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joshcryer

(62,536 posts)
114. I don't make it political with my neighbors.
Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:44 AM
Dec 2015

But if they said anything bigoted I'd no longer be attending their BBQs.

Have fun palling around with people you are diametrically opposed to.

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Well said, thank you. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #1
I had a rude shock, too HassleCat Dec 2015 #2
Yes. sibelian Dec 2015 #103
Racism, warmongering and callousness are considered virtues on the Discussionist. Hoyt Dec 2015 #3
And, you got PPRed over there. pintobean Dec 2015 #7
Because I don't like racism, warmongering and callousness. Hoyt Dec 2015 #9
No, because you created a sock dumbcat Dec 2015 #14
Guns are correlated with racism, warmongering and right wing callousness, especially on forums Hoyt Dec 2015 #19
And doubtless much is made of that correlation... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #23
Funny. Gunners think crime is down because they've armed up and strap gunz on to go to the store. Hoyt Dec 2015 #73
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #24
+1000 lobodons Dec 2015 #27
You were less civil than those you're hatin' on. pintobean Dec 2015 #33
Wasn't there long enough. But you are free to play nice with them if you like. Hoyt Dec 2015 #66
Wasn't there long enough. But you are free to play nice with them if you like. Hoyt Dec 2015 #66
me too - i post there as well but i didnt and dont see the same thing going on as you do saturnsring Dec 2015 #4
Whut, Yahoo's WAY nastier! sibelian Dec 2015 #21
yea perhaps that's a bit hyperbolic but if it is better it's not by much saturnsring Dec 2015 #26
Well, I seem to manage OK. sibelian Dec 2015 #60
Agree VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #63
I was treated poorly on DI ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #5
DU anymore is a circular firing squad with Hillary and Bernie people sniping doc03 Dec 2015 #6
DU was a circular firing squad long before Bernie and Hillary Fumesucker Dec 2015 #10
It got pretty bad in 2008 Hillary and Obama people. In the end I doc03 Dec 2015 #13
DU was fairly coordinated and in agreement while Bush was in the White House. bvar22 Dec 2015 #37
It's not that hard to figure out zeemike Dec 2015 #51
^^^THIS^^^ mike_c Dec 2015 #53
quite so. nt navarth Dec 2015 #62
Yep..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #75
Bingo! And those followers will then give blind devotion to that leader. Scuba Dec 2015 #84
Great comment..eom virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #118
Ayep Prism Dec 2015 #57
It is odd stopwastingmymoney Dec 2015 #85
I am spared that since I took my own advice and trashed GD-P, Clinton and Sanders forums. TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #17
I cant post donco Dec 2015 #38
Join the club rpannier Dec 2015 #42
I was kicked donco Dec 2015 #45
I got banned from the Hillary Group, bvar22 Dec 2015 #54
You have to post at least once. That is the only way to get blocked. The option to block shows up on Hiraeth Dec 2015 #68
I was blocked too not really sure and really don't care. I guess I doc03 Dec 2015 #106
You got that right. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #43
I think a lot of us found out after 1/20/2009 that our tribe was not who we thought Fumesucker Dec 2015 #8
I spent the weekend on DI and I was treated well... I have no complaints. MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #11
Rules I use here, too. DI is too much of a knife fight for my tastes. And I stay away .... marble falls Dec 2015 #44
I enjoyed it over there over the weekend. Chemisse Dec 2015 #79
I did the same tammywammy Dec 2015 #111
Anywhere tea party people post is nowhere I choose to be. leftofcool Dec 2015 #12
I am not afraid of Teapartiers, nor am I concerned of what they think of ME. sibelian Dec 2015 #25
well spoken nt navarth Dec 2015 #77
Very, *very* well said! NT pablo_marmol Dec 2015 #112
well said. one thing that has surprised me about DU, that doesn't happen at all at DI, magical thyme Dec 2015 #15
Exactly. I think there is a baseline of *common decency* there. sibelian Dec 2015 #99
Thanks for this post. nt haikugal Dec 2015 #16
"Snotmongers," I like that mindwalker_i Dec 2015 #18
The problem with safe places is that it makes you feel entitled... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #46
There's a whole BUNCH of problems with them mostly stemming from a desire sibelian Dec 2015 #95
Nicely put mindwalker_i Dec 2015 #108
Sibellia is a snotmonger himself MattBaggins Dec 2015 #93
I tried DI for a while nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #20
I went to the discussionist out of curiosity retrowire Dec 2015 #22
I've got no problem with people who don't want to post there. sibelian Dec 2015 #29
I totally support you though retrowire Dec 2015 #32
After spending the weekend at DI it became obvious lobodons Dec 2015 #28
Yes, they are. In fact, the thread I linked to... sibelian Dec 2015 #30
I find they rarely bring up relevant facts, and frequently bullshit muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #61
Well, yes, but so do LIBERALS post "why do you silly conservatives do X" threads, muriel. sibelian Dec 2015 #98
I browsed DI this weekend and got bored... Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #31
that jury system did it PatrynXX Dec 2015 #34
What he said. donco Dec 2015 #35
Too many young libertarian morons from 4chan shenmue Dec 2015 #36
Not enough boomer memes over there eh?...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #78
If the format there was like this one I wouldn't bother Autumn Dec 2015 #39
Yes, I've always appreciated the input of the articulate conservatives over there. sibelian Dec 2015 #58
On DU we post in a bubble. Just like real life there are people Autumn Dec 2015 #83
That doesn't surprise me in the least. joshcryer Dec 2015 #65
That you are surprised doesn't surprise me in the least Autumn Dec 2015 #81
They seem to enjoy their public hit lists, too. joshcryer Dec 2015 #87
I didn't see one of those. nt Autumn Dec 2015 #89
You didn't see the trumad callout thread? joshcryer Dec 2015 #115
Discussionist is more representative of real life Kalidurga Dec 2015 #40
+1000 darkangel218 Dec 2015 #55
And this sort of bipartisan crap is why they win. joshcryer Dec 2015 #69
Yeah cuz being nice you your neighbors loses elections Kalidurga Dec 2015 #82
Nope, underestimating their zeal to stab you in the back... joshcryer Dec 2015 #86
Do you have any idea what you are going on about? Kalidurga Dec 2015 #88
Yes. joshcryer Dec 2015 #90
Awesome Kalidurga Dec 2015 #91
I don't make it political with my neighbors. joshcryer Dec 2015 #114
Getting stabbed by someone you care for and trust is far more hurtful than by an enemy Fumesucker Dec 2015 #109
Completely agreed. joshcryer Dec 2015 #113
People should go where they are celebrated, not where they are tolerated. MADem Dec 2015 #41
That's the thing. I go to discussion boards to discuss - not to nod. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #48
Discussionist is still a thing? onehandle Dec 2015 #47
Nobody over at DI would consider me a Republican. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #49
Feh, indeed, my dear Inkfreak. sibelian Dec 2015 #100
Yep, I see that, and particularly agree with what you said here... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #50
I posted a thread rufus dog Dec 2015 #52
How the hell do you have time? tularetom Dec 2015 #56
Well I DON'T really! sibelian Dec 2015 #101
All I saw there was a bunch of Freeper-type posts Marrah_G Dec 2015 #59
Me too, lots of Newsmax type stuff about Obama. yellowcanine Dec 2015 #72
I'm not convinced DI's liberals are really liberal. joshcryer Dec 2015 #64
. Egnever Dec 2015 #76
I mean, what liberals would vote Trump? joshcryer Dec 2015 #116
I'm always me wherever I am. Otherwise it's too difficult to keep track. hunter Dec 2015 #70
Sorry . . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #71
We know what you are. Have known it for some time. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #74
Good for you, I know what I am too. nt. sibelian Dec 2015 #96
Odd post Egnever Dec 2015 #104
He claims he's been here for 13 years, GGJohn Dec 2015 #110
Interesting thread...thanks..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #80
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #92
So liberals and conservatives are basically the same, ronnie624 Dec 2015 #94
That's exactly the sort of deliberate misinterpretation of someone's words sibelian Dec 2015 #102
Of course. ronnie624 Dec 2015 #105
No. Your OP doesn't come across as "snotmongering" at all. kcr Dec 2015 #97
So who is your favorite poster from this group? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #107
The trolls at DI are interesting, but who cares really. Rex Dec 2015 #117
Locking LostOne4Ever Dec 2015 #119
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