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Fumesucker

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12. The whole concept of "teams" is foreign to some personalities..

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 03:11 AM

Mar 2015

Where other personalities can't seem to think of life in any way but being part of a team.

Watching the conflicts here on DU I think that's one of the biggest dividing lines, the team players versus those who are like Groucho and wouldn't belong to any organization that would have them as a member.

I think liberals as a whole have a higher percentage of non-team player type personalities than conservatives do, despite the constant rugged individualist rhetoric conservatives are so fond of.

One final point on "flinging crap at conservatives", if you haven't been to Discussionist and done it directly to their virtual faces then you really have no leg to stand on.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 OP

Why did Lincoln fire his losing generals? MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #1

Ouch! That was sharp and to the point. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #26

I've read alot about Abraham Lincoln.. DCBob Mar 2015 #41

Ouch. MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #43

won the thread on the first post. KG Mar 2015 #48

Manny I think this more about us than the candidates. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #66

That would be nice. n/t Exhibit A Mar 2015 #2

I'm with you. But no doubt you'll get pushback for making sense. MADem Mar 2015 #3

I just came out of a thread where the whole thing was 2-3 posters calling people right wingers Number23 Mar 2015 #5

It really makes DU suck, and I think some of 'em know it. MADem Mar 2015 #7

I think you are so right Hekate Mar 2015 #10

Yep! And it's going to get alot worse around here too Number23 Mar 2015 #11

wheel of partisan jury fortune.... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #14

Have a mirror. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #79

I was there. And it was a test of our awesome jury system wyldwolf Mar 2015 #70

A swell idea Kalidurga Mar 2015 #4

Hahaha, you ain't seen nuthin' yet! Stand by and brace yourself. nt babylonsister Mar 2015 #6

I remember 2008 (I had another screen name then) Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #49

I don't know Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #59

As above, so below. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #84

I remember some of these disagreements from 2008 Gothmog Mar 2015 #55

It's not about Party, or personality ---- I have a special need to fling crap at... nikto Mar 2015 #8

Money in politics is actually just legalized bribery and the #1 problem thanks to SCOTUS. cstanleytech Mar 2015 #16

+ Eighty Gazillion Scuba Mar 2015 #37

That is my earnest desire, Algernon Hekate Mar 2015 #9

The whole concept of "teams" is foreign to some personalities.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #12

That is true. There is the conformity factor in conservative policics. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #52

It's a great idea ... NanceGreggs Mar 2015 #13

yeah....one problem with being smart (a Liberal/Progressive trait) ... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #15

Divisive is the 2000 Dem VP nominee on the stage supporting McCain and Palin at 2008 RNC Fumesucker Mar 2015 #20

Divisive is ... NanceGreggs Mar 2015 #21

Yes, the divisiveness is me pointing out the actions of tippy-top level Democratic politicians.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #25

I'm sure you had a point to make ... NanceGreggs Mar 2015 #30

Your assumption is correct MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #45

says the poster who used the death of Michael Brown to attack Obama via the Attorney General KittyWampus Mar 2015 #56

Believing that Holder should have gone after Brown's killers MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #64

That stunt was particularly smarmy.nt Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #81

No Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #61

I am trying to see the connection between someone who left the party and changed sides and... Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #80

Great point! RiverLover Mar 2015 #42

!!! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #46

This is perfectly said. betsuni Mar 2015 #23

Perhaps we could spend our time explaining our candidate and how great the candidate is, how well Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #58

Or...... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #17

Times are too tough, lovemydog Mar 2015 #18

The Problem Is Reality billhicks76 Mar 2015 #19

I believe the problem is paid trolls. dballance Mar 2015 #22

I think paid trolls is the excuse people use... MattSh Mar 2015 #24

Thanks for proving my point. /nt dballance Mar 2015 #27

Aww, did I hurt somebody's feelings? MattSh Mar 2015 #29

Are you accusing this poster of being a paid troll? 99Forever Mar 2015 #68

Sometimes that may be treestar Mar 2015 #89

Cool who is paying? How much? Is one paid per word or post? anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #36

Forward me a link to the application after you're done, please. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #54

Probably not paid trolls. Many do it for ego stroking attention, LOLZ or are outrage addicts. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #57

I want to know where I could get paid to podt here. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #71

I believe the problem is people assuming that anyone who disagrees with you must be paid to do so. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #72

How about we start with a full day ban... TerrapinFlyer Mar 2015 #28

No, anything but that! McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #31

How about an automatic post delete of anyone who calls a DUer a right winger or conservative? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #73

Yes please... Agschmid Mar 2015 #95

From my POV it IS being Flung at Conservatives it just so happens that the anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #32

Pretty much the way I see it too dreamnightwind Mar 2015 #33

+ another! /nt RiverLover Mar 2015 #34

exactly. too many conservatives are DEMS. nt m-lekktor Mar 2015 #35

+ another Scuba Mar 2015 #38

heh. KG Mar 2015 #47

There are almost no real conservatives here at DU Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #96

It's a lost cause BainsBane Mar 2015 #39

Some response thoughts Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #86

I meant one person BainsBane Mar 2015 #94

Yeah, it's coming up on primary season, so the answer to that is "probably not" Spider Jerusalem Mar 2015 #40

It would be interesting to count the number of insults hurled at Democrats.. DCBob Mar 2015 #44

"self-righteous left" cyberswede Mar 2015 #65

Start here. LWolf Mar 2015 #82

That's a very good idea. Vinca Mar 2015 #50

can we fling it at conservative democrats? Doctor_J Mar 2015 #51

Come over to the Discussionist board Gothmog Mar 2015 #53

How many Conservatives read DU? Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #60

I take your point Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #99

This is nothing - TBF Mar 2015 #62

I do that in real life. bigwillq Mar 2015 #63

Does it have to be either/or? sendero Mar 2015 #67

No, I oppose conservatives and can't do shit about them with a conservative dominated Democratic TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #69

At this point I am trashing a lot of threads. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #74

Meta! Iggo Mar 2015 #75

I always find myself quoting The Magistrate (anyone seen him lately?) wyldwolf Mar 2015 #76

No one has seen The Magistrate. Many are looking. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #91

Nobody wants a Cruz, Paul, Bush or Christie. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #77

There's rarely, if ever, someone we can all support wholeheartedly Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #90

Whatever. LWolf Mar 2015 #78

Wouldn't that be nice? mcar Mar 2015 #83

Some of the crap flingers are probably conservatives Matrosov Mar 2015 #85

Save for trolls who MIRT kicks out in a few posts, there are few true conservatives here at DU Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #88

There are people who would genuinely prefer no loaf to half a loaf LadyHawkAZ Mar 2015 #87

Zero Sum Game Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #92

We already know the Conservatives - both the GOP and those in the Democratic Party - are crap. djean111 Mar 2015 #93

There's a wide gap between even the most conservative of Democrats and the most liberal in the GOP. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #97

This is, for all intents and purposes, the start of primary season. djean111 Mar 2015 #101

No - Primaries serve a valuable purpose Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #102

I'd rather see Ernst balanced out by Grassley's seat going to Cairycat Mar 2015 #98

Part of it was the election cycle, but Braley did not run a good campaign Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #100

I'm calling a penalty on myself and self-deleting Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #103