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56. Thug tactics against people who post Salon.com, Counterpunch, The Nation, DN!, BBC articles

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:55 PM

Jul 2014

by using SPAM to drown out the comments are pretty impolite and unbecoming a supposed intellectual.

Those, along with Huffpo and Alternet, are representative of sites that have taken a critical view of the pro-NATO/anti-Russian narrative circulating in the US mass media.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697273#post4

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697276#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697285#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697261#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697264

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697262#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697271#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697278#post1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101697270#post1

He apparently regards diverse, respected authors from these sites as "propaganda drivel" outlets because they tend to question the Washington consensus. Even if an infamous person is quoted with qualification of general disagreement, this is something DUers do constantly to point out that even opponents are forced to acknowledge facts on occasion.

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A tip of the hat to DU's The Magistrate. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 OP

Absolutely right! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #1

Very polite to boot madokie Jul 2014 #2

Thug tactics against people who post Salon.com, Counterpunch, The Nation, DN!, BBC articles cprise Jul 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Jul 2014 #58

I Do Not Know Where Some Get That Idea, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #69

I stand corrected. Ken Burch Jul 2014 #77

No Trouble, My Friend The Magistrate Jul 2014 #79

I always love reading your posts and have only one small complaint Samantha Jul 2014 #131

The audacity of having to read George Orwell! Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #81

Lol! Thanks for reminding me. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #82

A Link For You, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #84

And having 10 screenfuls of it repeated at the start of every thread. cprise Jul 2014 #90

That is The Best You Can Find, Sir? The Magistrate Jul 2014 #91

Yet Obama didn't vote for IWR and was elected President cprise Jul 2014 #92

The Illinois Legislature, Sir, Had No Say In The Matter The Magistrate Jul 2014 #94

and he attacked Hillary Clinton in 2008 for supporting it. cprise Jul 2014 #96

Indeed He Did, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #97

That's nice, but this is war we're talking about cprise Jul 2014 #99

Are We, Sir? It Seemed To Me You Were Complaining About Impurity.... The Magistrate Jul 2014 #100

Drawing the line at warmongering is not a purity test. Sorry. cprise Jul 2014 #103

Now, Sir, You re Just Making Things Up, If You Are Seriously Calling Me A War-Monger The Magistrate Jul 2014 #105

So we should base political decisions on fascist principles? cprise Jul 2014 #111

Only, Sir, If You Believe Political Reality Has An Inherent Fascist Bias.... The Magistrate Jul 2014 #113

It does only if politicos give up on the public's acceptance of facts. cprise Jul 2014 #116

I Appreciate Your Kicking The Thread, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #118

I'm getting the idea xfundy Jul 2014 #142

Yet more irony. cprise Jul 2014 #147

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Bush was invading without AUMF. joshcryer Jul 2014 #162

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SIR! I most wholeheartedly concur, SIR! rocktivity Jul 2014 #47

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Idiosyncratic Use Of Language Fascinates Me, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #158

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You Mean A Jury Hid One of Your Posts, Sir? The Magistrate Jul 2014 #161

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