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arcane1

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5. The substituting of arguments with epithets is my #1 gripe about DU.

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 12:57 AM

Jan 2015

I can halfway deal with it if someone throws a name out while they're making an argument, but name-calling as the entire argument drives me crazy, and the possibility of it does affect my behavior sometimes. There are some topics I won't post in because of this.

The only reason for someone to use this tactic is to silence the person it's being used on, and derail the discussion. I call it "disruption" even if I agree with the person doing it.

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I think name-calling makes DU suck. Can't we grow up a bit? [View all] Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 OP

Lick Putin's boots, get called a Putin boot licker. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #1

LOL Cha Jan 2015 #35

Being reasonable and not buying the Obama/neoliberal propaganda is not "bootlicking" nichomachus Jan 2015 #101

+1 Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #105

If only we had the boot lickers to deal with. Lancero Jan 2015 #144

I agree to a point mountain grammy Jan 2015 #2

Agreed. n/t tammywammy Jan 2015 #3

The F word is not used among the people I hang with and is really not needed. CK_John Jan 2015 #4

Same here. 840high Jan 2015 #13

You know what "vernacular" means, right? bvf Jan 2015 #41

I would argue that they are articulate in their use of "fuck". TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #60

I saw her use it just the other day Oilwellian Jan 2015 #96

I did too and it meant something. TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #97

I often find it is improperly conjugated jberryhill Jan 2015 #99

I think you missed my point. bvf Jan 2015 #108

I was commenting on those who TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #115

I absolutely agree with your stance in cases bvf Jan 2015 #139

I agree. It strikes me as so annoyingly goody two shoes to get Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #76

Considering there are two "f" words, fuck and fornicate, what makes one Cleita Jan 2015 #130

Are we going back to the aftermath of the Norman Invasion? teamster633 Jan 2015 #133

Great you get a beer! Cleita Jan 2015 #136

Now what work did the word fuck and other words considered Cleita Jan 2015 #137

Chaucer pretty well uses all the choice words and JEB Jan 2015 #146

Yep. A beer for both of us. Cleita Jan 2015 #148

Intriguing. bvf Jan 2015 #152

Geez, it's just a fucking word HERVEPA Jan 2015 #127

Oh for fuck's sake. What the fuck kinda fucking bullshit is this? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #149

The substituting of arguments with epithets is my #1 gripe about DU. arcane1 Jan 2015 #5

+1 freshwest Jan 2015 #24

++ I agree, but it isn't only epithets that bug me, it's the inanity, ellenrr Jan 2015 #49

+1 bobGandolf Jan 2015 #84

well said & points hopemountain Jan 2015 #140

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #6

Silent white racism & privilege are very worthy things of discussion JonLP24 Jan 2015 #32

Yes, I have experienced that myself Jim Beard Jan 2015 #36

that's a nice way to handle it. KT2000 Jan 2015 #38

what does the number of posts have to do with rude treatment and jury? nt ellenrr Jan 2015 #50

A lot of people would rather call someone they disagree with a troll, or a plant, instead... Lancero Jan 2015 #141

this to me indicates a need for a moderated board. nt ellenrr Jan 2015 #150

+1 I have noticed that since I started posting again under a different name. bobGandolf Jan 2015 #85

i am thinking of posting under a male name. ellenrr Jan 2015 #151

Be interested in the results :) n/t bobGandolf Jan 2015 #154

i'll let ya know. nt ellenrr Jan 2015 #155

Welcome to DU, Jim Beard! calimary Jan 2015 #157

Well, I disagree on that. lovemydog Jan 2015 #44

WTF? Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #83

Hmmmm, must have missed that. N/t bobGandolf Jan 2015 #86

Yeah, you must have. Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #90

yes, curious, indeed hopemountain Jan 2015 #142

Other than "cracker", none of the others is name calling and are EXACTLY correct...more often than randys1 Jan 2015 #91

It would drive them nuts. bravenak Jan 2015 #92

I hope not - I really hope they let this one stand JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #93

Yep. Some wonder why many DUers do not participate in the race threads... SMC22307 Jan 2015 #129

Drooling fanboi-- that's just a recent slur for my liking an Obama policy, Grumpy. Hekate Jan 2015 #7

You are not a very nice lady. bbbbpppppssssttttsssss Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #8

civility apologists are authoritarians jberryhill Jan 2015 #9

Now, what was he just saying?! Cha Jan 2015 #55

The usual authoritarian apologist stuff jberryhill Jan 2015 #66

They are also something else ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #100

Jeez, guy. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #10

120 DUers recc'd "Fuck you, Mr. President, you piece of shit used-car salesman."... SidDithers Jan 2015 #11

But apparently calling shills for a fascist enemy of the LGBT community a not-nice name NuclearDem Jan 2015 #12

Funny how that works, eh? nt Cali_Democrat Jan 2015 #14

Nailed it... SidDithers Jan 2015 #21

Kick and damn well F**king Rec! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #18

You might be thinking of the Cheney OP. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #20

It was an ugly thread SidDithers Jan 2015 #22

Didn't realize there were so few recs. I guess it felt like more, Sad and uglyl. So ugly. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #29

self deleted treestar Jan 2015 #74

Yup. Much celebrated. First website I've been to that tolerates it to this degree. freshwest Jan 2015 #27

