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62. Another of her observations

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jul 2013

(she puts this in more erudite, nuanced terms, and I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly based on my hasty read, but): that the Freepers seem to place high value on loyalty to their tribe, and yearn for a "good" authority figure to tell them what to do/think, to the point that, when anyone presents info that might seem to challenge their existing beliefs, they tend to just attack on whatever basis they can muster -- e.g., by killing the messenger -- without ever really focussing on the content of the message.

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PhD Thesis on DU and Free Republic [View all] snot Jul 2013 OP

One trend the author seems to note snot Jul 2013 #1

Definitely worth a look..I remember KoKo Jul 2013 #32

Wow! A doctoral thesis comparing MineralMan Jul 2013 #2

They should have just taped two hysterical people Maximumnegro Aug 2013 #90

This is wild. She even cites specific DUers. There's a lot of info in this. Gregorian Jul 2013 #3

Who does she cite? Mr. David Jul 2013 #4

Landshark, Tainted Chimp, another I've forgotten. Gregorian Jul 2013 #5

I definitely picked up more sympathy for DU than Freepville in what I've read Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #9

cwepler is one she quoted on page 26. n/t ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #14

I'm footnote 81. bananas Jul 2013 #77

Ahhh..the Landshark and Voting Rights Days on DU... KoKo Jul 2013 #33

Will never forget it. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #49

I had a quote too SoCalDem Jul 2013 #36

Nance Greggs as one of the most widely read & most recommended journals. And DevonRex Jul 2013 #42

Um, that Appendix is not the author's writing; she's just including a post by a DU'er. snot Jul 2013 #11

That wasn't clear. Thanks. Gregorian Jul 2013 #15

Holy crap, I did not know my Kindle app would grab an Adobe .pdf denbot Jul 2013 #6

I'm definitely bookmarking this. I read quite a bit but will get back to it Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #7

i remember her NMDemDist2 Jul 2013 #8

A call for what? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10

if we agreed to her using 'us' n/t NMDemDist2 Jul 2013 #29

I remember it well, too. Hissyspit Jul 2013 #19

I have a 270 page pdf in my files but no link, from 2008. Is this she? Hekate Jul 2013 #28

Yes, it's the same one, and dated August 2008 dmr Jul 2013 #60

I think I remember them posting about this after they finished it. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #12

ya i remember that madrchsod Jul 2013 #65

Ha! I'm even mentioned, w/my old screen name... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #13

Yes, the author quotes quite a few of us. snot Jul 2013 #16

I was just surprised to see my (old) name... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #18

I feel left out. Of course, this was written before I came to DU and long MineralMan Jul 2013 #17

LOL from page 47 ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #20

One of the author's observations is snot Jul 2013 #22

I noticed that.... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #24

That is maybe because right-wingers have almost no sense of humor. pangaia Jul 2013 #37

I think it may have originated on DU. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #23

It most certainly did. RC Jul 2013 #45

The mispelled word was 'moron', spelled 'moran' on the sign. It has now become legend sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #53

Some Moran Stuff teach1st Jul 2013 #54

Lol, those are priceless. He's everywhere! sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #57

The orig. pic showed the girl's sign.. "Free Ripublic" Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2013 #71

DON'T FORGET... BUGS BUNNY. trueblue2007 Aug 2013 #88

now i know how "moran" got started northoftheborder Jul 2013 #78

Fascinating! RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #21

It is really fascinating. n/t ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #25

From page 55...... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #26

"At DU, discipline and order are clearly less valued"... LOL! reformist2 Jul 2013 #38

She clearly did not run into Skittles pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #43

LOL! n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #44

I would have kicked her PHD'ing ass Skittles Jul 2013 #63

I won't disagree with you there, Skittles. No, Ma'am! pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #89

I need to whale on pinboy3niner ass, just out of courtesy Skittles Aug 2013 #91

It's pretty good. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27

As an aside, PCIntern Jul 2013 #30

LOL! - nt HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #68

bookmarking to read later RainDog Jul 2013 #31

It's ancient. Done many years ago. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2013 #34

I remember this. LWolf Jul 2013 #35

That's gotta be fascinating ismnotwasm Jul 2013 #47

What was weird... LWolf Jul 2013 #52

Heh! ismnotwasm Jul 2013 #56

I'll read it later.. fascinating. "If we could see ourselves as others see us." mountain grammy Jul 2013 #39

.......... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #40

and that nurturing anvironment has been under attack lately KurtNYC Jul 2013 #72

Tagged for later Initech Jul 2013 #41

I read most of it, skimmed through parts ismnotwasm Jul 2013 #46

tag. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #48

interesting albeit was written in 2008 azurnoir Jul 2013 #50

One of my threads was footnoted NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #51

I find this creepy, frankly. Yeah, yeah, "Internet." Still, one would prefer to think of this board WinkyDink Jul 2013 #55

It got her a job at Florida State. rug Jul 2013 #58

Cool Find! On thread I suggested she should Re-Visit her Doctoral Thesis KoKo Jul 2013 #59

I can't wait to read the chapter on the Lounge. rug Jul 2013 #61

Another of her observations snot Jul 2013 #62

I know it's about content - but that first sentence...surely it's not gramatically correct Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #64

Yes. Range is also a verb RainDog Jul 2013 #66

Thanks RainDog...of course I should have looked it up myself. I guess Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #69

I read it like "grazed" RainDog Jul 2013 #74

Well, I since 2004, I have NEVER seen anyone show two sides of anything. It is always just OUR Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #79

There is more than one side here RainDog Jul 2013 #80

We, the left, and all variations, have goodness on our side. When you strip away all the politics Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #81

The conservative view is that family should do these things RainDog Jul 2013 #83

very interesting RD Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #85

Dunbar's Number? RainDog Jul 2013 #86

DU has two daddies! RainDog Jul 2013 #67

+! snot Jul 2013 #70

A partial list of those quoted: DainBramaged, Annabanana, TahitiNut KurtNYC Jul 2013 #73

If I remember, the paper took one DU task and the DUer was livid LanternWaste Jul 2013 #75

One Sentence... Historic NY Jul 2013 #76

Is anybody going to wade in over at FR and tell them about her diss? mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #82

Not me LostOne4Ever Jul 2013 #84

"AGONISTIC DEMOCRACY AND THE NARRATIVE OF DISTEMPERED ELITES" delrem Aug 2013 #87