2016 Postmortem

Orsino

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19. Many voters are dumbasses.

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 12:59 PM

Feb 2016

I hope you'll note that I included myself, and my post (indeed, the thread) was not an attempt to sway anyone toward a particular candidate.

It's just a call for more DUers.

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Keep your posting privileges alive, please. [View all] MineralMan Feb 2016 OP

And always wear your seat belt...and remember to floss before bed... FSogol Feb 2016 #1

Yes, those things, too. MineralMan Feb 2016 #2

Yep. Even the most dumbass opinion counts, in my dumbass opinion... Orsino Feb 2016 #3

Elections are decided by voters. MineralMan Feb 2016 #6

Many voters are dumbasses. Orsino Feb 2016 #19

yep Roy Ellefson Feb 2016 #22

Yeah, well... Bobbie Jo Feb 2016 #4

Well, I'm seeing people from both camps MineralMan Feb 2016 #5

you probably only see it as the people you agree with are getting wrongful hides. m-lekktor Feb 2016 #9

When ya know who owns this place... VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #36

Huh? Bobbie Jo Feb 2016 #45

Yup, I have an alert stalking crew nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #52

Some post are being hidden for just posting facts and that's it... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #7

That was a bad hide Andy823 Feb 2016 #10

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #18

One of many. nt Bobbie Jo Feb 2016 #29

How is it a bad hide? It's full of name calling. Bernie Bots and Yankees and only the Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #47

+1 beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #57

without a doubt bigtree Feb 2016 #21

It's full of name calling and invective. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #48

Wow. AND it was posted in the Hillary group. one_voice Feb 2016 #25

Proof that the OP is off base GusBob Feb 2016 #27

The name calling probably had something to do with it mythology Feb 2016 #46

That is the fact. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #49

"BernieBots" is a fact? lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #51

You understand what HRC supporters and some blacks have been called around here lately? uponit7771 Feb 2016 #54

Is 'Hillary Bots' an acceptable term? That post you say is all fact calls Bernie supporters 'Bots' Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #53

Do you think a post like that got hidden for the relatively sublime labeling?! Really?! uponit7771 Feb 2016 #55

It's name calling and you called it 'just fact' and now 'sublime'. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #68

Yep. If you want to call people names like "Hillbots" & "Bernbots" you take your chances with a jury beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #56

I'm not talking about individual posts. MineralMan Feb 2016 #60

I've been hidden just for posting a link to a Sanders vote, that's it... that was the only thing in uponit7771 Feb 2016 #65

Are you talking about this 2015 post? MineralMan Feb 2016 #66

no, the others with just that link in it though... there were 3 or 4 of them... How did you find uponit7771 Feb 2016 #67

Alerts and jury service are not about the DU TOS. MineralMan Feb 2016 #69

The alerter on that post... joshcryer Feb 2016 #70

I agree AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #8

"You don't have to avoid fair criticisms of the other candidate, either." NurseJackie Feb 2016 #11

So what happened with the hide you got? Paulie Feb 2016 #12

I wrote thoughtlessly and the post was hidden. MineralMan Feb 2016 #13

Please add your reply to me to the OP Paulie Feb 2016 #14

I'll just leave it in the thread, I think. MineralMan Feb 2016 #15

Oh why? It tells the rest of the story! Paulie Feb 2016 #17

Thanks MM! It's only easy because there are those who want to suppress discourse! TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #16

The tension and anger is so high this may not be practical RunInCircles Feb 2016 #20

You made a common mistake by new people. The groups are protected. RiverLover Feb 2016 #23

That is too easy though, you aren't cool until you get blocked from the "Prayer Circle" snooper2 Feb 2016 #32

A very long one this time. kath Feb 2016 #35

haha wow. RiverLover Feb 2016 #59

I feel so left out now. hedgehog Feb 2016 #50

LOL! RiverLover Feb 2016 #58

Them's fight'n words! onehandle Feb 2016 #24

Is this post on the Hillary Clinton page worthy of being banned? casperthegm Feb 2016 #26

Nah, they probably just auto-assumed you were a RW shill VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #38

Ha, thanks for the reassurance casperthegm Feb 2016 #39

This forum is 80% thin-skinned Sanders supporters rigging the system here. KittyWampus Feb 2016 #28

Truer words can't be spoken./nt DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #30

That's a +1 right there Tarc Feb 2016 #41

I know. One of my good friends is on a rather long time out. longship Feb 2016 #31

I don't think it works like that. procon Feb 2016 #33

And yet, many people hold very strong opinions and are disliked MineralMan Feb 2016 #62

I would add... Stop alerting on stuff you don't like being said about your candidate... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #34

With all due respect, isn't this forbidden Meta? :) - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #37

I don't think so. It's not complaining about DU or DUers. MineralMan Feb 2016 #42

JK, my friend, JK! - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #43

Good advice as usual. Thank you riversedge Feb 2016 #40

Oh I see.... jham123 Feb 2016 #44

If speaking out against bullshit like "Fuck white people" gets me a hide..... bettyellen Feb 2016 #61

Well, a post that said that would certainly get a hide vote from me. MineralMan Feb 2016 #63

Well it survived. I also saw a suggestion to "feel free to round up minorities" . bettyellen Feb 2016 #64