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Ms. Toad

(33,915 posts)
97. A double standard expressly violates the TOS.
Sat Sep 16, 2017, 06:09 PM
Sep 2017
Don't bash Democratic public figures
Do not post disrespectful nicknames, insults, or highly inflammatory attacks against any Democratic public figures. Do not post anything that could be construed as bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for any Democratic general election candidate, and do not compare any Democratic general election candidate unfavorably to their general election opponent(s).

Why we have this rule: Our forum members support and admire a wide variety of Democratic politicians and public figures. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but our members don't expect to see Democrats viciously denigrated on this website. This rule also applies to Independents who align themselves with Democrats (eg: Bernie Sanders).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice (emphasis added)
Really? Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #1
I laughed, I cried, I bought the shirt (again) Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #2
+1 BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #19
Reminder: The Trash Can Feature is your Friend sagesnow Sep 2017 #33
I hear you tymorial Sep 2017 #39
Excellent advice .... LenaBaby61 Sep 2017 #59
Thanks for the reminder MFM008 Sep 2017 #76
Thanks -- I had forgotten about the Trash Can. nt NCjack Sep 2017 #69
That's normally the first thing I do after logging in-- janx Sep 2017 #71
The problem is that people bring it into entirely unrelated threads Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #88
We all choose what to click on IronLionZion Sep 2017 #60
You are correct, Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #3
You might want to delete before this is alerted on. femmocrat Sep 2017 #4
How? Ken Burch Sep 2017 #85
Sorry, I posted in the wrong place. femmocrat Sep 2017 #104
You have options JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #5
I'm going with the ignore OP option. Corvo Bianco Sep 2017 #78
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I approve of this message! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #7
I absolutely love talking about Bernie. It is my absolutely favorite topic. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #9
Heck I think I am numero uno fan! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #10
Bernie brought new people & was excellenter @ uniting w DEMS in time for the election! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #11
I promise I will never ever forget the great job he did at this. We owe the world to him! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #12
Woohoo! I am on a roll. He just gets me going! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #13
In the meantime let's not forget how selflessly he sacrifices himself. I could cry @ this moment. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #16
I love his speech, I could say it from memory. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #18
What you said in your subthread. Bigly Hekate Sep 2017 #41
Thank you! I dedicate to Bernie. I love him as much as he loves us DEMS! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #54
LOL. treestar Sep 2017 #48
Um.. okaaaay.. May I ask who you voted for in the primary? vkkv Sep 2017 #61
ding ding ding...we have a winner! LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #70
Look at you. Control-Z Sep 2017 #92
Well said, Madam! NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #98
I agree with EVERY one of your posts here, indeed. Just wish I could punctuate my agreement.... George II Sep 2017 #148
Isn't it awesome? I feel absolutely and totally the same about Hillary! Autumn Sep 2017 #35
I totally agree. sellitman Sep 2017 #138
Exactly! Hillary wouldn't be president if not for him. grossproffit Sep 2017 #31
You must, must & must love him. It's the mustest must of any must in this universe thru & 4 eternity Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #32
Get a room, you two! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #34
LOL! ...but seriously am not pure enough. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #53
Join the club! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #55
I'm not pure enough either :( :( :( :( :( :( :( JHan Sep 2017 #90
There's a fine line. Igel Sep 2017 #8
It's a word that I avoid using because of its connotations, lapucelle Sep 2017 #110
I auto-hide all OPs with the words "Bernie" and "Sanders" in them. yardwork Sep 2017 #14
+1000 stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #125
+1,000,000 George II Sep 2017 #149
If some people didn't have double standards... sarisataka Sep 2017 #15
Seriously? left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #65
I didn't say sarisataka Sep 2017 #66
Seriously? lunamagica Sep 2017 #91
I assume you're joking angrychair Sep 2017 #99
Yep left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #107
Personally melman Sep 2017 #17
Please see my post 2 in this thread: murielm99 Sep 2017 #49
You know perfectly well who it is melman Sep 2017 #51
And btw melman Sep 2017 #56
I did not accuse you murielm99 Sep 2017 #58
Thanks for this JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #136
Would it get a bunch of people yelling at you, and would it get you Ninsianna Sep 2017 #119
It's not a double standard. One person became our nominee and our party leader. Hortensis Sep 2017 #122
Exactly. Since when does even the mildest of criticism of policy or procedure Ninsianna Sep 2017 #123
Yes. Repubs and Russians are pushing "division" as a big fake news story. Hortensis Sep 2017 #127
This is such a reasonable post. murielm99 Sep 2017 #146
True. It's imperative we get beyond this however. 2018 is upon us Arazi Sep 2017 #20
You are right. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #86
Some of them are but... mdbl Sep 2017 #126
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This message was self-deleted by its author QC Sep 2017 #40
Disagreement is not denigration. MineralMan Sep 2017 #22
True Roy Rolling Sep 2017 #24
The thing about DU and all other open discussion forums MineralMan Sep 2017 #28
