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Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
26. 1SBM is a powerful and desperately needed voice in DU
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 10:18 AM
Aug 2015

To suggest otherwise is odious.
1SBM has a way of seeing to the root of an issue and staying on target. While I have seen him post while angry, I have never seen him needlessly lash out.
He defends positions and people.
I have no idea who Handen Rice was, but, if that person was half the speaker 1SBM is; we might have made a mistake banning him.

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i know I'm new here and all retrowire Aug 2015 #1
Welcome my friend. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #2
i figured that out retrowire Aug 2015 #3
That's why the push back yesterday JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #9
in solidarity. nt retrowire Aug 2015 #10
Some of us ARE crazy, the rest are just tired of the craziness Demeter Aug 2015 #34
what adds salt to the wound is DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #17
Well said! Spazito Aug 2015 #18
Perfectly spot on. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #20
This a 1000 times over blackspade Aug 2015 #48
It is really weird how he wasn't even guilty and he was accused. MADem Aug 2015 #101
I was just on a jury regarding this poster because of his admission of having been banned... Spazito Aug 2015 #112
I was going to say "7 is the best juror of the lot!!!" MADem Aug 2015 #113
The poster has been banned for the third, at least, time... Spazito Aug 2015 #117
I know--I'm glad too, and thank you to Skinner, for that--it is appreciated. nt MADem Aug 2015 #118
Apparently the post that was hidden was pre-edit. Chemisse Aug 2015 #142
I was stunned by that JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #4
Check out post 101--follow the link and you're in for a shock. MADem Aug 2015 #102
AverageGuy was nuked after that post. Chemisse Aug 2015 #141
K&R. If you dare question a sacred cow, you get alert stalked. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #5
The behavior has the duel whammy of being totalitarian and pusillanimous. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #6
Geez... Spazito Aug 2015 #7
That was fucking atrocious. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #8
A spiteful human being JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #12
They are gleeful at shutting down Black posters Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #13
I guess I'm thinking JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #14
I can picture it. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #15
I'm betting there is a nexus. I hope the admins are looking at it. MADem Aug 2015 #121
I hope so too. It seems intentional and very toxic. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #123
Oh no! gollygee Aug 2015 #11
Horrible. This place is crazy sometimes. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #16
or say you're an ally Quayblue Aug 2015 #19
Skinner, hear this DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #21
This was well said! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #25
Yes. Skidmore Aug 2015 #82
+ a million Number23 Aug 2015 #83
Absolutely right. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #98
Pls repost in AtA Flying Squirrel Aug 2015 #136
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2015 #139
That shitshow resulted in a hide? JackInGreen Aug 2015 #22
I'm often contrary it not sometimes inquisitive - yet I co-sign this post! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #27
Some aren't going to be happy until every black voice sufrommich Aug 2015 #23
I think we can leave the candidates themselves out of this discussion.... blackspade Aug 2015 #51
It's not just limited to that. arithia Aug 2015 #81
"Some aren't going to be happy until they have the power to silence discussion about racism, period. Number23 Aug 2015 #85
... Flying Squirrel Aug 2015 #137
I frequently disagree with that poster navarth Aug 2015 #24
And, even in our disagreements ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #50
+1000 blackspade Aug 2015 #52
seems you touched a nerve... onpatrol98 Aug 2015 #66
o snap JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #69
I sincerely hope that you're not making reference to my post navarth Aug 2015 #105
I was addressing 1Strong. onpatrol98 Aug 2015 #106
thank you for the clarification navarth Aug 2015 #110
I don not disagree that the potential for dishonest arguments exist navarth Aug 2015 #79
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #108
Very well navarth Aug 2015 #111
I realize it's rarely accurate to use "always" or "never"; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #114
For me it's not so much a question of 'accuracy' navarth Aug 2015 #128
Okay ... I'm back ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #115
Confused here.... navarth Aug 2015 #129
I will see that and raise you DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #104
1SBM is a powerful and desperately needed voice in DU Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #26
I missed the Hamden Rice kerfuffle but I can say with one hundred percent certainty... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #32
The jurors who voted for that hide should be PPR'd. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #28
THAT was one of the pettiest moves Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #29
This is an anonymous message board. gordianot Aug 2015 #30
I've always respected 1StrongBlackMan. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #31
Add giftedgirl77 to the list Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #33
Just like with Bravenak, both hides were done very late at night and early morning... Spazito Aug 2015 #38
That's bullshit. zappaman Aug 2015 #44
And I suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #54
