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2016 Postmortem

silvershadow

(10,336 posts) Fri May 20, 2016, 06:31 PM May 2016

Is is just me...or has a whole bevy of international news correspondents [View all]

moved in and set up camp at DU? It's like we are running news bureau right out of here. (None of it bearing on actual importance to US citizens to any extent. More like a propaganda outlet is trying to dilute our news around here). Anyone have any thoughts?

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Is is just me...or has a whole bevy of international news correspondents [View all] silvershadow May 2016 OP

Why is this posted in GDP? JaneyVee May 2016 #1

It could be worse Scootaloo May 2016 #4

LOL. JaneyVee May 2016 #6

That's not what the text of your post indicates. But nice try! Scootaloo May 2016 #7

LOFL. JaneyVee May 2016 #9

do you not see the post they are literally responding to? joshcryer May 2016 #14

Yup. Scootaloo May 2016 #15

They were told to "hang out" there joshcryer May 2016 #17

why would a jewish person do that ? JI7 May 2016 #12

Beats me, but there it is. Scootaloo May 2016 #13

they are literally responding to someone invoking stormfront joshcryer May 2016 #16

By linking and citing Stormfrotn to attack a Jewish Democrat. Scootaloo May 2016 #19

WOW! And they say Bernie supporters use questionable links. Yikes! NWCorona May 2016 #24

tell us their names and affiliations please nt msongs May 2016 #2

Oh, what are you on about now? nt Codeine May 2016 #3

There was a day when many people visited DU just for the wide ranging Purveyor May 2016 #5

At one time DU was full of intersting news from many people katmondoo May 2016 #8

Doubt that it will ever go back to the good ole days. Many that left Purveyor May 2016 #10

Yeah, that's not really what I meant. But, thanks. nt silvershadow May 2016 #11

GD-P? I haven't seen any international news here. floppyboo May 2016 #18

I have more Respect for International News Correspondents.... KoKo May 2016 #20

Oh I do too, largely. My comment was more directed at something I perceived. silvershadow May 2016 #22

Please do not confuse correspondents with propaganda merchants nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #21

So very true. I guess that's what I was alluding to. :) silvershadow May 2016 #23

Well, clearly they must be up to something. bemildred May 2016 #29

Some do nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #30

The internet is like international and stuff, see... MineralMan May 2016 #25

That may well be..but the posters who prompted my post aren't that. they are like silvershadow May 2016 #27

Your post was very general, so... MineralMan May 2016 #28

You get more bang for the buck when you outsource SwampG8r May 2016 #26