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leveymg

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1. Ashamed to say, it appears that many at DU have gone over to the dark side on this topic

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 10:35 AM

Feb 2015

The orchestrated RW smear campaigns at DU against Parry, McGovern and other critics of the status quo have had the effect of shutting off many readers to dissenting voices. Shameful and sad.

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Robert Parry: When Silencing Dissent Isn’t News [View all] marmar Feb 2015 OP

Ashamed to say, it appears that many at DU have gone over to the dark side on this topic leveymg Feb 2015 #1

+1 nt snappyturtle Feb 2015 #2

+1 nt riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #6

it's the centrist way -- works to smear any person/issue nashville_brook Feb 2015 #7

sure is. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #13

DU is good for domestic politics... ensemble Feb 2015 #9

not just on this topic. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #10

I was about to say the same thing. nt bananas Feb 2015 #12

so true it makes me sad rbrnmw Feb 2015 #53

Corporate Owned News Octafish Feb 2015 #3

What is not reported as news or at all is more important than what is. Silencing dissent made easy. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #4

K & R for freedom of speech mountain grammy Feb 2015 #5

Robert Parry's work is becoming taboo on DU. Octafish Feb 2015 #16

Expected this... freebrew Feb 2015 #8

du rec. xchrom Feb 2015 #11

We need more whistleblowers and "troublemakers" to make democracy function. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #14

here's McGovern's "Letter To Gen. Petraeus" --> nashville_brook Feb 2015 #15

If MLK was a Woman daredtowork Feb 2015 #17

R&K! nt RiverLover Feb 2015 #18

That should be a huge story malaise Feb 2015 #19

K&R. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #20

K&R JEB Feb 2015 #21

Somebody tried to shut this OP down. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #22

Unf**kingbelievable. marmar Feb 2015 #23

Yes........ KoKo Feb 2015 #25

Wow. Unreal. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #24

there's a war against Robert Parry on DU grasswire Feb 2015 #26

Speaking of silencing dissent. pa28 Feb 2015 #27

Twice now. By a host I often disagree with (edited) DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #31

What kind of person politically, would diss Robert Parry? Ramses Feb 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Feb 2015 #34

sounds like a callout Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #37

I thought about what you said. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #38

Sounds good. I'll self-delete. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #39

I went there, and it was removed...but it was worth it. n/t Oilwellian Feb 2015 #43

Wait, there is host on this board who was a Freeper for seven years? pa28 Feb 2015 #36

Coming from an Elizabeth Warren supporter, that's pretty disingenuous. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #40

because liz warren supporters & freepers are so similar ND-Dem Feb 2015 #50

No, because people who can support the former Republican Elizabeth Warren NuclearDem Feb 2015 #54

A host was the troll in that alert? The one that implied the Democratic Party is a traitorous ND-Dem Feb 2015 #49

MineralMan is not a Freeper. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #55

The alerter's comments say it all: they had no other reason than "I don't want to read this" arcane1 Feb 2015 #29

Oooo. a very concerned "average american" Ramses Feb 2015 #30

"real, average, every american". the guy who implies the Democatic party is traitorous and supports ND-Dem Feb 2015 #51

The poster who alerted simultaneously claims the Democratic Party isn't taken seriously by ND-Dem Feb 2015 #48

I find that you post really quality articles Ramses Feb 2015 #28

Yep, Parry, Ray McGovern is totally equivalent to MLK. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #32

NYTimes would be embarrassed RobertEarl Feb 2015 #41

You have to appreciate the irony of the title n/t Oilwellian Feb 2015 #42

+1 Karmadillo Feb 2015 #46

K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #44

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #45

k&r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #47

K&R Sad that someone would try to censor this post. Scuba Feb 2015 #52

kick woo me with science Feb 2015 #56

kick woo me with science Feb 2015 #57