2016 Postmortem

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91. This thread serves no purpose but to divide workers...

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 09:56 PM

Sep 2015

beyond sickening and I knew some of the responses that were coming before I even scrolled the thread. This elitist bullshit is why many people have no use for the Democratic Party. Us "uneducated blue-collar laboring morons" have built this country that allows the elitist educated "upper-crust" their upscale lifestyle. Without blue collar labor, they are NOTHING. Let them try eating their computer or their latest educational thesis. Where does their food come from ? Why it falls from the sky onto their kitchen table of course. No "uneducated" labor involved. Where does their housing come from ? Did it build itself ? Did their place of work just suddenly appear ? The bridges, the infrastructure, the roads ? All built by "uneducated" blue-collar people. It's those "blue-collar working class uneducated morons" that build societies, do the grunt work, and everything else that's needed to keep a society running. This piece of shit thread doesn't deserve one rec let alone 4.

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New Loras Poll: Sanders does better with better educated, more liberal Democrats. [View all] HappyPlace Sep 2015 OP

Tell me about Loras. Ill16 Sep 2015 #1

Many Bernie riversedge Sep 2015 #52

You pretty much need a computer or smartphone to know who Bernie is Qutzupalotl Sep 2015 #2

Media blackout, limited debates, there are reasons for these things. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #5

I think most high school graduates (no college) have computers and smartphones lunamagica Sep 2015 #7

Nobody said computers and smartphones were status symbols Android3.14 Sep 2015 #8

Excuse me, but having a college degree doesn't equal widsom or intelligence lunamagica Sep 2015 #9

You insult yourself Android3.14 Sep 2015 #16

The study didn't say anything about "smart" people lunamagica Sep 2015 #18

Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #20

I'm sensing more here Android3.14 Sep 2015 #31

Regardless of my level of education I learned enough not to make... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #56

Data ARE data. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #35

Good catch. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #57

Hmm. The old Latin rules seem to be going away. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #127

Modern parlance, old chap. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #133

I just want to say this. Could you at least concede that maybe, just maybe lunamagica Sep 2015 #37

If there were evidence to back it up, sure Android3.14 Sep 2015 #43

Respectfully, I think that you're projecting. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #58

Maybe. Or maybe the Sanders supporters have figured out that nominating the "pragmatic" guy got us Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #140

For some reason you remind me of the Adlai Stevenson quote mythology Sep 2015 #147

Since when is suggesting your internet interlocutors are ignorant a sign of superior intelligence? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #12

You like the word interlocutors a lot move seen you use it 5 or 6 times recently DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #44

Actually, what it says is that he appeals to affluent educated people. okasha Sep 2015 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Cal33 Sep 2015 #149

Great argument DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #3

Scuse me while I sip my latte and drive a volvo. n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #10

Good luck when you do the same, for your candidate. delrem Sep 2015 #93

Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #104

Well, I'm sure you will! And you sure showed THEM, delrem Sep 2015 #105

The poster in this thread who suggested I take "Adult Education" certainly made an adverse inference DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #107

I'm not discussing the matter with them. delrem Sep 2015 #108

We already established you and your associates believe I am a moron. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #113

Am I a racist, yet? delrem Sep 2015 #119

Continue to heap insult on top of insult toward me for no good reason. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #121

You remind me of Christ on the Cross. n/t delrem Sep 2015 #123

That's the first nice thing you and your associates have said to me in this thread. Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #124

You're welcome. And thanks for the entertainment! delrem Sep 2015 #125

Have a nice evening. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #126

Well, I don't know how educated they are on the economics of Gloria Sep 2015 #4

Americans, especially those at the bottom, frequently vote against their own self interests. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #6

You keep saying Sander's plan will make things worse, Maedhros Sep 2015 #11

NO, I am looking at the tax implications Gloria Sep 2015 #19

You're trying to change the subject. Maedhros Sep 2015 #29

I cannot make a case against it in a quick answer...HOWEVER....here's a read for you... Gloria Sep 2015 #70

