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81. Proposing a special tax on wealth to pay for the new war would GTV

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Why Are 'Progressive' Websites Discouraging Voting? [View all] MineralMan Oct 2014 OP

Categorically impossible for a progressive to discourage geek tragedy Oct 2014 #1

I edited my post title to add quotes around the word. MineralMan Oct 2014 #2

Anyone engaged in actively Getting Out The Vote JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #3

Thank you. You are absolutely right! MineralMan Oct 2014 #12

Well said! riqster Oct 2014 #4

We need to be encouraging people/good democrats to get out the vote Gothmog Oct 2014 #5

Talking points memo has become a cesspool of negativity kimbutgar Oct 2014 #6

Yep. I always vote against Repubs. riqster Oct 2014 #7

I don't "see it all over the internet" tkmorris Oct 2014 #8

Really? I don't go to that many political websites. MineralMan Oct 2014 #21

So, your examples supporting your OP theaocp Oct 2014 #25

I don't usually link to other people's opinions. MineralMan Oct 2014 #26

Therefore, your "style" is not to provide facts brentspeak Oct 2014 #56

Somebody Kick Your Puppy? ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #71

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #107

Is there a "babble" translator on the web? brentspeak Oct 2014 #181

are you baiting him, so he gets a hide? same thing happens to me every time I post in threads that bettyellen Oct 2014 #115

SOP for that one. emulatorloo Oct 2014 #162

flypaper for "social justice warriors" and those that realize that women's rights are not a "niche bettyellen Oct 2014 #178

Just so there is no misunderstanding, am 100% behind mineral man's post and GOTV efforts. emulatorloo Oct 2014 #179

Yes, because you are especially known around here for your outrage brentspeak Oct 2014 #182

That's right, not big on anti-dem half-truth hatchet-jobs by fake progressives. emulatorloo Oct 2014 #184

AKA: Your imagination. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #70

Nope. My opinion. I have one. MineralMan Oct 2014 #111

I see tkmorris Oct 2014 #33

I think MM was being polite ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #44

And posting specific examples would get a post hidden, everyone knows that. But since you're here: freshwest Oct 2014 #102

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #105

Really? You're one of those who make DU bearable some days. Along with 'my friends' who wouldn't freshwest Oct 2014 #117

Good post...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #108

^^^ THIS^^^ bettyellen Oct 2014 #116

Oustanding post. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #174

Agree with you here. DU is not representative of Dems I kinow IRL. freshwest Oct 2014 #119

Even my friends who are rabid about the NSA acknowledge other issues that Dems are much stronger on bettyellen Oct 2014 #125

I think you are a con gaslighting the 47%/ 99% again Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #53

You think I'm a "CON"? Seriously? tkmorris Oct 2014 #84

You should try reading a website named "Democratic Underground" jeff47 Oct 2014 #60

"Call out alert bait"?!? Tone it down tkmorris Oct 2014 #75

And then you asked for examples. jeff47 Oct 2014 #77

Again, he spoke of people elsewhere on the internet tkmorris Oct 2014 #82

No, he spoke of "on the Internet". Elsewhere was your addition. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2014 #91

In fact he said 'all over the internet'. The words are at the top of this page. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #149

requesting evidence of one's assertions is now considered to be a call out? frylock Oct 2014 #88

No, the call out is responding with examples. jeff47 Oct 2014 #90

All's they have to do is post a link, that is not a call out. bahrbearian Oct 2014 #138

He can't post examples, as we very well know here. It'd get hidden as a call out. freshwest Oct 2014 #118

There are progressive people, then there are 'progressives.' wyldwolf Oct 2014 #9

Pseudo-progressives or fake-progressives. emulatorloo Oct 2014 #163

I agree Andy823 Oct 2014 #10

Could you give some evidence to support your claim? cali Oct 2014 #11

The evidence is all around us. MineralMan Oct 2014 #14

so you can't give any evidence. And around here there is very little cali Oct 2014 #22

My post is my post. If you want a different post, MineralMan Oct 2014 #23

I went through the first two pages of FDL and didn't find any articles discouraging voting Chathamization Oct 2014 #29

you're ruining a perfectly good two-minute hate.. frylock Oct 2014 #41

Likewise, I go to Alternet daily. Fuddnik Oct 2014 #83

another conservative troll? Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #55