I've been avoiding DU lately because it seems mired in the past. Vinca Sep 2017 #25
Sanders isn't a Democrat... Orsino Sep 2017 #26
Perhaps you missed what the site's owner had to say about that melman Sep 2017 #29
The year got chopped off your screen-cap. Was that August of last year, or August of this year? Hekate Sep 2017 #43
This year melman Sep 2017 #44
Frankly, you shouldn't even need to be asking about a specific post Jim Lane Sep 2017 #77
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Please elucidate Jim Lane Sep 2017 #116
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Sep 2017 #118
Bernie himself has said that he is not a Democrat oberliner Sep 2017 #96
Jonathan Capehart put it so well this morning on AM Joy: George II Sep 2017 #46
Capehart should certainly be held in high regard as it pertains to objective non-hackery about JCanete Sep 2017 #67
Well, he's certainly no H.A. Goodman who was held to such objective high standards. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #124
I actually know nothing about H A Goodman except that people here sometimes invoke the person, JCanete Sep 2017 #147
... mcar Sep 2017 #27
Sometimes they get removed, because they can be removed according to the TOS. JCanete Sep 2017 #30
Why, oh why, can't this be a more pleasant place? yallerdawg Sep 2017 #36
It makes zero sense to me that he's so reluctant to be a Democrat. Bleacher Creature Sep 2017 #37
I look at it as that Sanders is way more valuable to the Democratic Party staying an I LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #62
TOS allows constructive criticism, not mindless lies or bashing emulatorloo Sep 2017 #38
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #42
On second thought, this reply hurts more than helps. Iggo Sep 2017 #45
There isn't a double standard treestar Sep 2017 #47
"there is plenty of Hillary bashing" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #68
Are you serious? treestar Sep 2017 #74
if you find that assertion ridiculous Skittles Sep 2017 #81
I'm kinda shocked that you aren't aware of this. emulatorloo Sep 2017 #84
Yes, seriously mcar Sep 2017 #89
My experience of posts removed and failed alerts says there IS a double standard. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #80
Hillary's supporters will observe the opposite treestar Sep 2017 #102
Fine, keep telling yourself that it's all just a matter of perception. (n/t) Jim Lane Sep 2017 #111
It is treestar Sep 2017 #129
Wrong. betsuni Sep 2017 #130
I have not seen any vicious attacks on Sen. Sanders. If I were on a jury, and saw that, I would Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #133
I use Auto-trash by Keyword and i don't know how this OP made it past it... stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #50
MRW I see a Bernie-vs-Hillary flamewar thread... backscatter712 Sep 2017 #52
That rule doesn't mean that bernie gets a blank check for life. What he says and does NOW Lil Missy Sep 2017 #57
Which should be the same for HRC. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #87
Yeah, I agree left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #63
Remember the "2016 Election Postmortem" Forum? red dog 1 Sep 2017 #64
Bluepinky, please elaborate more on this. NBachers Sep 2017 #72
Hopefully the next Democratic nominee will be someone like Elizabeth Warren who most at DU Quixote1818 Sep 2017 #73
It would, Elizabeth is a Democrat and a progressive we can get behind. redstatebluegirl Sep 2017 #75
She is my Senator. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #115
Any woman in the arena will probably be found lacking by the MSM. lapucelle Sep 2017 #132
don't be so sure. many who claimed to want her to run said some disgusting fucked up JI7 Sep 2017 #120
Hillary is far from "beyond reproach" around here. NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #79
Anyone can freely criticize anyone, no matter what their party identificaion is, on issues still_one Sep 2017 #82
Think of it this way: A double standard is a big improvement over the triple standard we had before. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #83
There is a double standard Trumpocalypse Sep 2017 #93
A double standard expressly violates the TOS. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #97
But does it apply when Trumpocalypse Sep 2017 #135
If he comes on DU and bashes them, yes. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #142
If Bernie joins the party instead of pissing on it Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #94
Never fear lillypaddle Sep 2017 #95
There are two kinds of people on DU. kwassa Sep 2017 #100
I like Signs too...however, I don't believe in any one person...I am not a follower of anyone. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #134
Tell it to the Admins. Oh, wait; you left long ago. Watch out for the Billy-goats! WinkyDink Sep 2017 #101
Guess I was wrong! femmocrat Sep 2017 #103
Nevermind. Thought this was going to be about stereotyping groups. ProgressiveValue Sep 2017 #105
Agree. ananda Sep 2017 #106
I was kicked out of the Bernie Group for a while last year. Turbineguy Sep 2017 #108
Well Hillary is a registered Democrat krawhitham Sep 2017 #109
In light of the ToS, what difference does that make? (n/t) Jim Lane Sep 2017 #112
Yes. I see dissing of zentrum Sep 2017 #113
Well, ideally, neither Bernie, whom I strongly supported, nor Hillary should ever be PatrickforO Sep 2017 #117
The specific actions of either one can be criticized - that's different from slamming them as people pnwmom Sep 2017 #121
Double standard alicenuffer Sep 2017 #128
In Opposite World, not in this one. betsuni Sep 2017 #131
True! n/t USALiberal Sep 2017 #137
No, there isn't nt Progressive dog Sep 2017 #139
It's probably a good thing I am "restrained" from saying what I really think about Hillary Clinton m-lekktor Sep 2017 #140
I have all of Bill and Hillary's books, including Buddy's and Sock's books. Autumn Sep 2017 #145
It's instructive that some people still ENDORSE a double standard Jim Lane Sep 2017 #141
It is not just Bernie upon whom it is open season on DU . . FairWinds Sep 2017 #143
Hello? I'm a proud member of the Democratic Party DownriverDem Sep 2017 #144
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