The "Bernie supporters are horrible people" stuff is really getting comical.

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114. Where are Berrnie supporters plotting in the Bernie group against other DUers?

That was the cause of your comment in the Hillary Group, right? But it is not the cause of Darb's comment in this group. So, I am not seeing the parallel, except that you both did cross into a protected group whose main current interest you did not share.

Darb asked if it would be rude of him or her to come into this group and tell us not to post anything negative about Hillary here.

I see a clear distinction between posting facts about a political candidate, even ones that are not flattering, which Darb is saying we should not do, and posting ad homs and insults about one's fellow DUers, which you said we shouldn't do.

Apparently, I am in the minority on this as DUers seem to feel it's fine to do the latter on a political message board, but not the former. My own view is the direct opposite. I think it's fine to comment about a politician on a political message board, unless the comment violates the board's TOS.

Anyway, I don't think the two situations are similar.