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moriah

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19. It's hard to remember it's bullshit....
Mon May 2, 2016, 05:37 PM
May 2016

... when the memes have gotten so imprinted, over more than two decades.

Hillary may be many things. She may be right of Bernie, she may overly identify with the movement that was called "Progressivism" in its time when both parties were very different than they are now (her hesitation on cannabis reminds me of Prohibitionist views, when temperance was considered to be a movement for the safety of women and children, for example).

But the belief she's a cold hearted snake with a desire for a coronation... that came from the GOP.

Wow. Almost none of those rules are followed now. onehandle May 2016 #1
Are there more or less people participating now than in 2008? Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #3
Feels like far less, but there has been a bump for the last two months. onehandle May 2016 #5
If I owned this place there is NO way I would cut out all the people who might Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #6
That's why Skinner created Discussionist. moriah May 2016 #15
Ahh yes, that place. GOP has invested in a several hundred million dollar propaganda campaign Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #17
It's hard to remember it's bullshit.... moriah May 2016 #19
We don't have a nominee until concession.. moriah May 2016 #8
Feels like less to me wildeyed May 2016 #28
Far less now than in 2008. NanceGreggs May 2016 #9
Yeah, those rules are definitely old. nolawarlock May 2016 #2
Wow! (nt) stone space May 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #7
Kinda freaky. +1 for Jung.... I heart Jung. Nt moriah May 2016 #10
And DU grew and thrived ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #11
There was concern about transparency, biased mods, etc, from what I recall. moriah May 2016 #12
Skinner also stated ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #20
This one against me didn't get a hide. moriah May 2016 #22
One of my first hides here ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #23
I hope you did alert on that alert. moriah May 2016 #26
No, I didn't alert. NanceGreggs May 2016 #27
Early on in the jury system, wildeyed May 2016 #29
Alerting. NuclearDem May 2016 #13
They will bake us honeybuns with the brainwashing juice in it? moriah May 2016 #14
This place is gross LoverOfLiberty May 2016 #16
*blush* moriah May 2016 #21
That was when DU was a unique place, now it's just like the other places, full of bullies of Bluenorthwest May 2016 #18
They also started a site full of Freepers and Cavers. demmiblue May 2016 #24
I always thought DI was an attempt to both get ad revenue.... moriah May 2016 #25
Early this primary season a community college "blogger" who could barely string a sentence together Warren DeMontague May 2016 #30
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