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Cary

(11,746 posts)
114. So I have been told but I have not experienced any
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 07:55 PM
Dec 2015

Not one Clinton supporter here has changed the subject and said anything negative about me personally.

What happened to others I cannot say, since I wasn't there.

I don't really care that much. It's only an internet board. What I do care about is having Democrats win in November.

I can only handmade34 Dec 2015 #1
Thanks. Hugs back. Cary Dec 2015 #3
People take their inner angst and channel it through politics, religion, lifestyle -- byronius Dec 2015 #2
It's no different than 8 years ago, IMHO. Cary Dec 2015 #5
It was similar 8 years ago, but no nearly as venomous as it is this year and hopefully only..... George II Jan 2016 #160
Not all of us libodem Dec 2015 #6
Exactly!!!! Cary Dec 2015 #9
It's supposed to be.. whathehell Dec 2015 #32
Agreed Cary Dec 2015 #34
Yes, I think that's true of Hilary supporters as well. whathehell Dec 2015 #39
I am not getting it from Hillary supporters. Cary Dec 2015 #40
One reads complaints about being thrown off her forum too. whathehell Dec 2015 #112
So I have been told but I have not experienced any Cary Dec 2015 #114
I agree, Cary. calimary Dec 2015 #141
YES there are quite a few here who just REALLY enjoy fighting. calimary Dec 2015 #140
true. Cary Dec 2015 #143
There are also quite a few who want people like me to shut up Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #154
Well, as a Hillary supporter, I understand that one first-hand. calimary Jan 2016 #155
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Dec 2015 #149
What a great meme. Thanks. byronius Dec 2015 #23
Not sure what you're trying to say Cary Dec 2015 #33
I think you've responded to the wrong post. byronius Dec 2015 #45
I see. I misunderstood you. Cary Dec 2015 #47
No problemo. byronius Dec 2015 #48
Nice! n/t Chemisse Dec 2015 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #56
great post..... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #62
Thanks for posting that. lovemydog Dec 2015 #69
Awww, that's nice! wildeyed Dec 2015 #97
Smoooches! ronnykmarshall Dec 2015 #142
There is also a segment of Bernie supporters Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2015 #19
That is what happened to me! Chemisse Dec 2015 #29
Yeah Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2015 #53
Because they are vandals, not revolutionaries. LuvLoogie Dec 2015 #52
agree bs supporters have gone over the edge mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #63
agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #59
My position is the same as yours, which got me banned from the Bernie group. Squinch Dec 2015 #4
Ha! Cary Dec 2015 #7
Me too. I'll vote for whoever is nominated. I responded to a poster who said he would not Squinch Dec 2015 #8
Yes, it is looney. Cary Dec 2015 #11
Yes. It's short sighted, and obviously works against their own interests in the long run. Squinch Dec 2015 #14
What are their interests? Cary Dec 2015 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Dec 2015 #18
Actually, I've chosen to self-delete my response to you, because there has been way too Squinch Dec 2015 #20
Good point Hekate Dec 2015 #150
I'm sure a lot of Bernie's supporters are republican trolls... Blanks Dec 2015 #22
I have listened to him on Thom Hartman Cary Dec 2015 #28
I've seen him many times... Blanks Dec 2015 #44
That makes total sense to me. Cary Dec 2015 #46
agree about high number of GOP trolls.... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #67
Yes, I'm astonished at the amount of hatred they treestar Dec 2015 #116
exactly...using t-party smears mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #65
So, let's think about that... FarPoint Dec 2015 #81
Yep, that's the feeling I get as well. nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #83
Perhaps Cary Dec 2015 #84
History does not have to flow in a linear fashion for them. eom fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #85
I can see I am quite at home here... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #64
I bet we could get a big group of people who would be perfectly happy to VOTE for Squinch Dec 2015 #74
I agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #75
Its a trap! :-) n/t fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #86
Soylent green is peeeeeeeeeople! Squinch Dec 2015 #90
I see it sort of like this. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #10
Reading their post against Hillary are vile at times FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #16
I get nothing but hostile responses from them too. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #12
Were you here 8 years ago? Cary Dec 2015 #13
I was 8 yrs ago and some posters just took their dislike for Obama FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #17
Not Quite 8 years ago - I got here in 2007. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #30
I don't wonder why. Demit Dec 2015 #21
Aaaaand ... another one to prove my point! A broad brush "you all ask for it" attack. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #24
Exactly Cary Dec 2015 #26
great advice mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #68
Yes it's my fault that posters turn it against me personally. Cary Dec 2015 #25
exactly..... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #70
Nah, no one is "basking" in anything.. that's just another worthless accusation from Cha Dec 2015 #77
that originally said you all asked for it. Now he has changed it to. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #78
"Ask for it"? Ask for what? A Propaganda free zone where we're free of Cha Dec 2015 #80
It appears that's all they've got Lil Missy Dec 2015 #82
I sympathize, Cary NastyRiffraff Dec 2015 #31
I love Hillary Clinton too. Cary Dec 2015 #36
A good number of them appeared after Bernie announced RandySF Dec 2015 #35
