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Autumn

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8. Very true. But I think a lot of people here don't want to debate things elsewhere.

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 01:29 PM

Jun 2014

Most web sites I have seen do not even come close to DU. I think it's the best discussion site there is and I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that.

I don't think any DUer should have to go elsewhere to discuss anything. Sometimes a jury gets it right and sometimes a jury gets it wrong. Same as with the hosts.

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DU is not the US government (or any other government for that matter) [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 OP

no, we're not; but we do our best to emulate its dysfunction. unblock Jun 2014 #1

Agreed. Juries get things right and wrong but life goes on. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #2

Recommended. Another thing, DU has this feature called trash thread Autumn Jun 2014 #3

People rarely do that Savannahmann Jun 2014 #4

They should use it but it's like you said Autumn Jun 2014 #5

some things while entirely worthwhile otherwise violate DU's community norms La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #6

Very true. But I think a lot of people here don't want to debate things elsewhere. Autumn Jun 2014 #8

Tempest in a teapot. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #7

I see grossly and actually homophobic things on DU regularly which are not just accepted Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #9

i think that those people should have gotten ts'd La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #10

But rather than being ts'd, they are allowd to mount the soapboxes Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #16

+1 In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #11

Sorry if some of us have been here for years, and are sad to see what has happend here. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #12

i have been here for years too. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #13

And you think DU is getting better? You think we should have started block RP in 2003? Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #14

i think our understanding of what is sexist and what is homophobic has certainly improved La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #17

Ha! I think a private little war has shit all over the sandbox. Stupid people never get satire Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #19

It's not satire, it's shock- jockery. Not confusing the two is actually an intelligent approach. bettyellen Jun 2014 #29

We're not, but many of us want the site to live up to those ideals. jeff47 Jun 2014 #15

well then IMO you shouldnt be on DU in the first place, as the premise of DU limits free speech La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #18

I don't believe the first amendment should apply to this website. jeff47 Jun 2014 #21

If you're seeing 'plenty of posts' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #28

yes, yes and yes. Thank you. bettyellen Jun 2014 #30

What I see is people who want a checklist o' offense so that they can be as bigoted as they wish Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #20

i really understand that. i just these as separate issues. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #23

+1000. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #33

Besides, everyone who's signed up here knows exactly what they signed up for. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #22

and juries might actually get you, even if the hosts are hogtied these days. bettyellen Jun 2014 #27

I don't think that's the point of the criticism. freebrew Jun 2014 #24

it's embarrassing on a site about politics how totally ignorant people are about free speech. bettyellen Jun 2014 #25

Really. Some of the comments over there were stunning in their ignorance of what free speech is. Squinch Jun 2014 #37

I know libertarians aren't all that smart, but damn if it ain't embarrassing to see such ignorance bettyellen Jun 2014 #38

I agree. K & R rollin74 Jun 2014 #26

There you go again, with your rationality and sensible commentary. arcane1 Jun 2014 #31

You are completely missing the point... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #32

No, you completely miss the point. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #34

no, you actually need to read the TOS and decide if you can live with it. bettyellen Jun 2014 #35

again, it's unfortunate that many du'ers seem to not understand community standards La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #36