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129. Insulted. Criticism comes with the territory.

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Sun Mar 1, 2015, 01:31 PM

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I say we lock any post that says anything bad about any Democrat!!!! [View all] Logical Mar 2015 OP

Finally some common sense Kalidurga Mar 2015 #1

Obviously you forgot to add the sarcasm thingy.... peacebird Mar 2015 #2

Should I have needed it? :-) Logical Mar 2015 #10

Not for me, but .... peacebird Mar 2015 #14

Not for me, I recognized it for satire immediately. GGJohn Mar 2015 #28

I suspect you are 100% correct! :-) Logical Mar 2015 #52

lol "satire" Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #83

Well, what would you call it? eom GGJohn Mar 2015 #95

Call it whatever you want Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #115

.... merrily Mar 2015 #3

lol! HappyMe Mar 2015 #4

We are all Joe Lieberman now.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #5

Lieberman was an independent when he fought the public option tabasco Mar 2015 #48

Lieberman was always Lieberman all along. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #96

He changed the letter after his name because Democratic voters rejected him tabasco Mar 2015 #116

they rejected him because he was a dino. actually he was a saboteur. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #120

I see, so you admit he was not a Democrat. tabasco Mar 2015 #125

He just played one on TV. But the Party accepted the play. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #127

Not to mention a Vice Presidential candidate. Marr Mar 2015 #134

+100 ND-Dem Mar 2015 #135

that's ridiculous. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #101

The truth is ridiculous to you? tabasco Mar 2015 #114

ridiculous to imply that putting an I in front of his name changed what he was or what he'd been ND-Dem Mar 2015 #117

It was not the placement of the letter, tabasco Mar 2015 #122

It was his lack of any Democratic principles that led to the lack of voter support that put the ND-Dem Mar 2015 #126

Lieberman became an independent because of the far left Fumesucker Mar 2015 #132

exactly. it's all your fault, lefties! ND-Dem Mar 2015 #100

Why are you so eager to attack them? treestar Mar 2015 #6

Excellent question Andy823 Mar 2015 #15

Define Attack vs. Disagree. I bet that is most the problem. Your Attack is my Disagree. nt Logical Mar 2015 #17

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #21

Ain't that the truth. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #40

Playing the victim card treestar Mar 2015 #82

Of course SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #89

You used the word "attack" in your OP. Why don't you define it? DanTex Mar 2015 #24

Difference being, the OP was satirizing others who use the word "attack." Reply 15 was not. merrily Mar 2015 #36

Spot fucking on. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #30

I see plenty of attack treestar Mar 2015 #79

I think Hillary is a corporate politician. And not a real progressive. I will vote for her..... Logical Mar 2015 #91

Why telegraph u'll vote 4 Hillary 4 Prez no matter wat? That's not logical Logical-wud seem ur givin up leverage 2 move her further left on progressive issues. JMHO InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #97

You think my post will change Hillary? nt Logical Mar 2015 #111

You are right - there is never anything constructive treestar Mar 2015 #78

Came in to see if you were serious... Oktober Mar 2015 #7

Of course not serious. nt truebluegreen Mar 2015 #25

Seems pretty obvious to me. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #98

Straw men are flammable./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #8

Yes! We must continue to enable republican policies driven by Democrats In Name Only!! RiverLover Mar 2015 #9

Evidently this is what we are supposed to do...... djean111 Mar 2015 #33

If that's what you really believe, you aren't a Democrat treestar Mar 2015 #86

Why the anxiety about quashing criticism? It's like 'they' know the heroes have deviated HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #11

Sames reason Justin Bieber fans shriek and howl QC Mar 2015 #138

Gotta admit I'm not familiar with Beibar or his delinquency... HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #139

Does your old Brown Shirt still fit? Better have it drycleaned, anyway. leveymg Mar 2015 #12

You're calling the OP a Nazi? merrily Mar 2015 #39

No. leveymg Mar 2015 #80

good. merrily Mar 2015 #81

One snark invites another. leveymg Mar 2015 #87

Snarking about some DUers trying to stop criticism of Democrats is not exactly on the same level merrily Mar 2015 #90

I didn't think he was entirely serious, nor was my response. leveymg Mar 2015 #93

You do realize that it was satire don't you? eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #41

Yes. But, I've seen a lot of McCarthyism on this board of late. leveymg Mar 2015 #85

mccarthyism? you mean posters criticising others for being too left-wing? i've seen it too, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #106

Point taken. The allusion to McCarthyism is more apt. leveymg Mar 2015 #121

makes more sense now. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #131

can we all get matching uniforms as well to go along with our locksteping? NightWatcher Mar 2015 #13

Yes, I have picked out these uniforms...... Logical Mar 2015 #16

I say we lock any post Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #18

If we do that SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #37

Be happy. randome Mar 2015 #19

Oh nooooo... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #20

I've seen some posts locked and couldn't fathom why wyldwolf Mar 2015 #22

No locked but people throwing fits that we are complaining about dems not being dems. nt Logical Mar 2015 #23

