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davidpdx

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23. The problem is what is considered trashing or being a (fill-in-the-blank) "hater"?

Fri May 29, 2015, 07:34 AM

May 2015

What you think is and what I think is are probably different and I'd bet if we picked any other two DUers at random neither of those would agree with either of us.

My question isn't necessarily to you, but to everyone (I just happened to see your post and it looked like a good one to reply to) what is trashing a candidate?

Asking where what stance they have on a particular issue?
Pointing out that he or she took money from certain special interests?
Pointing out that he or she is 50+ points down in a (hypothetical) polls a year and a half out from the election?
Stating the person is a conservative Democrat or a socialist?

I'm attempting to be fair here and pull examples from what I've seen on DU. I could probably go on all day (but I'd rather not).

I've seen people on DU say we shouldn't attack one candidate and then turn around and attack another one. A bit of hypocrisy.

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for the love of god, stop telling us what to write... [View all] whereisjustice May 2015 OP

Stop telling us what to write BainsBane May 2015 #1

+1 Buzz Clik May 2015 #10

Yup~ sheshe2 May 2015 #11

Yeah. That jumped right out at me. alphafemale May 2015 #19

You don't like people asking others to write things in a certain way in their thread, so you tell us uppityperson May 2015 #2

hmmm, I did? Let me see, hmmm, not in that paragraph, maybe down here... nope, I guess you whereisjustice May 2015 #3

Yes, you did and now you jump to quite the wild conclusion about me. Done with you. nt uppityperson May 2015 #4

No, I think she is one of those people BainsBane May 2015 #5

You mean finding irony in "stop telling us what to write"? uppityperson May 2015 #6

Yeah, it got my head spinning BainsBane May 2015 #7

I'm about as likely Aerows May 2015 #8

Yep. All 22 of them. merrily May 2015 #17

Yes we have a choice, and we can will make the choice. The stop telling us what to write goes Thinkingabout May 2015 #9

Actually, CNN makes you give up.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #12

I'm not going to tell you one thing nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #13

Stop telling me not to write about what you shouldn't write! ConservativeDemocrat May 2015 #14

You have an odd concept of truth, convenient or otherwise. merrily May 2015 #16

Each DUer gets to control the posts of only one poster. In my case, it's my own posts. merrily May 2015 #15

A while back, it used to be worse, believe it or not. HughBeaumont May 2015 #18

Some come to Democratic Underground to support one Democrat or another rather than pampango May 2015 #20

The problem is what is considered trashing or being a (fill-in-the-blank) "hater"? davidpdx May 2015 #23

Hey, ya know what? Scuba May 2015 #21

I don't like Meta posts. I don't like Fox News style personal attacks on candidates, and I don't Bluenorthwest May 2015 #22

Help, help, I'm being repressed! FSogol May 2015 #24

Not true in all cases fadedrose May 2015 #25