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silvershadow

(10,336 posts) Sun May 1, 2016, 05:54 AM May 2016

Does anyone know why Upton Sinclair would be not verboten in GD? Reason I am [View all]

asking is I saw a post yesterday about him, but couldn't find it. Looked and looked. Discovered it had been alerted on and subsequently hidden- both actions from a small but very active cadre of individuals. What gives? We used to be able to talk about him here.

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Does anyone know why Upton Sinclair would be not verboten in GD? Reason I am [View all] silvershadow May 2016 OP

He was a SOCIALIST! Human101948 May 2016 #1

So are we, to an extent and have been for what, close to 80 years? Some people silvershadow May 2016 #2

Do you mean "would be verboten"? Demit May 2016 #3

I'm going to just go out on a limb and take a guess... Skinner May 2016 #4

It was not jury hidden but host locked and frankly the lock seemed incorrect to me... Bluenorthwest May 2016 #5

I'm focusing in on the only issue in your post I know anything about, which is merrily May 2016 #7

You probably hit : before the P Maeve May 2016 #8

And you win today's gold star, Skinner obamanut2012 May 2016 #9

Assessing the hide without a link is impossible, but linking might get you a hide. merrily May 2016 #6

ONE short sentence has BS name in it...pathetic lock imo. Rex May 2016 #16

et tu, Rex? merrily May 2016 #17

Yeah well if BS is the one, you know I will be pulling the lever for him with glee. Rex May 2016 #18

'Cause Upton funk gon' give it to you Orrex May 2016 #10

. XemaSab May 2016 #12

It wasn't hidden; it was an article about Upton Sinclair, but that also noted a similarity muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #11

Perhaps there are many people who haven't been taught felix_numinous May 2016 #13

The thread was about Sinclair edhopper May 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Rex May 2016 #15