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DonCoquixote

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31. I understand why you try to call JPR on their stuff

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 05:44 AM

Jan 2017

on the other hand though, the more you call them out more attention they get, and let's not forget getting any attention, even negative attention as part of our strategy. I understand you are trying to get people away from their so that they don't get sucked in, the way some religions more people at county fairs with "free stress test", however I would just simply add a bit of caution must a bunch people who never even went to that site now go over there, look, and then wind up drinking the Kool-Aid.

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For those incensed by Trumps tweet re John Lewis [View all] NanceGreggs Jan 2017 OP

Who are these people and what is JPR? madaboutharry Jan 2017 #1

jackpineradicals NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #15

Wow. madaboutharry Jan 2017 #21

Worse: Hostile media refer to them as "the Democratic base," Hortensis Oct 2018 #112

Arghh Gothmog Jan 2019 #118

Very hard for me to wrap my head around this.... n/t secondwind Jan 2017 #22

Everything you've said comes straight out of the dossier sarah FAILIN Jan 2017 #48

I followed JPR throughout the campaign. NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #58

It's been clear for months that Putin funds JPR. yardwork Jan 2017 #82

This -- not paranoia, not a CT obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #92

Bet they did, and... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #101

Lots of folks over there whose names you'll recognize obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #89

These slugs hyjacked Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #107

Prop Or Not lists it as a compromised site. N/T lapucelle Dec 2018 #115

JPR was on the list of sites promoting russian fake news Gothmog Jan 2017 #38

wow, of course that makes all kinds of sense flamingdem Jan 2017 #79

One of the latest examples of stupidity is the claim that it was good for russia to steal election Gothmog Jan 2017 #100

I think this goes way back. yardwork Jan 2017 #106

Alleged progressives but mostly uber assholes. Historic NY Jan 2017 #77

Rec! bravenak Jan 2017 #2

So sad. nt. marybourg Jan 2017 #3

Why pay the slightest attention to JPR? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #4

Many of them came from here and some of them still post here. pnwmom Jan 2017 #62

Go look at the JPR posters who recommended that thread Gothmog Jan 2017 #75

I think it is much more than that. We ignore this at our peril. yardwork Jan 2017 #83

It tells a story of a bigger picture. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #103

Yes. It is part of a bigger picture, which is how Trump got here. yardwork Jan 2017 #104

Because of here obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #91

What a bunch of fucking clowns... SidDithers Jan 2017 #5

+1 2naSalit Jan 2017 #7

Can't go there anymore. Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #6

Putin enthusiasts have infested that site. dalton99a Jan 2017 #55

The site is off the rails. Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #98

sounds like many of the self-identified supporters of that other guy during the primary bigtree Jan 2017 #8

Most of Bernie's supporters, like me, stayed on DU The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #11

But he's still doing his victory lap, isn't he? baldguy Jan 2017 #12

So what? You're under no obligation to agree with him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #13

Try telling that to some of his more misinformed, yet exuberant supporters. baldguy Jan 2017 #17

I don't care about them. I support anyone, including Bernie, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #18

. baldguy Jan 2017 #20

That Snip Sounds Like. . . ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #94

this obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #93

you are absolutely right still_one Jan 2017 #27

hard to wipe away the recent memory of how John Lewis was degraded in this very forum bigtree Jan 2017 #33

In any group there are bound to be a few assholes. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #34

Brock has nothing to do with this forum bigtree Jan 2017 #35

I see that sort of excuse time and time again BainsBane Jan 2017 #90

On JPR last night this was the leading Greatest thread Gothmog Jan 2017 #37

Horseshoe theory defined. Charles Bukowski Jan 2017 #9

Sounds like a fun crowd. HassleCat Jan 2017 #10

Many of them used to be here, driving sane people crazy. n/t pnwmom Jan 2017 #61

Taking the Perverted Predatory Vulgarian over Civil Rights Icon Cha Jan 2017 #14

Sounds like FR MarvinGardens Jan 2017 #16

JPR was still in its infancy ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #19

Sounds like one of those enclosed environments where the rats multiply beyond the capacity of the NBachers Jan 2017 #23

I think that pretty well sums it up. n/t NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #26

I take comfort in the fact that John Lewis' books shot up the charts today Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #24