Still no explanation of why "There is just no way that any ideas Sanders, can improve the situation" Maedhros Sep 2015 #159

Ideas are fine but you need a reality check... Gloria Sep 2015 #163

So the well to do are voting Bernie and the poor are voting Hillary. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #13

I prefer the company of the latter... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #14

Well off whites won't be effected by a Republican in the WH. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #15

Well off Democrats and Republicans won't be affected by a Republican in the White House DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #17

No, the poor have heard of Hillary, less likely to have heard of Bernie Sanders. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #21

LOL. What a sad twisted excuse. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #23

The fact that you would suggest being poor and being ignorant are synonymous... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #34

To suggest that no correlation exists is disturbing. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #36

Ignorance=don't know, unaware of DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #39

Yes, rich folks just LOVE them some Bernie! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #24

Doesn't matter to me. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #27

Now that you mention it, I have noticed that you're impervious to logic. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #30

The evidence suggest as a person's income goes up: DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #42

The poster I responded to concluded that beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #46

Best we all eschew stereotypes. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #51

mm hmm. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #53

That would be very helpful -- I and many peope I know are scaping by and..... Armstead Sep 2015 #66

No latte for me. I am lactose intolerant. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #67

Actually my lattes often come from convenience store dispensers..I think they lack any real milk.. Armstead Sep 2015 #69

Bernie recognizes income inequality as a critical issues teach me everything Sep 2015 #77

Makes sense. Voters with lower education levels are far more likely to vote republican as well. nt Zorra Sep 2015 #22

Hmmm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #25

Did you really criticize someone's use of capital letters? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #33

A Republican is the name of a party... A republican is someone who favors a republican form of ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #38

What, exactly, does "ciphers a better strategy to win an argument" actually mean? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #41

Cipher DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #45

Maybe if you used ellipsis points to indicate you didn't use the full quote we wouldn't be ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #62

I'm still waiting to hear about the "Ayn Rand school of history" BainsBane Sep 2015 #63

That is beyond my ken. Please elaborate DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #64

There is no such thing BainsBane Sep 2015 #80

Believe it or not, they get the same number of votes as you! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #28

And yet I keep reading here ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #73

Whatever happened to the LU talk Bernie made? That would tell the tale. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #131

That is commonly accepted but not true for whites anyway.. Fumesucker Sep 2015 #170

I know very few 'book smart' people that understand the concept of electability LettuceSea Sep 2015 #26

Some of the comments in this thread are elitist and ugly. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #32

it is all about self interest and trickle down. self interest for that demographic and then others seabeyond Sep 2015 #40

Pardon, but do have any idea what trickle down economics is, and who championed it? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #47

+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #49

I never subscribed to the trickle down theory - it was always the pissing on theory I believe in. teach me everything Sep 2015 #81

That is indeed a more accurate term. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #103

She's been corrected dozens of times. Whatever this is, it isn't "ignorance"... nt Romulox Sep 2015 #164

So much for the party of the downtrodden and disregarded. Is there a new definition for DINO, now? freshwest Sep 2015 #59

Pretty soon they will be channeling Phil Gramm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #65

Please don't tell me it's going to go there. Remedial? Noooo! Pleasepleaseplease! n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #68

Okay DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #74

Trickle down was discussed endlessly by Reagan, It never worked even thought he loved it. Autumn Sep 2015 #118

Holy crapola kenfrequed Sep 2015 #160

You have to know that this is 180 degrees wrong. Why do you continue to post incorrect information? Romulox Sep 2015 #165

ITS THEM EGGHEADS WITH THEIR THINKIN' Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #48

ALERT!!! This elitist latte drinking volvo driver wants you silenced! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #50

DAMN YOU LORAS POLL!!11!!1 HappyPlace Sep 2015 #54

Ikr??? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #55

why all the fighting,Hillary has this, remember??!! wendylaroux Sep 2015 #60

Lol! Perfect! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #61

lawd have mercy Zorra Sep 2015 #72

Well, if true ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #71

! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #75

Exactly the fact-laden ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #78

I always enjoy your lectures about what's good for us. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #82

