From "Purists" to "Freepers" in one swell foop..

[Fumesucker]

Remarkable how quickly we "purists" have now become "freepers".

I have to admit that I wasn't cynical enough to see this coming.

:crazy:

[Robb]

1. I guess I have no fucking idea what you're talking about.

But I recognize a whine when I see one. :D

[Buzz Clik]

3. I'm on the same page. Huh?

:shrug:

[Fumesucker]

4. Anyone who disagrees with Obama from the left has been labeled a "purist"

All of a sudden, today we are "freepers"..

[Buzz Clik]

6. Ah. Well, there you go. Somebody called you a freeper. Sorry.

[Fumesucker]

13. Not me personally..

And I don't care about names, I just thought it was kind of humorous that those who don't march in lockstep are being compared to those who would make a Marine Corp drill team look like the Keystone Cops..

[Buzz Clik]

16. This may be the first time in DU's history that someone has been insulted.

Shocking.

[Fumesucker]

35. I consider the source..

I'm really more amused and bemused than anything else, certainly not insulted...

[Buzz Clik]

40. In other words, this thread was simply a way of calling attention to yourself.

[Robb]

10. If somebody called you a freeper, you can hit alert.

Or, whine here in your own "look at me" post. Options abound.

[Fumesucker]

15. Every OP is a "look at me post"..

I guess you've never done an OP, eh?

[Robb]

21. The "O" stands for "original." Consider this thought. nt

[Fumesucker]

24. Somone else has posted the same thing?

I did not know that..

/Johnny Carson

[WeDidIt]

12. Well, when people post EXACTLY THE SAME SHIT

as Freepers are posting about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize....

Well, you know the adage about shoes and fitting.

[Fumesucker]

18. LOL.. Freepers march in lockstep..

Now you want those on the left to march in lockstep with the moderate centrists..

Sorry, I don't belong to an organized political party, I'm a Democrat.

[WeDidIt]

20. You're reading me completely wrong

I'm jut amazed that EXACTLY THE SAME SHIT is being posted here and on FreeRepublic about Obama winning the NJobel Peace Prize, and award he never expected.

Seriously, I'm reading WORD FOR WORD, EXACTLY THE SAME SHIT on both sites.

[Chemical Bill]

26. No trolls here.... n/t

[JonLP24]

39. Are freepers saying Obama didn't deserve the award because we're actively engaged in two wars?

I ask because I don't know what freepers say and it doesn't seem like something a freeper would complain about because it was their hero that started those wars so I'm sure they don't object to us being over there and that has been the major complaint I've read in DU about Obama getting the award because we're still in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Warpy]

2. It could be worse, you could be a leftist

We've been right about nearly everything and the world will never forgive us for any of it.

[Fumesucker]

7. "The World" mostly agrees with us..

It's the moderate centrists and the rightists in the USA who wouldn't piss on us if we were on fire.

[Zywiec]

27. You can read the BBC comments here and judge for yourself

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?sortBy=1&forumID=7098&start=0&tstart=0&edition=2&ttl=20091009154659#paginator

[Fumesucker]

32. I guess that makes me a freeper then..

Wanting to get the fuck out of Iraq and Afghanistan, wanting universal health care for *all* Americans, wanting to tax the rich rather than the poor.

All such freeperish positions, aren't they?

[Echo In Light]

29. And obviously enjoy gloating over it to the nth degree ("liberal" personality trait?)

This place is only going to become increasingly hostile as the moderate perspectives seek to call out and castigate any view/position that's perceived as being "lonny" Left (there's been numerous such overkill threads in the past few days alone that are soly intended to rally the sneering and name-calling) ... and as I've been considering spending my online-while-at-work time elsewhere, I suspect now is as good a time as any to abandon the echo chamber.

[Fumesucker]

34. DU was a lot friendlier place for "the far left" before Obama was elected..

I've been here a long time and the changes I see since the election really make me sad.

I had hoped that Democrats wouldn't succumb to the "root for the team" syndrome.

Apparently it's just a human trait that a great many people cannot get beyond.

[Javaman]

5. Um okay. So is that like going from the greatest page to tombstone in nothing flat?

more details would be nice.

but why ruin a good empty rant, right?

:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

8. Do you prefer "malcontents?"

[Fumesucker]

9. I've been called a lot worse than that..

Three years in the Crotch and thirty plus in construction, I've heard it all.. :)

[BlooInBloo]

11. It can be difficult to tell the difference, when DUers say exactly the same as limbaugh, drudge, etc

If you want people to be able to tell the difference, you might consider saying something different.

[Fumesucker]

14. I don't worship any politician..

Or any human being for that matter, but particularly politicians.

Come to think of it I don't worship anything at all.

I calls 'em like I sees 'em and let the chips fall where they may.

[BlooInBloo]

23. And I wouldn't take away your freedom if I could...

But asking why people who say precisely the same things as limbaugh and drudge get treated like limbaugh and drudge is kind of silly.

[Fumesucker]

25. It depends on how you come to your position..

I've actually grown to like you quite a bit over the last few months, you and I see a lot of things the same.

I also know there's a lot of people here that you irritate the crap out of.

But we differ on some things, which is fine with me.

We happen to differ on how we perceive Obama, that is all.

[BlooInBloo]

30. "I also know there's a lot of people here that you irritate the crap out of."...

Truer words have never been spoken. :P

[Name removed]

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[Le Taz Hot]

19. I know, huh?

Just when I think I have my wardrobe of floor-length dress, high collar and "prairie hair" all set for the day, I have to change into cut-offs, an American flag head scarf and flip-flops! Would you people PLEASE make up your mind?

My personal favorite was being called a misogynist (I'm female) because I thought fathers should have the same rights as mothers in custody cases. But independent thinking is reeeeaaaaal scarrrryyyyy to too many on DU!!!! (BOO!) :scared:

[el_bryanto]

22. I've been a secret freeper for years so I'm kind of used to it.

But it is kind of remarkable.

Bryant

[kid a]

28. you're obsessing on semantics and personalities (congrats Obama!)

[NeedleCast]

31. With all the self-flagellation it's hard to figure out who's "far left"

and who's persecuted christian fundies. You both make the same noises.

[Fumesucker]

33. Congratulations..

You managed to be even more insulting than those calling us "freepers".

Kudos..

[NeedleCast]

36. My job isn't to smooth the ruffled feathers of those who imagine they're being persecuted

its a political message board.

[Fumesucker]

37. Yes, your job is to divide us even further..

I'm sure all the moderate centrists are gonna get out and work their asses off for Obama in the next election..

[NeedleCast]

42. I'm not trying to be devisive

As I said, you and the rest of the extreme left are the ones who seem to be in an all-fired rush to grab a hammer and nails and bang yourself onto the nearest cross. Its a favorite tactic of the fundies too. You do the math.

You're posting on a political message board full of people with strong opinions about politics. Some of those opinions differ from yours. Cope, or don't participate. The wailing and gnashing act isn't winning you any new friends.

[lukasahero]

38. Honestly, it's a circle, not a line

I don't know why anyone is surprised that the extremes from either "side" are so like each other. The continuum is not a line with extremes at each end, it is a circle where the extremes blur one into the other.

[Buzz Clik]

41. +1!!!!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

43. If it makes you feel any better...

I've never thought of you as a purist.