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In reply to the discussion: Would a paid troll be likely to have more hearts or fewer hearts? [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)128. I was hoping, rather than mocking me, you'd join me.
Do you know the work of Edwin Black*?
You should, he documented most of what's in this OP:
Who enabled NAZI Germany to round up the Jews? Think IBM.
*I am not mocking you, stevenleser. If you don't know who Edwin Black is, you're in the majority. IBM and those who want to do business with IBM have gone out of their way to see that people don't read his books or articles on this and other subjects he has covered.
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Would a paid troll be likely to have more hearts or fewer hearts? [View all]
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
OP
Is it the state-owned thing that bothers you? like the BBC? Or you just have a problem with the
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#188
You never answer when I ask you why you've followed me around for years, SidDithers of DU.
Octafish
Feb 2015
#42
That's cool that you actually live north of me ..... and I agree 100%. (Again). nt.
polly7
Feb 2015
#102
You know the way you say "X of DU" when responding to someone is extremely immature, right? nt
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#79
Not necessarily, no. If someone says something laughable, isn't a laughing emoticon honest and fair?
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#87
Over and over and over and over? No, I think posters here are capable of more than that. nt.
polly7
Feb 2015
#90
Not to mature individuals. And if that is the way to respond to laughable posts, the majority of
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#115
Let's use a downthread exchange as an example. The poster posted the same thing to Sid over and over
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#97
Either you were implying it or your reply was a non-sequitur. Your choice. Both indicate a flawed
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#107
And you have appointed yourself DU's thin piscine line against Fascism? Only you can detect and
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#108
it doesn't make any difference why he goes there, since the hosts there just use democrats
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#181
in the episode i saw, the woman wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise. his function seemed to
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#189
Typical Fox News style smear of stevenlesser. It is slimy and you are better than that.
emulatorloo
Feb 2015
#154
"journalist" betsy lewis doesn't even know enough to know it's "hear, hear!" not "here, here!"
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#182
Right. The GOP is going to spend way over a billion of private money on this election and
applegrove
Feb 2015
#111
And he accuses others of being paid to post a lot. Are they attempting to deflect attention because
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#46
People will obsess about anything, even little pictures of hearts on an LCD screen.
bemildred
Feb 2015
#6
both - one kind of troll wants to minimize suspicion so they instruct their sycophants not to send
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2015
#7
Koch Bros have got to be hiring, they have money to burn. Wonder how to apply?
emulatorloo
Feb 2015
#155
Dick Cheney = Paid Troll; Dick Cheney has no heart; Therefore, paid trolls gots fewer hearts. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Feb 2015
#28
My joke 50 shades thread caused a shitstorm in the Host forum...and I even got a hide for mentioning
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#117
Well-- I get the secrecy. I've done my turn on MIRT, and in GD Hosting. But what I don't
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#151
I'm told there's no full frontal for the male lead. Jeebus, then....why would anyone go? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#153
I might take one for the team and go to one of the special "mommy" screenings.
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#159
I have no idea about blu ray....but netflix is worth the cash if you like movies...more than HULU
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#161
Allll riiight. I still need shelves for thses dvds anyway. Better not buy more.
bravenak
Feb 2015
#162
Oh...I have a whole PM thread from that HOF regular. I'll forward it to you. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2015
#176
Someone gave me a heart, perhaps it was a troll! I hope I am not turned into a newt next!
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#70
Yes. Obviously, the hearts were paid for by the Kremlin, or Beijing or Havana.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#73
I hate vaccines and worry about chemtrails and JFK all day! (hoping this will magically
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#109