Yeah, posts like this don't litter DU jeff47 Oct 2014 #63

That's twice you've linked to the same post tkmorris Oct 2014 #76

Actually 3 times. Go look down the thread a bit further jeff47 Oct 2014 #78

If you want to claim there IS a database, then yeah tkmorris Oct 2014 #85

There is. You get it by using the box I already told you about. jeff47 Oct 2014 #89

They are as progressive as... TreasonousBastard Oct 2014 #13

Thank you. I appreciate your GOTV efforts more than I can say. MineralMan Oct 2014 #16

Good luck out there! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #95

Great news... as good as what I heard from someone in N.C. GOTV! freshwest Oct 2014 #121

fresh JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #123

Thanks for that post and for doing what you're doing today. Wishing you health and strength. freshwest Oct 2014 #120

"Limbaughciles" Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #161

Damn good question. I'm so SICK of it. Republicans ARE going to vote. Triana Oct 2014 #15

FU to the purveyors of doom, gloom, and discontent and who spread fear, uncertainty and doubt! BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #17

Thanks so much! MineralMan Oct 2014 #18

Count me as.. sendero Oct 2014 #19

Because republicans have ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #45

Rather recent.. sendero Oct 2014 #46

Excellent points Andy823 Oct 2014 #47

Not a lack of "knowledge" ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #51

+100 truebluegreen Oct 2014 #64

Hmmmmm Andy823 Oct 2014 #142

I've heard all that, ad nauseum. But thanks. truebluegreen Oct 2014 #156

K&R and FU FDL. nt tridim Oct 2014 #20

because republicans pretend to be Ds to have less Ds vote. All Rs care about is to get voted in. Sunlei Oct 2014 #24

Because they are NOT progressives, liberals, Democrats or even moderates Peacetrain Oct 2014 #27

In many cases, I believe you're correct. MineralMan Oct 2014 #28

Agreed. nt Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #31

+1 n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #87

I think some of them are progressives.... sweetloukillbot Oct 2014 #110

Some folks are waiting for a candidate as pure as the driven snow shenmue Oct 2014 #30

I dunno but their blog or whatever does not reflect reality imo. Rex Oct 2014 #32

Me and my wife.. sendero Oct 2014 #61

This S*** drives me crazy! Zoonart Oct 2014 #34

It could be troll driven get the red out Oct 2014 #35

Childish Zoonart Oct 2014 #37

I agree Andy823 Oct 2014 #49

Why? Ivywoods55 Oct 2014 #36

Indeed Zoonart Oct 2014 #38

I suspect many of the persons posting that crap malaise Oct 2014 #39

Well, I'm sure some of them are. Others may well be MineralMan Oct 2014 #40

Follow the crowd syndrome Andy823 Oct 2014 #50

Yeah I agree 100%. Rex Oct 2014 #143

While ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #42

'A successful libertarian Revolution would be the brass ring of oligarchic ambition' freshwest Oct 2014 #124

some people are saying.... frylock Oct 2014 #43

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #48

Lol. Gotta hang on to that one. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #52

You know, on the internets ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #54

I always vote. I vote issues and policies, not party or politician. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #57

It's not pro-Republicanism or nihilism. It's purism. Jim Lane Oct 2014 #58

Why are right wingers posting on progressive websites? brentspeak Oct 2014 #59

right... marions ghost Oct 2014 #67

I haven't seen that anywhere. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #62

There's this one called "Democratic Underground" jeff47 Oct 2014 #65

Even if I accept that there are Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #68

How 'bout this one: jeff47 Oct 2014 #73

Sorry, you didn't read it all. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #79

I gave an easy-for-me to find example. jeff47 Oct 2014 #93

But that's my point - when you actually go back to find the comments Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #94

When you get 6 people saying "they're identical economically, but different socially" jeff47 Oct 2014 #96

Not true, Erch ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #113

K&R plus BumRushDaShow Oct 2014 #66

I don't see what you claim to be seeing. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #69

everywhere I go, heaven05 Oct 2014 #72

Anyone claiming that there is no difference between the parties is NOT a Progressive. liberal N proud Oct 2014 #74