Yes, that was amazing! n/t NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #25

Yes! I posted about here, Starry. Cha Jan 2017 #80

Maybe they're suffering from Stockholm Syndrome?...nt SidDithers Jan 2017 #28

As an old friend used to say ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #29

The Stockholm Syndome threads and the fights afterwards... The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #76

If only all the angry stupid hot air from that site were somehow harnessed as a renewable energy. betsuni Jan 2017 #30

I understand why you try to call JPR on their stuff DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #31

Oh, make no mistake. NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #32

And I can think of no one better to do it. Kick ass and ... 11 Bravo Jan 2017 #87

The fact that JPR idiots applauded Congressman Lews being booed is really sad and sick Gothmog Jan 2017 #36

Yes, it is. But who cares? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #39

Why so defensive of them and why you trying to stop discussion about those racist fuckers?? boston bean Jan 2017 #63

They are a small group of dumbasses who don't deserve The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #65

Says you. Those persons started off as bernie supporters in this site. We get to discuss boston bean Jan 2017 #66

Energy better spent talking about the evils of propaganda than pretending it didn't happen. JTFrog Jan 2017 #72

It follows that everyone responding on this thread does... including yourself. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #99

K&R! NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #40

A current thread there is all about mcar Jan 2017 #41

They really are ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #43

My fear, is that these types, being so convinced of their own righteousness ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #42

They spread Kremlin propaganda BainsBane Jan 2017 #67

JackASS Deplorables continue to display their dimwit philosophy. nt oasis Jan 2017 #44

KnR, Nance Hekate Jan 2017 #45

Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #46

it's hard to see where you actually get John Lewis bigtree Jan 2017 #47

Those figures are meaningless. KamaAina Jan 2017 #49

Votes are not meaningless BainsBane Jan 2017 #69

I know he voted for that crime bill he used as a political cudgel against Hillary bigtree Jan 2017 #70

they didn't, Blacks latinos and other non whites are the ones keeping the country from moving right JI7 Jan 2017 #50

I meant in the primaries. KamaAina Jan 2017 #51

they didn't vote for a neoliberal. most white people voted for a racist. JI7 Jan 2017 #52

You mean where voters of colour ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #56

Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #57

because of white voters who voted for a racist JI7 Jan 2017 #59

And Bernie couldn't beat HRC ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #60

So did Jewish voters Gothmog Jan 2017 #78

POC voted for the Democratic, liberal candidate, Hillary Clinton obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #95

Thank you for patiently posting actual facts to refute nonsense. yardwork Jan 2017 #84

It broke my heart ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #54

You know what I'm thinking, right? boston bean Jan 2017 #64

The posts about JPR ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #68

Don't forget when they called Dolores Huerta a liar. yardwork Jan 2017 #85

JPR is Freeperville on steroids leftofcool Jan 2017 #53

If I wanted to read that board melman Jan 2017 #71

Lots of JPR folks are still posting here as well. yardwork Jan 2017 #86

JPR must be run by Russian trolls, hackers, and Ilsa Jan 2017 #73

+1000 JustAnotherGen Jan 2017 #81

Yeah, I wasn't trying to be sarcastic. Ilsa Jan 2017 #108

These posts are from only the latest thread on JPR on Lewis Gothmog Jan 2017 #74

I wouldn't go there if you paid me! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #88

I think a fair number of JPR posters are, in fact, paid trolls. yardwork Jan 2017 #96

Wow, you are right. You just provided me with an epiphany of what is happening over there still_one Jan 2017 #97

That site harbors a number of uncared for mentally ill persons. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #102

Ironically, they helped ensure less mental health care nationwide. yardwork Jan 2017 #105

That is so very very true Gothmog Jan 2017 #110

There are more than one thread regarding hatred for Congressman Lewis on that site Gothmog Jan 2017 #109

Much like the swift change from "I'd totes vote for Liz Warrent for POTUS, so I can't be misogynist" ehrnst Oct 2018 #111

Bookmarking this for posterity mcar Oct 2018 #113

The JPR clip reveals something else worth noting: Hortensis Dec 2018 #114

Agreed Gothmog Dec 2018 #116

Civil Rights Legend - the genuine article. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #117

Crossing the Bridge Gothmog Jul 2020 #119