How do they manage to stack the juries? blackspade Aug 2015 #57
I think it is jury shopping... Spazito Aug 2015 #71
Wow, that makes alert stalking even shittier that I already thought it was. blackspade Aug 2015 #72
It's the only way I can see to explain what has been happening... Spazito Aug 2015 #73
All I know is that I'm about done with this place. blackspade Aug 2015 #74
Yes, I find myself feeling the same... Spazito Aug 2015 #75
Roger that. blackspade Aug 2015 #76
I'd love it if the admins could tweak the algorithm.... MADem Aug 2015 #119
I am not sure that would solve the problem... Spazito Aug 2015 #120
Of course they aren't exclusive to one group, but often people who are adherents to one MADem Aug 2015 #122
I am both saddened and frustrated by the changes I see as well... Spazito Aug 2015 #124
+1,000! nt MADem Aug 2015 #125
Wouldnt skinner have noticed if that was going on? cstanleytech Aug 2015 #130
Who knows, I certainly hope he is noticing... Spazito Aug 2015 #131
Ya but if the logs dont support the theory what changes could or should he do? cstanleytech Aug 2015 #132
Look at how juries are working and NOT working... Spazito Aug 2015 #133
Tweaking it how? Back to the old jury system? cstanleytech Aug 2015 #134
If I had all the answers, I would have posted them at ATA... Spazito Aug 2015 #135
Oh wow I just looked at that. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #90
This garbage needs to stop. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #35
K&R BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #36
It is pusillanimous behavior . It is appalling. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #39
Here's a DU2 thread about it from this forum BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #46
Exactly. He was banned, what six-seven years ago? And some folks are STILL WHINING ABOUT HIM Number23 Aug 2015 #84
Yup and you can see the pattern as clear as day BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #86
It's bad enough that Hartmann noticed? SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #89
He posted a link to a video of a portion of his show BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #91
OK, that's the last straw. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #92
I never thought of that - they were deliberately baiting him . . . JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #40
I maintain that a bunch of them are BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #47
Or, they spend time at DI ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #53
I wish you hadn't too JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #65
WTF is going on around here!? blackspade Aug 2015 #37
It's outrageous, but not surprising. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2015 #41
He Dared Speak up in yet Another BS Groupthink Thread lib87 Aug 2015 #42
As a Bernie supporter, SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #93
It's Weird to see Here lib87 Aug 2015 #95
Re disclaimer, yep, for real. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #97
I've done it numerous times . Like you said put a disclaimer or your comments can be taken Person 2713 Aug 2015 #103
What is more fucking outrageous is that the post accusing him.... Indydem Aug 2015 #43
Take special note of Jurors 4 and 7 ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #56
Juror 7 Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #68
Your response to the baiting and stalking in that thread could not have been more on point Number23 Aug 2015 #87
Thank you my friend; but, one correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #45
Just when I think it can't go any lower brer cat Aug 2015 #49
DU is like The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, Scene 5: freshwest Aug 2015 #94
I read the various posts and can only conclude that 1SBM was unfairly accused. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #55
Thank you. I'm pretty slow on the uptake at times ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #58
If you are slow on the uptake it must be only those posts that I have not read. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #62
And ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #70
^THIS^ nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #99
When group delusion replaces awareness, Jim Jones leads the flock guillaumeb Aug 2015 #116
DU rec... SidDithers Aug 2015 #59
I don't think Skinner and crew know how to fix it either BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #61
Yep, the mod model had its issues as well. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #100
IMHO BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #107
Exactly. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #109
Precisely DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #127
And Indydem just got a hide in the giftedgirl thread BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #60
Seems to me like some people can't handle 1SBM d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #63
They can't debate him successfully, so they appear to be going for the next best thing. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #64
I will do what I can to, as politely as possible, push back when I see it. GitRDun Aug 2015 #67
That hide was wrong. progressoid Aug 2015 #77
Just when I think DU can't sink any lower, it does. emulatorloo Aug 2015 #78
You are by no means alone. Number23 Aug 2015 #88
This is egregious mcar Aug 2015 #80
What's this about accusing 1StrongBlackMan of being someone besides who he is? I missed Cha Aug 2015 #96
The hidden post was edited, he said, so as not to get a hide. Chemisse Aug 2015 #126
The alert was sent immediately after his post was made... countryjake Aug 2015 #138
Thanks. That makes a LOT more sense. Chemisse Aug 2015 #140
I've been on juries before where posters were goaded into angry replies, countryjake Aug 2015 #143
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