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sibelian

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133. Well, there is an alternative, although it's going to be a lot of work

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 03:22 PM

Dec 2012

There's always been propaganda. There's always been a "mainstream". Buying your own network isn't going to help, I think, because the process of setting it up in the first place distorts what it can achieve.

The alternative is to encourage people to ignore it, or at least see it for what it is.

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For the mobs who want to BURN IT DOWN [View all] graham4anything Dec 2012 OP

Great post! But ... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #1

why is this a great post? RainDog Dec 2012 #8

A fascist post. The OP equates criticism with mob violence and says we should all just obey. leveymg Dec 2012 #71

Thank you. Justpat Dec 2012 #121

Thanks for a sensible post. mmonk Dec 2012 #130

Yeah Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #142

Well, Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #75

On a troll? That's a bit more accurate.. Alamuti Lotus Dec 2012 #87

I disagree Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #134

who's talking about burning it down? RainDog Dec 2012 #2

Fill us in on the meaning of the subtext. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #3

I think I may have found the reference for this one RainDog Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Dec 2012 #9

can you link some of the rabid mob events here? RainDog Dec 2012 #16

I've asked a few posters last night to do the same thing, R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #63

as I just noted in meta - this post seems to be a meta topic RainDog Dec 2012 #66

No, this post has to do with the main stream media and Ralph Nader graham4anything Dec 2012 #78

We are talking about the MSM and Ralph Nader 3rd parties in general. graham4anything Dec 2012 #79

If that is honestly the point of discussion RainDog Dec 2012 #126

anti-posts... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #64

It depends on the containment field integrity of the anti-post reacter Dragonfli Dec 2012 #83

BURN BABY BURN datasuspect Dec 2012 #4

and what do you have left but nothing and Jeb Bush in 2016 graham4anything Dec 2012 #10

you know what, fuck that noise datasuspect Dec 2012 #24

+1 Chan790 Dec 2012 #100

Wish I could rec this a few times! n/t kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #143

"there is NO other way " R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #65

And wear your crown of ashes with pride, eh? sibelian Dec 2012 #92

then go get a billion dollars, buy a network datasuspect Dec 2012 #108

Well, there is an alternative, although it's going to be a lot of work sibelian Dec 2012 #133

Those who try to make Heaven on Earth cause Hell on Earth. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #5

I like that line. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #52

Got it from the philosopher Karl Popper... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #118

I appreciate this back story. You've just helped expand my knowledge BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #140

We've had an influx of pyromaniac trolls? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #7

Watch out! You might get what you're after jberryhill Dec 2012 #11

Egads! It's my JR High Prom! Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #19

Possibly. Perhaps even a fire drake. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #69

Oh great, now Beowulf is going to bail on us, too. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #73

More of the strangest, most disjointed shit I've ever read. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #12

it's deja vu all over again. Like 1968,1980,2000 graham4anything Dec 2012 #14

That's cool. You are creating your own 'we want 10%' mob. "What do we want! 10%! When do we want it! Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #17

Did Bush give you the 10% forward? Did Bush41? Reagan? Nadar? Zippo. Nothing. graham4anything Dec 2012 #27

Did Clinton? Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #39

Hillary45 will. She will be far to the left of Bill graham4anything Dec 2012 #40

A pernicious lie I'm getting tired of popping. Chan790 Dec 2012 #101

She was an Alinsky fan. He is a Chicago super liberal. You are the one wrong. either way, She wins. graham4anything Dec 2012 #102

So is Karl Rove and so was Lee Atwater. Chan790 Dec 2012 #107

if she runs, she wins, so it matters little. graham4anything Dec 2012 #117

She will not get my support nor the support of any Democrat I know. We don't need sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #128

We know. graham4anything Dec 2012 #137

"10% of something is better than 100% of nothing" R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #67

10% compounded daily equals 100% in 10% increments added on pretty quickly graham4anything Dec 2012 #82

How can I put this delicately.... Bonobo Dec 2012 #13

The OP is hunting imaginary witches. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #15

Someone has been hitting the brown eggnog a bit too hard n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #22

I don't understand these obscure posts... AsahinaKimi Dec 2012 #45

Ossharu toori, Kimisan. nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #61

honto ni AsahinaKimi Dec 2012 #68

Just added a few "hayakuchi kotobo" (tongue twisters). nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #70

Don't stop him now, tradecenter Dec 2012 #109

2008 was a revolution? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #18

Hey, quit dissing revolution... my new laundry soap is revolutionary... the TV told me so. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #21

Hey, if thats where we are setting the bar NoOneMan Dec 2012 #25

Speaking of bars... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #72

I am the God of Hellfire Fumesucker Dec 2012 #20

stupid post HiPointDem Dec 2012 #23

Yippie kay yay mothah-fuckah! Earth_First Dec 2012 #26

Get with the program DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #124

I have seen some strange threads around DU in my time . . . Brigid Dec 2012 #28

You know what this reminds me of? woo me with science Dec 2012 #29

I had a very similar response typed out... Earth_First Dec 2012 #31

Actually, your post woo me with science Dec 2012 #62

Bobby wiretapped MLK with the consent of JFK. Shit happens. graham4anything Dec 2012 #35