DU has always skewed well to the far left of the real world. MADem Dec 2015 #37
Sure, I agree Cary Dec 2015 #38
I agree with you completely about the rudenesss. It's the personal invective that gets especially MADem Dec 2015 #49
Yep Cary Dec 2015 #60
completely agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #66
TFTFY fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #87
Yes--the big finish is icing on the cake! nt MADem Dec 2015 #88
DU does not reflect the Democratic Party or the real world Gothmog Dec 2015 #41
Cognitive dissonance. Cary Dec 2015 #43
I hope it will calm down. okasha Dec 2015 #123
I know I know. Cary Dec 2015 #42
Best way to respond is to point out, politely, what the person is doing. MADem Dec 2015 #51
Hillary is still female, so no, no one has learned nothing. Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #50
I just got yelled at in an entirely different context Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #55
that's pretty much it mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #71
Thanks! Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #117
A couple of them like to think they are some kind of bird-dog. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #54
Whoa, Starry - I just looked that up. calimary Jan 2016 #156
I just found that term myself recently. Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #161
Maybe I'm dense..... FarPoint Dec 2015 #57
agree.... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #72
dear cary mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #58
Thanks. Cary Dec 2015 #61
I'm sorry that's happened to you Cary. lovemydog Dec 2015 #73
I'm sticking with this until we have a nominee --- madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 #76
While that is great in theory Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #93
The most rude and disrespectful junk doesn't even get hidden Rose Siding Dec 2015 #106
Well I think what I've noticed is the underthematrix Dec 2015 #79
I would like to know Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #89
You're right Cary Dec 2015 #91
So why do people continue Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #92
My unprofessional diagnosis: Cary Dec 2015 #94
Thank you for that Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #95
You're most certainly welcome Cary Dec 2015 #99
It makes a lot of sense to me Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #102
there is a lot out there on sociopaths Cary Dec 2015 #103
Which can only mean that you haven't seen the movie Squinch Dec 2015 #153
This is exactly like the RW's Obama Derangement Syndrome. Ineeda Dec 2015 #96
I had not thought of it in those terms, exactly Cary Dec 2015 #98
Yes, me too. wildeyed Dec 2015 #100
Their only explanation, so far, is some variation of the gaslighting tactic Cary Dec 2015 #101
Being on the receiving end of the abuse wildeyed Dec 2015 #104
True. fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #113
Once you make it through a Primary cycle on DU AwakeAtLast Dec 2015 #105
I was here Cary Dec 2015 #107
It's worse now for obvious reasons. Cha Dec 2015 #109
For me, last time was not bad. wildeyed Dec 2015 #115
I was here too.. and it's worse now. Cha Dec 2015 #108
Yes you were! Cary Dec 2015 #110
Yes, we did and yes we are! Cha Dec 2015 #111
Much worse now. okasha Dec 2015 #124
And, it's set up for the minority to lose in the censored dept. I'm so sick of walking Cha Dec 2015 #126
It isn't just DU NEDem Dec 2015 #118
As if they're actually there working against BS.. because they're sure not doing him any favors. Cha Dec 2015 #120
Yeah, I don't get it NEDem Dec 2015 #122
Kos got extremely nasty towards Hillary supporters in 2008 Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #125
It's started up again over there that is for sure. NEDem Dec 2015 #135
Very rude an vile people ... Cary Dec 2015 #133
Probably because they're frustrated that their candidate is in a nosedive. George II Dec 2015 #119
Of course Cary Dec 2015 #121
Paid GOP trolls hired to pit Bernie supporters and Hillary ones applegrove Dec 2015 #127
The only problem is that the number of people affected are too few to matter Cary Dec 2015 #128
You hit the nail on the head. DU has been infiltrated by hired GOP disruptors. Fla Dem Dec 2015 #147
I think this is it... Sancho Jan 2016 #157
When they pretend to be good duers it is very hard to figure them out. I would imagine they are both applegrove Jan 2016 #159
Some people are frightened of strong women. yardwork Dec 2015 #129
It's not you, it's all Hillary supporters on DU. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #130
The tail wags the dog here at DU Cary Dec 2015 #131
All I can figure is the flame fests drive up clicks. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #132
I honestly don't understand it Cary Dec 2015 #134
Well, for what it's worth, I'm glad you're here. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #136
Yes, you are allowed to express your opinion. wildeyed Dec 2015 #137
Win what? Cary Dec 2015 #138
I too believe that winning in the big picture means wildeyed Dec 2015 #139
I see the marketplace for ideas as just that Cary Dec 2015 #144
Presidential years are the worst. wildeyed Dec 2015 #145
Yes. I agree. Cary Dec 2015 #146
We have learned nothing, apparently. There's a whole lotta really toxic crazy out there. Hekate Dec 2015 #148
It has become similar to trying to talk to a Republican liberal N proud Dec 2015 #151
Except for a VERY FEW exceptions, it's indicative of a Sanders supporter's tendencies. BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #152
You've made a good thread with excellent points here. Thanks. n/t freshwest Jan 2016 #158
I'm glad you find it useful Cary Jan 2016 #162
Some Sanders supporters are largely young children of privilege Tarc Jan 2016 #163
Their hubris and righteous indignation can be used against them Cary Jan 2016 #164
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