooklynite Oct 2018 #66

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #170

Oh dear MyNameGoesHere Oct 2018 #68

Bye Felicia tammywammy Oct 2018 #70

Anybody who doesn't support Hillary Clinton can rot in hell. yardwork Oct 2018 #71

LOL Ive felt your pain. Separation Oct 2018 #73

I never understood why people make a formal statement of leaving mitch96 Oct 2018 #75

Exactly. This might sound cold, but... bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #77

No one would notice if I left, either. n/t phylny Oct 2018 #185

It's purely for attention & high fives over at that other site. nt Tarheel_Dem Oct 2018 #262

Best wishes. riversedge Oct 2018 #76

SS LIED her fucking head off and you were defending her Cha Oct 2018 #78

Well said Cha. Through her lies she also conned a lot of guilible folks to follow suit based on still_one Oct 2018 #81

Exactly, still_one.. Thank You! Cha Oct 2018 #83

Yes they do own it. Perhaps treading light might be advised still_one Oct 2018 #103

So right you are. nt oasis Oct 2018 #177

I have noticed this as well Hekate Oct 2018 #216

and it remains to be revealed how much part the Russians played in the "opposition" dawg day Oct 2018 #231

And, stein and sarandon will be at it again in 2020... Cha Oct 2018 #233

For this thread Gothmog Oct 2018 #214

Protest all you like, Susan Sarandon. In effect you work for Trump Cha Oct 2018 #219

Bye Felicia Historic NY Oct 2018 #82

Such drama! Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #84

Don't let the door hit you on the way out FakeNoose Oct 2018 #85

buhbye! nt ecstatic Oct 2018 #88

Well bye Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #90

thoughts and prayers. yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2018 #91

Hello, JPR! betsuni Oct 2018 #93

Oh, please. Iggo Oct 2018 #95

Whatever......buh-bye donkeypoofed Oct 2018 #96

OK. lpbk2713 Oct 2018 #98

I had left DU .. not long ago but I am back... yuiyoshida Oct 2018 #99

So that's what happened, peacebuzzard Oct 2018 #105

gomen ne yuiyoshida Oct 2018 #108

I'm a very simple woman so here is my response JuJuYoshida Oct 2018 #111

awwws. yuiyoshida Oct 2018 #112

Juju & Yui thank you both for sharing your light with us! FM123 Oct 2018 #206

thoughts and prayers crazytown Oct 2018 #100

Thread win. yardwork Oct 2018 #115

There are many here in the habit of shooting the messenger. shanny Oct 2018 #101

"The messenger"?.. Fucking Susan Sarandon's LIES were Cha Oct 2018 #135

You are, of course, correct. She was defending Sarandon's LIES. She was trying to... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #241

I totally understand where you're coming from in regards to Sarandon and and with Hillary mtnsnake Oct 2018 #102

Yeah, it's all "Hillary fault".. Bullshit. That's Not reality.. but Cha Oct 2018 #136

Um okay. Javaman Oct 2018 #104

Your words are very, very kind. nt phylny Oct 2018 #184

Don't let the door hit you in the backside. n/t X_Digger Oct 2018 #106

Wishing you all the best Raine Oct 2018 #109

You can catch them over at JPR. They posted there about us. yardwork Oct 2018 #116

Yup. betsuni Oct 2018 #119

Thanks for the link Raine Oct 2018 #125

What's "SV"? And, nedsdag needs to look in the mirror Cha Oct 2018 #139

SV is Site Voldemort, what they call DU. betsuni Oct 2018 #142

Ah, thank you! They're so full Cha Oct 2018 #147

The "recommenders" is like a Who's-Who of familiar malcontents... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #242

Actually No.. Democratic Underground doesn't need Cha Oct 2018 #138

good riddance Demonaut Oct 2018 #117

Noooooooooooooo. Don't go. YES we need to change the rules so people respect Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #122

Wow, easy to pick out the mean people here Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #124

It's easy to see who's Not putting up with the Bullshit Cha Oct 2018 #137

Their name is Gadsen spelled backwards, they are a JPRer obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #201

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?termFlounce themaguffin Oct 2018 #130

If you're really gone this time..... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2018 #133

always think of your posting name as a RW tea party thang but if it's personal I won't tread on you lunasun Oct 2018 #141

Your post makes no sense Vinnie From Indy Oct 2018 #143

The poster has said "DU is like Free Republic or RedState.com" betsuni Oct 2018 #148

And another long time DUer walks away. pintobean Oct 2018 #146

Were They REALLY A DUer Pinto? ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #246

"you've won" - was there a competition? JHan Oct 2018 #149

I can't imagine someone planting their flag at Sarandon... WeekiWater Oct 2018 #150

The OP found it.. Cha Oct 2018 #161

LOL betsuni Oct 2018 #163

What an idiot grantcart Oct 2018 #247

The OP is misrepresenting herself going out the door.. BIG Cha Oct 2018 #256

We almost always switch parties every 8 years. TreeStarsForever Oct 2018 #152

Thank You for your Refreasing Reality post, TreeStarsForever! Cha Oct 2018 #159

+1 betsuni Oct 2018 #160

Russia, Comey and sabatoge by Stein all contributed Gothmog Oct 2018 #209

SO 😞 DISAPPOINTED longime demolurker Oct 2018 #154

The OP was "rude" when she defended Susan Sarandon's LIES.. Cha Oct 2018 #158

perhaps very lilttle time. This is what the Sarandon's thought of us still_one Oct 2018 #165

They're JPR swine. Codeine Oct 2018 #167

hahhhahahhahahhahaha obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #202

womp womp MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #243

I love when people sign up specifically to teach us deportment! Squinch Oct 2018 #277

'Bye, Felicia. DinahMoeHum Oct 2018 #281

Naw. H2O Man Oct 2018 #156

Lol nini Oct 2018 #166

So much winning! jpak Oct 2018 #169

No, you win njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #176

This was a rare occasion, indeed DFW Oct 2018 #178

SV means Site Voldemort. We are evil minions! betsuni Oct 2018 #180

Hmmm, I guess that's original. DFW Oct 2018 #181

Yes, better not ask. betsuni Oct 2018 #182

Hmmmmmmmmmm Really njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #187

Since I wasn't familiar with her under this name DFW Oct 2018 #192

after blaming Hillary? GTFO! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #183

Had it not been for Comey's nonsense she would have won decisively, even with all of StevieM Oct 2018 #230

Your descendants will sing songs for decades about this heroic, landmark decision. VOX Oct 2018 #188

Probably goes by several other names on DU njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #190

Like the old vaudeville flypaper gag: you pull it off your shoe, and it sticks to your hand. VOX Oct 2018 #193

"Come November, it'll be Republican vs. Republican Light" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2018 #194

Thank you. This wasn't about "Susan Sarandon's right to say whatever she wanted." betsuni Oct 2018 #195

Exactly.. No, it was NOT.. the OP is misrepresenting her intentions going out the door.. Cha Oct 2018 #220

Some are really invested in portraying DU as a group-think echo chamber choir, betsuni Oct 2018 #226

Yeah, that's one of their faves at JPR while Cha Oct 2018 #232

wow JHan Oct 2018 #217

Thank You, m_v Cha Oct 2018 #221

"Leave the Presidential ballot blank" grantcart Oct 2018 #249

Upthread there is evidence you are a JPR poster obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #198

can't say i blame you..you are not alone dembotoz Oct 2018 #200

I feel 'ya, Nedsdag. Comatose Sphagetti Oct 2018 #204

What did you get "blocked" from? Makes no sense if you're still able to post. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2018 #263

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #282

Yep... LovingA2andMI Oct 2018 #207

Bye louis c Oct 2018 #212

Goodbye, cruel list! dawg day Oct 2018 #227

Good, I alerted on one of your posts. Tarc Oct 2018 #234

Enjoy (J)ust (P)utin's (R)adicals while it still exists... revmclaren Oct 2018 #236

I thought it stood for Juveniles Playing Revolutionaries. n/t namahage Oct 2018 #237

Same thing. betsuni Oct 2018 #238

Sorry about this.. disillusioned73 Oct 2018 #240

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Oct 2018 #244

Posts like this are just silly. If you don't want to read every post, it's not required. Vinca Oct 2018 #248

The poster was a JPR troll, DU is pretty popular uponit7771 Oct 2018 #251

Well, that explains it. Good riddance. Vinca Oct 2018 #254

Jesus! You're not gone yet? Iggo Oct 2018 #252

Yeah, you just had to kick this thread and let us know Cha Oct 2018 #257

Ayup. Iggo Oct 2018 #259

.. Cha Oct 2018 #260

... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #265

I went over to JPR and saw this cartoon Gothmog Oct 2018 #255

Wow.. why would they even Cha Oct 2018 #258

M'kay, bye! hatrack Oct 2018 #261

My favorite thread this month. NurseJackie Oct 2018 #264

Mine too! betsuni Oct 2018 #266

LOL Catherine Vincent Oct 2018 #267

Maybe yu can take a looooong break and come back. I went thru this, too. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #269

Nothing like a good rage-quit, amirite? Aristus Oct 2018 #271

Enjoy JPR if it survives...yeah I saw your post. Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #272

+1 betsuni Oct 2018 #274

Yay! I won! Do I get a new car? Oneironaut Oct 2018 #288

Good guess! But, it's really... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #294

I understand the sentiment. But with so many "old timers"... pat_k Oct 2018 #296