"Politics is a sport..." Earth_First Dec 2012 #38

quite the other way. How did that nader thingy do you in 2000? graham4anything Dec 2012 #41

There is no way you are a Democrat. None. Earth_First Dec 2012 #44

I love President Obama. So does the vast majority of democrats graham4anything Dec 2012 #47

What's with the "love" thing? truebluegreen Dec 2012 #113

That post was incoherent, or slippery. woo me with science Dec 2012 #42

Twilight Zone- The Monsters are Due on Maple street -go and you tube it. graham4anything Dec 2012 #43

Didn't the Occupy people shout from the rooftops that they're NOT Democrats BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #56

+1 n/t Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #60

it's the same people in the threads, but then a mob forms from the same graham4anything Dec 2012 #30

Wait, we're pro-Kucinich in this thread...? Earth_First Dec 2012 #33

and Bernie and Al and Wellstone before he was Wellstoned graham4anything Dec 2012 #36

So you're implying that Wellstone WAS killed..... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #122

. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #32

You have convinced me to drop my torch Union Scribe Dec 2012 #34

i want coloring books and crayons datasuspect Dec 2012 #37

must worship the dear leader or his bullies will get you...what nation was that again? nt msongs Dec 2012 #46

the mob are the bullies. Me, I am one individual. NOT a mob graham4anything Dec 2012 #48

That's what Righties call Obama. Dear Leader. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #55

Sorry Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #49

Jim Steinman- Don't feel sad, 2 out of 3 ain't bad graham4anything Dec 2012 #50

But... Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #51

Change takes years, decades. and 10% compounded a few times equals a helleva lotta good graham4anything Dec 2012 #53

Sorry. Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #59

Link to a list of casualties in Afghanistan during 2012, the war you claim is over... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #112

Thanks for the link Bluenorthwest. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #114

Again, great post. The usual suspects arrived... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #54

Thank you very, very , very much. Your post gave me hope to go on.No Retreat! No Surrender! graham4anything Dec 2012 #81

this mutual masturbation is strange to see RainDog Dec 2012 #123

May I mambo dogface to the banana patch? ornotna Dec 2012 #57

Not buying it. Rex Dec 2012 #58

I like what Bill Maher said on his recent HBO special: Initech Dec 2012 #74

Exactly! And the sudden DU-wide decision that some Dem icons are no longer "liberals"... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #104

Anyone who calls 08 a revolution is either lying or ignorant. white_wolf Dec 2012 #76

Keep repeating V for vengence was JUST a movie with the Star Wars queen & Hugo Weaving graham4anything Dec 2012 #77

Wow that made no sense at all. white_wolf Dec 2012 #80

If you had that little to say and all of that small content was nonsense, could you be coherent? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #86

Ashley Judd should wait and challenge Rand Paul. Not Mitch McConnell. graham4anything Dec 2012 #88

Actually it was a very good comic book Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #85

So was a real hero, Dick Tracy graham4anything Dec 2012 #89

80 years later and we still don't have wristwatch communicators Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #127

We have Skype and cellphones- same thing. Remember no one wears watches anymore graham4anything Dec 2012 #139

Screw that Leopolds Ghost Jan 2013 #141

Quit taking the brown acid! Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #135

Or both. Hate to kick this POS, but it was already at the top of the page. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #96

Burn it to the Ground!!! Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #84

Paper, Rock, Scissor, Match, vs. Heart, Brain, Courage, Kansas graham4anything Dec 2012 #90

It's cool, I get it Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #125

Sounds like you've been burning one Herlong Dec 2012 #91

and I am due beer and travel money and many good experiences. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #93

LOL !!! Is that a random thought ! RagAss Dec 2012 #138

This whole thread is full of laundry_queen Dec 2012 #94

Wait, wat? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #95

Glossilailia? This thread makes me think of Oasis songs and travel money.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #97

Lol! Webster Green Dec 2012 #103

Revolution? Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #98

To you I say... Chan790 Dec 2012 #99

So true! I mean, look at the vast nothingness that Obama delivered: Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #105

And we need more.n/t Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #110

Yes, we do. Obama is showing some steel. Will Congress grow a spine? Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #111

"Will Congress grow a spine?" Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #115

indeed... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #116

But we didn't get OUR PONY! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #119

You got the pony Gotham needs Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #129

When you burn it down WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #106

Bwaahaahaaa...no, wait...I meant Zorra Dec 2012 #120

Can you see the flames from your back porch? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #131

You mean the repubs and the tea... Cerridwen Dec 2012 #132

Oh, hell. Where did I put my decoder ring? Jamastiene Dec 2012 #136