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Kentonio

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106. I don't know where this idea comes from that juries are stacked against you.

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 05:28 AM

Apr 2017

I had a couple of days where I had about 3 posts alerted and hidden and I'm a big Bernie supporter.

It's not about the right to speak though, its about the form that speech takes. If Sanders did something you didn't like and you said so, great. I certainly wouldn't have any kind of issue with hearing a voice saying something I might not agree with. We're adults right? That's life.

But it's not about someone saying they don't agree with him, it's about a daily flood of posts by the same group of people sniping at and attacking him in thread, after thread after thread. One posts a thread, and then they jump in and start with the vitriol, and then start replying to each other telling each other how completely right they are and what a horrible man that nasty Sanders is, etc, etc continue ad nauseum.

A quick scan down the main page shows at least 10-15 threads whose sole purpose is to critisize Bernie Sanders. That doesn't include all the other threads that migrate that direction, of which there are many. Really? We have nothing better to do right now than wade through this crap?

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I have been an active member of DU since 2001, and I have survived with this board [View all] ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 OP

I agree..and we do have "greater enemies" and they are numerous and very dangerous. Stuart G Apr 2017 #1

Totally agree this place got me past marlakay Apr 2017 #2

I remember that dark day ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #5

I started out with Dean too marlakay Apr 2017 #7

I went door to door for Dean in Delaware where I lived at the time ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #10

My first time doing major stuff too marlakay Apr 2017 #13

An excellent response to the madness ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #15

My meditation group believes our unity marlakay Apr 2017 #17

Started with Dean Also Lonestarblue Apr 2017 #19

I had that same experience. People were very polite ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #21

Welcome to DU, Lonestarblue! calimary Apr 2017 #40

I remember that thread! flygal Apr 2017 #31

Agreed. randome Apr 2017 #3

Seriously. It's a target rich zone now. panader0 Apr 2017 #4

Exactly!! Fortunately we can discuss the lunacy of this admin for the next 4 years!!! Wiseman32218 Apr 2017 #6

Or less, goddess willing ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #8

Oh, it HAS to be less! SergeStorms Apr 2017 #58

Welcome to DU, Wiseman32218! calimary Apr 2017 #41

Thanks for the welcome!! Unfortunately if he is impeached we get Pence Wiseman32218 Apr 2017 #160

It is. MuseRider Apr 2017 #9

I feel the same way ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #11

I used to use to to control myself. MuseRider Apr 2017 #22

Thank you MuseRider ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #26

Same here..I just found other things to do SoCalDem Apr 2017 #112

How are you? MuseRider Apr 2017 #121

We moved from SoCal to Washington state SoCalDem Apr 2017 #156

Lovely! MuseRider Apr 2017 #164

Indeed. quakerboy Apr 2017 #12

Thank you tavalon Apr 2017 #14

Well, yes. I'd call it not re-litigating the primaries so much as continuing to ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #16

I was trying to be non incendiary tavalon Apr 2017 #18

Now you're a peacemaker? SecularMotion Apr 2017 #20

Yes, and before too. In those threads i am urging parts of DU ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #24

In those threads you are attacking Democrats. SecularMotion Apr 2017 #29

Oh, I see. You have no problem with corporate cash corrupting our political system ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #33

You're still in attack mode SecularMotion Apr 2017 #34

Mmm. Not really ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #39

Same ole grief by the same ole folks.. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #96

Thanks ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #109

Also in that memo was the fact that, sammythecat Apr 2017 #140

thank you for pointing it out for me ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #143

"You're still in attack mode" LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #139

I know! Right? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #45

Sounded like a campaign about fear. What is with that? sheshe2 Apr 2017 #79

+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #80

It's too much, I can't take it. I have gone into a trance from irony and disbelief. betsuni Apr 2017 #87

I'm With You Leith Apr 2017 #23

I feel the same way ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #25

Yep... trolls with high post counts are still trolls. SalviaBlue Apr 2017 #27

Your posts give me that same sad, divisive feeling I had during the primaries. nt AnotherMother4Peace Apr 2017 #28

Why? My posts aren't trashing any politician or faction ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #35

I agree. Squinch Apr 2017 #75

+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #151

Yes, this Arazi Apr 2017 #30

Thank you ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #36

. Arazi Apr 2017 #38

The heartbreak of the Kerry/Bush election. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #32

that was heartbreaking. ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #37

Devastating. Kerry would have been a great president. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #44

Hear, hear. This party doesn't need further division. We ALL need to rise a notch blm Apr 2017 #42

:) ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #43

K&R... spanone Apr 2017 #46

Another Longtime Member Here AnnieBW Apr 2017 #47

Thanks AnnieBW! ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #49

I take it you are the elder spokesperson for DU? WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #48

I am elder but I in no way would represent myself as a spokesperson for DU ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #51

This is a little confusing. Did you vote for Hillary in the general election? Tanuki Apr 2017 #115

Not that I owe you an explanation, but of course, are you kidding me? ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #116

I wasn't kidding. Thanks for answering my question. Tanuki Apr 2017 #117

The two sides he talks about edhopper Apr 2017 #86

I Find Your Post Rather Odd Too... JimGinPA Apr 2017 #88

I'm not buying it BainsBane Apr 2017 #50

keep attacking that strawman ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #53

It's not straw BainsBane Apr 2017 #64

consider me scolded. ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #67

Consider me unimpressed. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #104