So the posts haven't been locked? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #29

I read the complaint as being about going ad hom as an attempt to silence. merrily Mar 2015 #43

what part of his post complains about ad hom attacks? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #59

Dude, it's satire, get over it. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #62

OPs like this never stand alone. The poster has a history and that is what people reference... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #63

It's satire on a Sunday morning, just roll with it and quit being so serious. GGJohn Mar 2015 #65

nah. He's trying to make a statement with it wyldwolf Mar 2015 #74

Ok, whatever. GGJohn Mar 2015 #76

The way I read the OP, the OP, taken as a whole does that. merrily Mar 2015 #64

where's the ad hom attacks? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #69

Yeah, you know Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #55

So you want to stifle debate? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #26

YES! Democrats cannot be attacked no matter how non-progressive they are!!!!!! DON'T YOU GET IT?? nt Logical Mar 2015 #27

If it were a safe haven I would say yes that you could lock threads like that. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #31

Amazing!!!!! GGJohn Mar 2015 #32

Actually i do but I enjoy playing along. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #42

Ok, my bad and apologies. GGJohn Mar 2015 #44

. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #46

I really didn't think I needed it. Wow, how much more over the top can I get? :-) Logical Mar 2015 #45

Well, with a certain faction here...................................eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #50

Please see Reply 43. Seems to me, those who go ad hom and call people merrily Mar 2015 #51

And you will never see that from me. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #58

Different posters have different tactics. merrily Mar 2015 #60

Insulting someone on purpose is not mine. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #66

i've not seen you do it. but i have seen others do it as their first line of defense. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #108

I have seen it done as well on both sides and it is not pleasant. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #119

insulted or criticized? i don't mind being criticized, but irrelevant personal remarks accompanied ND-Dem Mar 2015 #123

Insulted. Criticism comes with the territory. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #129

i agree, criticism comes with the territory. personal attacks are another matter. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #130

Sarcasm???!!! Bagsgroove Mar 2015 #34

there is a message in his sarcasm, though. An underlying aim wyldwolf Mar 2015 #47

There is a message in the sarcasm--always is--but not the message you describe. merrily Mar 2015 #53

The please explain, Oracle, how his post is only about 'ad hom' attacks wyldwolf Mar 2015 #61

Never claimed to be an oracle, so thanks for that ad hom, but pls. see Reply 64. merrily Mar 2015 #71

Calling you 'oracle' doesn't meet the definition of ad hom. pls see reply #6 wyldwolf Mar 2015 #73

It goes to the person (me) and not to any issue. merrily Mar 2015 #84

Which isn't the definition of ad hominem wyldwolf Mar 2015 #102

Was it issue related? No. It was about me. Was it intended to compliment to me? No. merrily Mar 2015 #103

You can't invent your own definitions. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #105

I don't need to. http://literarydevices.net/ad-hominem/ merrily Mar 2015 #109

Your link in no way describes what you're calling 'ad hom.' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #137

RIGHT ON! Woodchucks Unite! hootinholler Mar 2015 #35

Anger is not logical. randome Mar 2015 #38

Great pic! nt Logical Mar 2015 #49

Reading anger into words on a screen is not logical, either. merrily Mar 2015 #57

I get it now. Didn't at first. Oh, well... randome Mar 2015 #68

Thank you!! nt Logical Mar 2015 #70

Oh, so now you're trying to pretend you're not poutraged? merrily Mar 2015 #72

invasion of the body snatchers was a nimoy film? ND-Dem Mar 2015 #110

In the sense that he play a character in the film, yes. merrily Mar 2015 #112

that's the 1978 remake, the source of the picture you posted. the original was 1956. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #113

So, does that fix what the party pumps out over time to REPRESENT THE DP? MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #54

Locking L0oniX Mar 2015 #56

LOL, fooled me! nt Logical Mar 2015 #67

In politics, I much prefer those who 'attack' issues and positions over those who 'attack' persons. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #75

Politicians criticize each other all the time. Even during the primary. So you might let them.... Logical Mar 2015 #92

The only locked thread in GD that I can see, scanning back a couple of pages... SidDithers Mar 2015 #77

OP is making a satiricalModest Proposal, ala Jonathan Swift, not reporting about locked threads. merrily Mar 2015 #88

Poe's Law in action... Oktober Mar 2015 #94

Good sheeple don't question their leaders. They just march in lockstep to where ever the leader dissentient Mar 2015 #99

Can't, DU would shut down. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #104

censorship . . . great idea . . . . it'll solve all ills DrDan Mar 2015 #107

And, put it on their Permanent Record! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #118

"Heil" fadedrose Mar 2015 #124

The OP really needs the sarcasm marker Android3.14 Mar 2015 #128

Won't happen. Hopefully that will happen at election time though, and if still_one Mar 2015 #133

Been my philosophy for a long time liberal N proud Mar 2015 #136

Of course, we need to shine the light PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #140

LOCKING. William769 Mar 2015 #141