Anger the right, discourage the left ... shift turnout ... win!!!! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #80

Proposing a special tax on wealth to pay for the new war would GTV grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #81

Really think so ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #109

Of course, remember occupy, let's get their vote! grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #127

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #133

Why Are 'Progressive' Websites Discouraging Voting? The CCC Oct 2014 #86

We need to open up about those worries... HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #92

TRULY "Progressive" sites wouldn't discourage exercising the right to vote. CakeGrrl Oct 2014 #97

Real progressives are the most aware of the rot infecting our governments... Orsino Oct 2014 #98

The Koch Brothers can afford to pay trolls Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #99

"The Koch Brothers can afford to pay trolls". Ding! Ding! Ding! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #175

So you attack and then enourage people to GOTV? Oilwellian Oct 2014 #100

Pretty typical MO for minealman BlindTiresias Oct 2014 #104

There was Ed Schultz famous promise not to vote in the 2010 midterms.. wyldwolf Oct 2014 #101

What appears to be the product of your imagination stupidicus Oct 2014 #103

Well, Sherman A1 Oct 2014 #106

Now we have at leas two posts Andy823 Oct 2014 #112

These are paid Republican hacks Warpy Oct 2014 #114

IMO, once they realized they got away with stealing the elections in 2000 and 2004 Rex Oct 2014 #122

Any site that salivates over GG would openly advocate for disengagement. It's a continuing campaign Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #126

Sometimes they give themselves away with a partial alignment MineralMan Oct 2014 #128

Anyone who hasn't figured out that dynamic is just "willfully" ignorant. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #131

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #134

+1. "And if taken in sufficient quantities ... equally as blinding". Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #139

Everclear brings back memories ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #140

Me too. It may be the only time in my life, when I over indulged. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #141

"Liberaltarians" is what the word is for them. Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #164

+1. Have you seen this? Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #168

WHat??! BUt I don't see NO examples of the "both sides are the same" stuFf here that MM is talkinG Number23 Oct 2014 #169

You're getting sleepy, very very sleepy. You didn't really see what you thought you saw. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #173

I was busy and didn't catch that, Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #170

Whaddya want to bet they're "priveleged"? You know what I mean, right? They can afford to.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #172

At risk of losing our voting rights JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #177

so you're already preparing to lose *and* to blame the most active members of the party MisterP Oct 2014 #129

Nope. In my districts and state there's not a chance we'll lose. MineralMan Oct 2014 #130

Hey "mineral man" BlindTiresias Oct 2014 #135

Why the quotes? My screen name is MineralMan. MineralMan Oct 2014 #146

imagine posting an op with this subject line, and not a single link Doctor_J Oct 2014 #132

DU rec... SidDithers Oct 2014 #136

So it seems. Must be close to the mark. MineralMan Oct 2014 #147

Why are the imaginary farts coming out of my head discouraging voting? BlindTiresias Oct 2014 #137

Good one. bahrbearian Oct 2014 #144

jinx! buy me a Coke! MisterP Oct 2014 #152

Lol BlindTiresias Oct 2014 #153

and it's not like one can't make an argument about voting vs mass abstentionism MisterP Oct 2014 #155

lol nt m-lekktor Oct 2014 #171

I suspect many of these "Progressive" sites might be FAKE progressive sites by the 1% or the right.. cascadiance Oct 2014 #145

There seems to be a rash of these "trash the Left posts". To what purpose? Are they intended rhett o rick Oct 2014 #148

Well Andy823 Oct 2014 #151

He is cleverly putting forth the same anti-Left meme that seems to be popping up here in DU. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #165

pre emptive blame for the dc dems upcoming debacle Doctor_J Oct 2014 #157

Exactly. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #166

I have not seen these things you claim to have seen. And around here the election seems to Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #150

I aint seeing it all over the internet ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #154

We just voted Tuesday for municipal/borough elections. raven mad Oct 2014 #158

Straw man argument. ;-) kickysnana Oct 2014 #159

Why are conservative "Democrats" discouraging voting? JEB Oct 2014 #160

Sock puppets. snot Oct 2014 #167

A link to a link JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #176

I haven't seen that ANYWHERE on the Net. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #180

Well since MM won't actually give the URLs to any of these sites Rex Oct 2014 #183