Consider me impressed! chwaliszewski Apr 2017 #105

So what exactly are you saying? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #142

Hold a grudge? BainsBane Apr 2017 #146

+ infinity sheshe2 Apr 2017 #147

Seriously, I can't figure out where you are coming from. LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #148

You pbvioiusly don't read many posts by people who disagree with you BainsBane Apr 2017 #149

"he said anyone who criticized Bernie was a corporatist" ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #152

Here BainsBane Apr 2017 #154

You've just shown that you are not representing my ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #162

I'm fine. Was a fervent Bernie supporter. Supported Clinton when she won. PatrickforO Apr 2017 #52

"then everyone should quit taking pokes at Bernie" ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #55

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #60

Wonderful performamce art. boston bean Apr 2017 #62

That's the only explanation. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #65

That's becoming very clear. Squinch Apr 2017 #77

Take a bow sheshe2 Apr 2017 #82

Teach a master class! betsuni Apr 2017 #89

No melman Apr 2017 #94

. stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #153

OCD at the mention of his name, no self control, they're victims. JudyM Apr 2017 #85

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #136

I've been around about that long as well... SergeStorms Apr 2017 #54

I'm almost positive I got her via BartCop too ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #57

Thank you, Professor! SergeStorms Apr 2017 #59

K & R LAS14 Apr 2017 #56

forget Hillary. Forget Sanders. who and what is next? oldcynic Apr 2017 #61

now that's old school :) ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #66

All of this. All of it. Saviolo Apr 2017 #134

DU is my first go-to in the morning, and it is my solace when I am despaired ... I love this secondwind Apr 2017 #63

Hear, hear! volstork Apr 2017 #68

tricky times right now. we need robust debate. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #69

that's that old school, status quo thinking that will beat down any attempt ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #70

Elizabeth Warren on the Charlie Rose Show - Lizzie talks back! watrwefitinfor Apr 2017 #111

Great interview ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #120

Thanks for the link. Everyone take notes. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #138

Seemed like that was happening. But then there was this one guy who kept posting Squinch Apr 2017 #71

Noticed that. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #83

2003 for me, although I was a lurker for neary the two years before ms liberty Apr 2017 #72

K&R. Can't recall the last time I've considered (to this serious a degree) severely reducing my bullwinkle428 Apr 2017 #73

So I'm curious now. WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #74

No. I don't know what an escapee is ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #91

Me neither melman Apr 2017 #95

Definition of escapee from Merriam-Webster: emulatorloo Apr 2017 #101

The answer is neither ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #108

"I don't know what an escapee is" sounded like you weren't familiar with the word. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #161

Thanks though ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #163

... emulatorloo Apr 2017 #165

You as well ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #166

I've been here since 2001, too. I've considered myself a Democrat since 1976. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #76

"We don't need you! Go away! We can do it without you!" LakeArenal Apr 2017 #123

Professor Plum, with a wise post in the GD Forum. ;-) WinkyDink Apr 2017 #78

KILL THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!! cer7711 Apr 2017 #81

Thank you for this! K and R Quixote1818 Apr 2017 #84

Key word in your entire post: murielm99 Apr 2017 #90

Ah. I see. that must be why things are happening the way they are ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #92

Yep. murielm99 Apr 2017 #93

It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess Mountain Mule Apr 2017 #98

Yes muriel Chevy Apr 2017 #100

I don't know where this idea comes from that juries are stacked against you. Kentonio Apr 2017 #106

Well said ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #107

Can You Elaborate? ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #113

Oh, she's not going to fall for that! I'll bet Muriel is smart enough to not elaborate... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #137

I Meant No Harm ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #157

Well said ProfessorPlum! nt Heartstrings Apr 2017 #97

Amen! Aristus Apr 2017 #99

This place helped me through the dark days of Gee Dubya. argyl Apr 2017 #102

So good to see your comments. You couldn't have picked a better time. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2017 #103

Thanks Judi Lynn ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #110

So you seem to have had a change of heart about coming together ehrnst Apr 2017 #114

Not at all ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #119

I was talking about your own outlook. I guess I was mistaken. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #132

People have become so much more nasty. alarimer Apr 2017 #118

I completely agree. On here, if you dare to hold an opinion that strays from the popular AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #122

To be fair to DU, this is a fact of life on the internet these days. alarimer Apr 2017 #131

I guess I expected a little more from DU Mountain Mule Apr 2017 #145

I skip through all the "civil war" threads. I am tired of the primaries AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #167

Wow. That's some turnaround! Just yesterday you were comparing Democrats to drug addicts. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #124

#notalldemocrats ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #125

Your divisive hashtag contradicts the message of your OP. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #126

Sez you ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #129

... betsuni Apr 2017 #130

K&R.. disillusioned73 Apr 2017 #127

As I said in my last post....The Intruder Highway61 Apr 2017 #128

This board has kept me sane during the darkest days of the Shrub and now drumpf regimes. lark Apr 2017 #133

Well said PP - no way to go back in time - let's get to it and rid the country of NoMoreRepugs Apr 2017 #135

Thanks Professor. Another long term discouraged DUer here - have found real life activism is better riderinthestorm Apr 2017 #141

Thankyou Professor! LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #144

Amen tiptonic Apr 2017 #150

Big thanks, Professor, from another old-timer! VOX Apr 2017 #155

Been posting here regularly since 2006 StrictlyRockers Apr 2017 #159

Totally agree! denvine Apr 2017 #158