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In reply to the discussion: The morons at Wonkette are selling a tee shirt depicting HRC holding Trump's severed head [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)40. If you are bashing or trashing Democrats.....
is NOT a "right wing talking point." And this has always been a PARTISAN site, so yeah, "Love it or leave it." Your choice--no one is holding any of us hostage.
In fact, people who bash and trash Democrats just might be shopping that very thing.
Not sure what you think happened here in 2002--I seem to recall a very peaceful, civil and unified DU back then. We had a common enemy (who was elected two years prior) and his name was Bush.
seabeckind
36. Has nothing to do with the TOS
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Another right wing talking point argument.
My way or the highway. Love it or leave it.
Lord, it's like 2002 all over again.
And look where that got us.
36. Has nothing to do with the TOS
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Another right wing talking point argument.
My way or the highway. Love it or leave it.
Lord, it's like 2002 all over again.
And look where that got us.
Don't be a wingnut (right-wing or extreme-fringe).
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Vote for Democrats.
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Democratic Underground is an online community for politically liberal people who understand the importance of working within the system to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of political office. Teabaggers, Neo-cons, Dittoheads, Paulites, Freepers, Birthers, and right-wingers in general are not welcome here. Neither are certain extreme-fringe left-wingers, including advocates of violent political/social change, hard-line communists, terrorist-apologists, America-haters, kooks, crackpots, LaRouchies, and the like.
Vote for Democrats.
Winning elections is important therefore, advocating in favor of Republican nominees or in favor of third-party spoiler candidates that could split the vote and throw an election to our conservative opponents is never permitted on Democratic Underground. But that does not mean that DU members are required to always be completely supportive of Democrats. During the ups-and-downs of politics and policy-making, it is perfectly normal to have mixed feelings about the Democratic officials we worked hard to help elect. When we are not in the heat of election season, members are permitted to post strong criticism or disappointment with our Democratic elected officials, or to express ambivalence about voting for them. In Democratic primaries, members may support whomever they choose. But when general election season begins, DU members must support Democratic nominees (EXCEPT in rare cases where a non-Democrat is most likely to defeat the conservative alternative, or where there is no possibility of splitting the liberal vote and inadvertently throwing the election to the conservative alternative). For presidential contests, election season begins when both major-party nominees become clear. For non-presidential contests, election season begins on Labor Day. Everyone here on DU needs to work together to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of American government. If you are bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for our candidates during election season, we'll assume you are rooting for the other side.
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The morons at Wonkette are selling a tee shirt depicting HRC holding Trump's severed head [View all]
cali
Jun 2016
OP
Awful. It plays into the notion that violence is just fine so long as the victors are righteous
femmedem
Jun 2016
#6
DU isn't "becoming" anything. Try reading the TOS--it's been the same since 2011.
MADem
Jun 2016
#32
A lot of them had constituents who agreed with the notion that Bush should have the "authority"
MADem
Jun 2016
#47
What an odd comment. I don't lose sleep over problematic votes in Congress--in the 90s or later. nt
MADem
Jun 2016
#49
You should really stop making the conversation about me--or anyone else with whom you converse.
MADem
Jun 2016
#54
Wonkette I already intently dislike, I consider thir work (her work?) to be habitually nasty and
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#21
Anna Marie Cox (the "her" in Wonkette) stepped away from her editorial duties there years ago.
MADem
Jun 2016
#33
Talk of guillotines, tumbrels, Mme. Defarge, "French razor," "French Solution" etc. are a cherished
TacoD
Jun 2016
#30
Kinda funny how the wingnuts don't get as worked up about the shit sold AT Trump rallies
Major Nikon
Jun 2016
#38
I'd consider it par for the course. You don't have to look very hard to find cruel images
MADem
Jun 2016
#44
But when Palin used targets to indicate target states, that was an outrage!
Donald Ian Rankin
Jun 2016
#46
What does the original painting portray? What Biblical story? Is there a metaphor here?
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#64