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In reply to the discussion: There is a double standard on DU. [View all]JCanete
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I know of one recently posted by somebody who I was in conversation with. I didn't alert it though, and while the comment was arguably divisive, I'm not of the opinion we should be so trigger happy with the alerts. One-offs of people venting their frustration is okay in my opinion, so long as they don't descend into circle-jerks of that kind of bashing, and certainly criticisms that go to policy or form or strategy should all be on the table for all of our reps and candidates.
So while yes of course, some posters may have a double standard, or may have decided that Sanders in particular, not having a D next to his name, does not deserve protected status, I don't think the site, nor the general break-down of alerts represents that double standard. There are people willing to alert and to ban across the board.