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Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:13 PM Jul 2013

This is what I am talking about. angry insulting name calling of BO and HRC

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by grantcart (a host of the Barack Obama group).

I am sick of this shit in DU. I ESPECIALLY don't want it in a Barack Obama Group.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3221985

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This is what I am talking about. angry insulting name calling of BO and HRC (Original Post) Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 OP
Poor thing. Cha Jul 2013 #1
I hardly ever visit DU anymore dennis4868 Jul 2013 #2
Shithead is kind of personal. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #3
Since I don't see where a host has done so yet, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #9
Really? MrSlayer Jul 2013 #12
You know you're lying in your teeth - and we know you know IrishAyes Jul 2013 #14
+1 SunSeeker Jul 2013 #15
And on this thread by Sheepshank JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #4
When they yuck it up about the "Stasi" they are stupidly Cha Jul 2013 #5
You really should stay off political boards if you can't handle posts like that one. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #6
No. I am fine. It is the way the purists lie to themselves Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #7
Pretzel doesn't seem to object to the content perhaps as much as the location. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #11
A lot of that garbage gets vomited by posers, trolls, and the like IrishAyes Jul 2013 #8
Looking forward to it Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10
I probably have less patience than you have. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #13
Please do not bring disputes from GD into the BOG. grantcart Jul 2013 #16

Cha

(305,137 posts)
1. Poor thing.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 12:26 AM
Jul 2013

dennis4868

(9,774 posts)
2. I hardly ever visit DU anymore
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:23 AM
Jul 2013

This is one crazy place these days.

 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
3. Shithead is kind of personal.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:50 AM
Jul 2013

I guess. But the rest is spot on. Neither of them are progressives on the things that really matter. The Reagan economic model is still being followed and will continue to be followed should Hillary get in. What do you think they are, FDR Democrats? Haha !


Just being good on social issues is meaningless if you're a destructive trickle down person on economics.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
9. Since I don't see where a host has done so yet,
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:02 AM
Jul 2013

May I remind you that the BOG is not the place for contentious debate. So take it outside and keep it there. Otherwise you expose yourself as an uncouth as well as unwelcome intruder; with sorry behavior like that, why should anyone believe you at all? Character tells.

 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
12. Really?
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:08 AM
Jul 2013

So this is just a place for worship and not for reality? The church of Obama is it?

Sorry.


IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
14. You know you're lying in your teeth - and we know you know
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:15 AM
Jul 2013

So this is the last time I'm speaking directly to you, although I'll certainly suggest you for permanent banning from this group. No point in discussing ethics with you because you exhibit a total lack of such.

SunSeeker

(53,600 posts)
15. +1
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:54 PM
Jul 2013

JustAnotherGen

(33,394 posts)
4. And on this thread by Sheepshank
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:48 AM
Jul 2013
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023222235

We have someone harping on and on about how they don't like being called a Libertarian or a racist.

And the reality is - that same mindset calls us Fascists and Nazis and makes snide remarks about "the trains running on time."

A few days ago we had someone come back here and reference "cockroaches". And they didn't like me pointing out that same language was used by the Hutus in Rwanda towards Tutsis - with reference by the way. I was alerted on and the jury allowed it to stand.

As well they should have. They are ratcheting up the language. And while they talk about the Stasi, and collaborators etc etc I want to say: Please. That is so 1940. Hope you are safe and sound back there. Because shit went down 20 years ago in a civilized country after 30/40 years of political conflict and all it took was a complicit media and angry people with machetes.

Neighbor against neighbor.

Words matter.

Cha

(305,137 posts)
5. When they yuck it up about the "Stasi" they are stupidly
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 06:07 AM
Jul 2013

insulting those who suffered under the German Stasi.

Yes, "words matter", Gen.

 

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)
6. You really should stay off political boards if you can't handle posts like that one. n/t
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 08:13 AM
Jul 2013
 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
7. No. I am fine. It is the way the purists lie to themselves
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 08:23 AM
Jul 2013

They have repeatedly told us folks who are supportive of Obama that they aren't insulting him or attacking him--they are merely pointing out failure of policy etc. etc.

So I am pointing out examples where some of them do exactly that. They really do have a group who will say vile things about top Dem leaders on an ostensibly Dem site.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
11. Pretzel doesn't seem to object to the content perhaps as much as the location.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:07 AM
Jul 2013

May I remind you as well that the appropriate forums for firebreathers are elsewhere, not in this group. Only the uncouth and unlettered crash rooms not designated for quarrels. To violate the group's TOS is to reveal yourself as disrespectful of others, and therefore of yourself. And that's contemptible.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
8. A lot of that garbage gets vomited by posers, trolls, and the like
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 10:58 AM
Jul 2013

They're from the other side or working for it knowingly/unknowingly. But the facts of the matter, regardless of where right and wrong lie, pale beside the undeniable fact of their philistine behavior.
The purpose is only to stir up and distract. They know group members aren't going to be swayed by their arguments when they lack the common civilized courtesy of respecting proper boundaries. And they know how badly they behave, because they'd hand you your head on a silver platter if you went to one of their groups and challenged them in the least. Hell, they try to decapitate you here, where they don't belong at all. I learned a long time ago not to listen to bullies.

But I look forward to the time when such intruders are dealt with more swiftly, effectively and permanently. I'm told that's being done behind the scenes, but it would be encouraging to see more results out front. That's the main persuader, no matter what level of personal trust we might harbor.

 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
10. Looking forward to it
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:04 AM
Jul 2013

Any upcoming purges, that is. Anyway, I am trying to be more civil and use logic and facts when someone says angering things.

All of you feel free to point it out to me if you see it (rather than me waiting til I get to the level of having posts hidden).

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
13. I probably have less patience than you have.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 11:12 AM
Jul 2013

Many of my relatives came through the Longshore and Teamsters unions; you know about how long crashers would last around them. I have NO patience with crashers and bullies. None at all. In fact, some people who know me well enough claim that I could make Rahm Emmanuel look like Mr. Rogers.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
16. Please do not bring disputes from GD into the BOG.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 03:21 PM
Jul 2013

The purpose of the BOG is to discuss and support the policies of President Obama in an atmosphere free of recrimination and vitriol.

Bringing in GD disputes here only degrades the atmosphere here.

If the atmosphere in GD bothers you please gather your facts and take on the issue or just ignore them and go to LBN, the Lounge and here.

Beside being against the SOP of the BOG it is unfair to raise an issue that the other side cannot respond to because it is a protected group.

Thank you for your understanding.

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