The law of gravity. lovemydog Jan 2015 #43

To be fair, that was a very LONG post; it wasn't just drive-by name-calling. arcane1 Jan 2015 #28

And President Obama is not even a member of the DU!!! Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #34

I tend to like "a shill for 3rd way" Katashi_itto Jan 2015 #47

I like "non-voting waffle maker"...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #58

Well, let me know when we actually have a Democrat running and not a 3rd Wayer please Katashi_itto Jan 2015 #118

I Miss RobinA Jan 2015 #68

Fucking A! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #56

Sometimes the 'who' is more important than the 'what' pintobean Jan 2015 #70

Maybe 120 do. bobGandolf Jan 2015 #87

Yep, that was beyond disgusting... Spazito Jan 2015 #111

I will call people exactly what they are Skittles Jan 2015 #15

Grade school. former9thward Jan 2015 #16

no Skittles Jan 2015 #33

Major difference between calling Alittleliberal Jan 2015 #62

What about pintobean Jan 2015 #63

Start your own site tabasco Jan 2015 #106

I didn't say that. former9thward Jan 2015 #109

genius response ! nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #125

Pompous HERVEPA Jan 2015 #128

I would like to see people post here former9thward Jan 2015 #17

I VOTED FOR NADER I HATE EVERYONE NuclearDem Jan 2015 #25

That's what you get with anonymity + political debate. bvf Jan 2015 #45

true ++ ellenrr Jan 2015 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Jan 2015 #46

Exactly! nt ellenrr Jan 2015 #81

I do post here as I would speak in real person to person. malokvale77 Jan 2015 #132

You sound grumpy. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #19

I remember the days RobertEarl Jan 2015 #23

You can be free to believe that, Billy. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #26

I'm with the OP on this RobertEarl Jan 2015 #119

I find that puerile terminology demonstrates lack of intellectual rigor branford Jan 2015 #30

I agree with you, but I wish I found it easy to ignore. Stupidity bugs me esp in something called ellenrr Jan 2015 #53

I agree with you, but . . . WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #31

And that's the size of it... pipi_k Jan 2015 #79

Exactly!! nt WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #94

I tend to agree with you, Comrade. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #37

Don't try to ask for maturity in dialogue JackInGreen Jan 2015 #39

Sometimes people just feel the need to cuss. But I still can't think of anything worse to be called world wide wally Jan 2015 #40

Yes we can. lovemydog Jan 2015 #42

At one time or another I've been called every name in the book in at least 8 languages. hobbit709 Jan 2015 #48

I agree, I don't know why so many- give a rats ass about what people think about them notadmblnd Jan 2015 #104

"You are not a very nice lady. bbbbpppppssssttttsssss" is this supposed to mean something?... ellenrr Jan 2015 #51

Pretty sure the poster was just making a joke. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #69

well...humor is subjective. nt ellenrr Jan 2015 #82

Yea, but that would remove the only argument tactic from dissentient Jan 2015 #54

true, but there are always people who respond to them. Imo ignoring them ellenrr Jan 2015 #78

You might also notice... malokvale77 Jan 2015 #138

Agree, especially when name calling involves referring to a 3rd group HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #57

Good luck with this. cwydro Jan 2015 #59

Ya treat em like children, they'll act like children. Iggo Jan 2015 #61

Nice post, Hitler. Javaman Jan 2015 #64

As an argumental construct rock Jan 2015 #65

Are you calling people on DU childish? boston bean Jan 2015 #67

*sigh* Really? tkmorris Jan 2015 #71

sigh... Javaman Jan 2015 #98

Are you calling the OP a name-caller? Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #72

Apparently some folks have priorities. JTFrog Jan 2015 #145

No, you poopyhead. jeff47 Jan 2015 #73

Good luck with the endeavor... ileus Jan 2015 #75

What about Dimson - my all time favorite for Bush? nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #77

+1 treestar Jan 2015 #89

LOL....maybe we could be mature - except for HIM...nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #120

Do you like Pootie Poo? snooper2 Jan 2015 #80

I'm not a big fan of Russian authoritarians. And I find the name-calling juvenile. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #95

Kim Jung-poo underpants Jan 2015 #103

Lets not forget about his father either... Lancero Jan 2015 #143

Some of it is fun treestar Jan 2015 #88

gun licker! Putin humper! underpants Jan 2015 #102

underpants! pintobean Jan 2015 #114

Why should anyone respect your pollyanna standard? tabasco Jan 2015 #107

thanks for the help with my ignore list carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #116

HAHAHHA Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #122

I'll admit to using "Repukes". Terra Alta Jan 2015 #110

Good point - call them names not our own. think they call us Libtards. nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #123

I will call so called conservatives turd maggots till I die olddots Jan 2015 #112

you are a funny sob nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #124

Fuck that shit edhopper Jan 2015 #113

HAHAHAHAHA Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 #121

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Jan 2015 #117

I like your kitty gif Kalidurga Jan 2015 #134

I agree malokvale77 Jan 2015 #126

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #131

I'm still going to call Steve King a douche nozzle. progressoid Jan 2015 #135

Can I call you Comrade Grumpy? JEB Jan 2015 #147

I'm new to this forum and I don't post much anymore Jim Beard Jan 2015 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Jan 2015 #156