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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald Promotes Oath Keepers on 9/11 for Running Pro-Snowden Ads [View all]SidDithers
(44,333 posts)47. Fuck 'em...
Here's the jury on that post:
t Wed Sep 11, 2013, 04:58 PM, an alert was sent on the following post:
Ratfucking is hard werk. Glenn has to eat, you know....nt
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3649417
REASON FOR ALERT:
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS:
Inappropriate homophobic slur. Especially given the fact the insulted public figure IS gay.
JURY RESULTS
A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Wed Sep 11, 2013, 05:06 PM, and voted 4-2 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: "Ratfucking" is slang for political slander, sabotage and dirty tricks. Ironically, the comment left by the alerter is a good example of ratfucking. Greenwald is not immunized from all criticism because he is gay, and not every criticism of him is a homophobic slur.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I'm not seeing homophobia. AFAIK "ratfucking" refers to dirty tricks only.
I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks the term "ratfucking", posted on a political messageboard, is an homophobic slur needs to get their head out of their ass, and learn some political history.
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Greenwald Promotes Oath Keepers on 9/11 for Running Pro-Snowden Ads [View all]
Bolo Boffin
Sep 2013
OP
He's spoken at far right groups… this is parr for the course with Greenwald.
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#10
well, glen has two different types of ODS. the common strain. and the new Oathkeeper-DS
dionysus
Sep 2013
#18
if only we had a real investigative journalist to get to the bottom of these shady hides...
dionysus
Sep 2013
#20
someone who will wield the bayonet of truth and cut through the obfuscation with the skill
dionysus
Sep 2013
#22
I was just about to say the same thing! What a BS hide. This place is gone. Absolutely gone.
Number23
Sep 2013
#84
Love the 4 no explanations given and the only two that were given saw right through the Bullshit of
Number23
Sep 2013
#85
Ratfucking ratfucking ratfucking. Glenn Greenwald is enaged in ratfucking,
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#28
Funny how the first people to jump up & praise Greenwald's allegations of Obama's authoritarianism
baldguy
Sep 2013
#60
Indeed, I've had a few DU'ers show me bogus alerts on my own posts… totally innocuous posts
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#57
He's not particularly devoted to the truth: he's interested in pushing libertarian objectives
struggle4progress
Sep 2013
#59
Greenwald's version of the story is quite unreliable: back in May, Greenwald was claiming
struggle4progress
Sep 2013
#103