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In reply to the discussion: Goodbye Will Twain: A ratfucker unmasked [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,835 posts)... DU's change a few years ago from "constructive criticism of Dems allowed" to "any and all criticism of Dems allowed".
There was an influx of new posters who wasted no time in voicing their "criticism" of Dems in general, and Obama in particular.
Those here who were staunchly anti-Obama immediately embraced newbies who were also staunchly anti-Obama, based on that criteria alone - they accepted them as fellow "concerned Dems" without hesitation.
Once ensconced as comrades-in-arms, these newbies were often hailed as "progressive voices". And you'd Better Believe It. It took three-plus years and over 18,500 posts before THAT "progressive voice" was outed as just another RWer whose agenda had nothing to do with being a progressive - and had everything to do with bashing Obama & The D's.
"I think those folks should be embarrassed that they rec someone who was intentionally feeding them those kinds of posts as a wedge against Democrats."
Yeah, they should be - but they're not. Any more than the BBI "reccers" will ever admit to having been taken in by one of the most blatantly obvious RW trolls to ever post here.
And there are many more still here - and they continue to be hailed as True Progressives (TM) by those who still naively believe that anti-Dem rhetoric is what being progressive is all about.