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24. it was in response to your comment about pushing 'someone elses agenda'

Reply to bemildred (Reply #22)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 03:13 PM

Jan 2012

. . . and 'propaganda'.

I mentioned the DNC line because it demonstrated how ideas get amplified and elevated in our posts, here at DU and elsewhere. That line happened to mesh with my own thinking and the premise behind the compilation of info in my post. That's why I used it, not because I was merely 'pushing propaganda'.

Do you have some problem with the sentence I got from the DNC twitter post that I used in my subtitle? Folks here amplify all sorts of writings and statements here they agree with. Is that 'pushing propaganda?' If it is, so be it. There's absolutely nothing wrong with amplifying and spreading our Democratic message and agenda.

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An Illustration of How Our Posts Here at DU and Elsewhere May Be Amplified and Spread [View all] bigtree Jan 2012 OP

Good, this place needs to be more widely read anyway. We appreciate the help. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #1

should make folks more thoughtful (and determined) about what we post bigtree Jan 2012 #2

Why? bemildred Jan 2012 #3

well that's just a cynical way to look at it; a presumptuous one as well bigtree Jan 2012 #4

This is a discussion board, not a propaganda outlet. bemildred Jan 2012 #7

who says we don't believe what we publish? Why can't we agree with what other people write bigtree Jan 2012 #17

I dunno, where did you see that? nt bemildred Jan 2012 #22

it was in response to your comment about pushing 'someone elses agenda' bigtree Jan 2012 #24

Ah, you were saying that, I see. bemildred Jan 2012 #26

+100 nt Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #21

No, but 'think before we speak' is always a good start to apply to any situation. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #5

So if I worry first, then I can say what I like? nt bemildred Jan 2012 #8

I have no authority here, feel free to say whatever you like. Personally, FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #12

Me neither, you can say what you like too. bemildred Jan 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jan 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jan 2012 #15

Was this really a response to my post or misplaced? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #18

mispost bigtree Jan 2012 #20

I agree nt ecstatic Jan 2012 #19

Who said on MSNBC yesterday about Romney MattBaggins Jan 2012 #6

Exactly, you have to have principles in order to abandon them. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #9

Traits we don't cotton to. Ewwwww..... opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #10

It was Christine O'Donnell who first gave him a backhanded endorsement, lol pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #11

I also feel Huff Po follows what we post. I know that on two ocassions, I have posted information a mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #13

Google "noose tightens around relativity" Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #23

heh bigtree Jan 2012 #25

It took just 7 minutes this morning for my LBN post to turn up in Google News results: highplainsdem Jan 2012 #27