If you consider ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #86

You mean that smelly trailer full of used straw and ridiculous assumptions? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #92

Again ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #94

Oh we always get your point, Nance: DU sucks! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #96

If you should ever have something worthwhile to say ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #97

And if you ever decide to post something that doesn't insult other DUers let me know. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #99

What ev. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #100

I'm popping more now. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #102

Happy to see you've found what you excel at. n/t NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #110

More insults please! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #111

!!!! Number23 Sep 2015 #167

They would have you believe that those numbers are HIS fault.... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #87

They spin so much I get dizzy just watching them. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #95

Your dismissiveness of elite liberal intellectuals sounds a lot like Nixon and Reagan Armstead Sep 2015 #76

Like that makes sense. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #79

Like your post makes sense? Armstead Sep 2015 #84

I merely commented on the fact ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #89

Allow me to assure you, as one who has worked with elite liberal intellectuals okasha Sep 2015 #114

Your characterization is rather misleading and disingenuous Armstead Sep 2015 #122

I commented on the "facts" contained in the OP. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #129

It's mainly your dismissive tone I have a problem with Armstead Sep 2015 #130

My tone ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #132

I don't have a problem with it Armstead Sep 2015 #134

Yeah, that's all the OP said. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #135

He posted something from a poll -- something frequently done here Armstead Sep 2015 #136

You REALLY don't get it, do you? NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #138

Lemme try this real slow..... Armstead Sep 2015 #139

+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #85

'Give us your elite, your entitled who could afford college, your masses yearning to join the 1%.' freshwest Sep 2015 #88

Short version: okasha Sep 2015 #83

Short... and sweet. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #90

This thread serves no purpose but to divide workers... AOR Sep 2015 #91

THIS! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #98

To be honest... AOR Sep 2015 #109

This OP is a Rorschach test, it took a section from the study, verbatim. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #112

"The replies say more about the members than about the study or the author of the OP" beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #116

People are being destroyed by capitalism... AOR Sep 2015 #117

the Bell Curve is a harsh mistress reddread Sep 2015 #148

You'll have to expand on that... AOR Sep 2015 #156

well said reddread Sep 2015 #158

That works both ways whatthehey Sep 2015 #161

Alert ? why would anyone alert... AOR Sep 2015 #162

Better educated tend to pay attention earlier... ram2008 Sep 2015 #106

You don't need to be a Rhodes Scholar to know when you're getting fucked over... AOR Sep 2015 #115

The reaction to this poll is predictable. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #120

too close for comfort? n/t MoveIt Sep 2015 #128

Good point....I thought we were all scruffy leftist hippies. I guess that was last week. Armstead Sep 2015 #143

We're like Bernie: He's too far to the left! No! He's too far to the right!!! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #145

Well, I have a master's degree and am considered fairly liberal. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #137

Fie on you for being an elitist liberal intellectual Armstead Sep 2015 #142

We are the "early adopter" types: Prius, solar modules on the roof, etc... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #146

I also have a master's degree and am considered very liberal Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #150

No, you're not. Armstead Sep 2015 #151

My post was a bit tounge in cheek Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #152

My response was TIC too Armstead Sep 2015 #154

I'm so glad you're so happy that better educated, more liberal WI_DEM Sep 2015 #141

uh, yeah. I think most do hope that. Armstead Sep 2015 #144

Are you joyous that the less liberal people, more conservatives are flocking to Hillary? Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #155

More liberal voters vote for Bernie. This Party has some very conservative members, I hate to say it Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #153

He does better with people that have informed themselves earlier kenfrequed Sep 2015 #157

Low information voters often tend to vote against their own economic interests. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #166

McGoverniks were more elite than Muskieniks ericson00 Sep 2015 #168

I think we need to learn the lesson of Henry Clay's loss to James K. Polk Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #171

Pay no attention JackInGreen Sep 2015 #169

That's why it's handy that the Volvo has such a flat dashboard. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #172

...Plutonium Nyborg? JackInGreen Sep 2015 #173

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #174