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Egalitarian Thug

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36. I'm right there with you. We tried, for 30 years in my case, to show people that

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 05:00 PM

Jun 2013

we are going the wrong way. That we were being lied to and that none of the ideas being pushed on us were going to end well.

Now, I'm basically done. Just trying to decide whether to get out or find a place to hide. The people have spoken and they are determined to take the most unpleasant path available to them.

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Do you ever wonder if this regionalism that is rife in DU these days is promoted by infiltrating [View all] raccoon Jun 2013 OP

Is the sky blue? graham4anything Jun 2013 #1

Nope. H2O Man Jun 2013 #2

If so, they're very persistent trolls who've been at it since 2001 . . . Journeyman Jun 2013 #3

nope. I'm sure of it. n/t librechik Jun 2013 #4

Not all of the divisive rhetorical is attributable to moles and trolls, but they are here. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #12

Sometimes I think a bunch of the HappyMe Jun 2013 #5

bingo Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #13

To what purpose? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #6

Just to try to drag down the level of DU. And just to P.O. other people. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #9

To drag down DU? Again, to what purpose? DU is just a message board, if it disappeared tomorrow Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #15

These are good questions. As I've mentioned before, tombstoning disruptors IMHO was Nay Jun 2013 #17

I showed your reply to Ms. Thug and she disagrees that it was better when there were mods. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #25

Interesting...maybe it is just my perception, but it seems much worse the last couple of Nay Jun 2013 #28

I'm right there with you. We tried, for 30 years in my case, to show people that Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #36

Distraction from broader issues of concern to Democrats as a whole. n/t KoKo Jun 2013 #10

I think trolls are helping, yes. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #7

Yes, I've thought that some of it is. KoKo Jun 2013 #8

Moles. There's a difference. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #11

Why does it add to the problem? What problem? Do you believe that we should be silent sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #32

It's been going on since the beginning. QC Jun 2013 #14

I think it's less a nefarious plan, and more mere ignorance... LanternWaste Jun 2013 #16

I have been on the receiving end of some really nasty comments for being in California. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #18

"You're from California? Y'all are only there because of the Great Shake.". . . Journeyman Jun 2013 #20

Nice post, Earthling! Javaman Jun 2013 #19

There is palpable frustration with southern voters as a body. But the people playing out bluestate10 Jun 2013 #21

No, it's an ugly, chronic problem which can't be put off on trolls. (nt) Paladin Jun 2013 #22

now hold on! You can call fellow DUers racists, but you can't call them trolls or shills yurbud Jun 2013 #23

South-bashing has been pretty common as long as I've been here. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #24

Who do you think are the trolls? LWolf Jun 2013 #26

Nope. I think it is done by true blue Duers who think their shit does not stink CBGLuthier Jun 2013 #27

Is the pope catholic? n/t malaise Jun 2013 #29

Some of it, but they disappear very quickly. Cleita Jun 2013 #30

I might think it is right wing trolls if I didn't have to put up with the same shit in real life. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #31

I attribute some of it to the abandonment of the moderator system NoPasaran Jun 2013 #33

I'd bet a lot of money that trolls and moles are here on the site. The regionalism may just be a way okaawhatever Jun 2013 #34

And lets not forget the site that has a forum justiceischeap Jun 2013 #35