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In reply to the discussion: Well, congratulations, DU... [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)263. This is just a variation of fried_eggs thread. Seems a lot of people here
hate Wills guts. Had no idea how many until now. The authoritarians sure do love this OP, funny that. They seem to love any thread that revolves around hating on others. Like moths to a flame.
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Isn't that exactly the kind of remark that is likely to stir up bad feeling?
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2014
#37
OH yeah. This is EXACTLY what the OP was talking about. What's more,.....
socialist_n_TN
Mar 2014
#122
Excellent example of what the OP is speaking of. You either support the USofA "Standing Their
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#212
Wow, yes! "well-established part of whipping the left into line to vote against left-wing issues"
madfloridian
Mar 2014
#257
they HATE all Democrats....and will trash any of them if you try to say anything positive about one
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#102
I have gone on and one about this... I'm sure they hate my guts. IRL, people don't have time for it.
freshwest
Mar 2014
#317
You are right the end result of both sides of the pendulum are ultimately the same....
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#333
I didn't say wheels of "change" I said the wheels of "progress" that is quite the opposite...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#357
When two people use the same language, and express the same point of view
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#321
Try telling that to the climate doomers and more fanatical "white privilege" theory promoters.....
AverageJoe90
Mar 2014
#338
So do Centrists trolls, in fact they seem the most persistent variant by many country miles.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#137
Anyone can be shit stirrer, ideology doesn't always indicate who will or won't be.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#339
I disagree. I see a small vocal faction well to the right of most of the board
Mojorabbit
Mar 2014
#164
The op must have hit a nerve considering all your posts in it. Good day. nt
Mojorabbit
Mar 2014
#177
Mine must have hit yours....you felt it necessary to post that crapola....
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#178
I agree 100%. If I was able to block the ones that consistently disrupt threads,
loudsue
Mar 2014
#64
:"very typical right-wing-personality-types of posts" that's a good way to put it.
Kurovski
Mar 2014
#358
I do think that it is naive, or maybe I should have said unrealistic. You know that I respect you
OKNancy
Mar 2014
#111
Me too. I google for another link to a story/info cited in DU, and cite that on FB.
Divernan
Mar 2014
#44
The obvious answer is 'hard core "liberals", "progressives" "activists" "Democrats"'
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2014
#41
I think the response to your post showed exactly what the OP was talking about.
loudsue
Mar 2014
#80
I'm not dissing liberals; I'm saying that we liberals are more motivated to post on DU
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2014
#163
That's why I said "because Congress wouldn't have passed a better one"
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2014
#166
Most likely they are paid a bonus to be 1st to negatively reply & thereby derail an OP
Divernan
Mar 2014
#38
Absolutely indicative of my point! Thanks for clarifying that what you are doing is intentional
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#288
That isn't what they said, if you feel that is what they meant that is your option to flesh it out
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#344
You do a better job at belittling fellow Dems by posting derogatory but silly accusations against
lumpy
Mar 2014
#254
Agree. It is not right to accuse (deride) Obama supporters of idolizing Obama: pom pom wavers,
lumpy
Mar 2014
#248
Of course! How is anyone going to bring around or if need be break the opposition when our own house
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#268
The only solution I see is to allow OPs to block certain people from their threads
Catherina
Mar 2014
#115
I think I and several other posters were in the middle of one of these troll arguements several
jwirr
Mar 2014
#40
Although sometimes it takes self control to stop a debate from turning into an argument!
CJCRANE
Mar 2014
#76
+1. I think allowing posters to BLOCK their disruptors would take care of the worst one, #3 n/t
Catherina
Mar 2014
#116
anyone who doesn't agree with the far left are considered rightwingers...LOL
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#131
Yes but this Bash everything Democrat except Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#140
Agreed...and the bashing of everything to the slightest degree right of Bernie Sanders...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#150
I understand. The bashers gain very little except managing to insert doubt into some minds.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#262
I have no doubt the original OP knew exactly what he was doing when he utilized the
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#67
True, however, personally if my family member needed medication, that would be my first concern, how
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#87
but most of us are BIG enough to admit when they were wrong about something as vile as that was
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#133
No that is not a good strategy to me....We have Midterms and progress to defend.
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#218
I don't see how using the ignore function interferes with defending midterms or progress
HereSince1628
Mar 2014
#229
Not this poster...the other one with the vulgar profanity laced diatribe against the Affordable Care
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#246
To be treated as a human being, one must be willing to respect other people's
bluestate10
Mar 2014
#192
Yes. First of all if it was me I would be doing whatever it takes to get the meds
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#194
How do you know that Will did NOT do all those things? Soliciting opinions etc?
HangOnKids
Mar 2014
#341
I saw a man upset about his wife's medication problem and I saw a man spewing hatred that
lumpy
Mar 2014
#269
And they won't stop until you relent and finally accept the inevitability of
NorthCarolina
Mar 2014
#96
I agree with everything you are saying, PCIntern: and this thread proves your point
loudsue
Mar 2014
#97
nobody needs red baiting, hippy punching, propagandists soiling their bedding
reddread
Mar 2014
#259
Yep. I've become a lurker because it's all gotten so old. I'll read the news and try to
GreenPartyVoter
Mar 2014
#185
Yup, silence seems like the best policy for all too many discussions here.
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#236
If you expect no one to disagree with you, you shouldn't be here or on any
bluestate10
Mar 2014
#182
A call-out would be alerted on regardless. A member could get into trouble ie; banned
Kurovski
Mar 2014
#359
Well chum, it is 100% pure arrogance but your right to do it if it makes you feel better. nt
Logical
Mar 2014
#275
There's ALWAYS a mild-to-moderate civil war going on here, over something.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2014
#266
Typical fried eggs supporter! Go head and kick us scrambled egg lovers when we are down!
Rex
Mar 2014
#279
+1. The disruption problem is killing DU. And it's not getting extra votes for the party
Catherina
Mar 2014
#295