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Title: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: dutch508 on January 10, 2016, 08:37:29 AM
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EffieBlack (4,142 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251990466

My God - What happened to this place?


I haven't been here much recently but am completely stunned at what I'm seeing. This forum is unrecognizable. If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was a Republican website, with all of the attacks on Democrats with little positive discussion about our own candidates, issues, etc. just vicious smears, accusations, name-calling, "my candidate is an infallible god, your Democrtic candidate is a corrupt/naive/arrogant spawn of the devil and anyone who supports him/her is a stupid idiot."

What I'm reading here is virtually indistinguishable from the content of the most virulently hateful right wing websites.

What in the hell happened to DU?

wait til Hillary takes the nod by pulling out the super delegates card and Skinner starts the Bernie Purge.

it will be glorious!

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nolabels (11,825 posts)
14. Before 2008 it wasn't this ugly

Back in the early days people took in the information from the posts more completely before making a reply that was good, bad or just indifferent. People came here for knowledge and not for one-ups-man-ship and bombastic turnabouts. I still come here to see what's going on but its much harder to gain any knowledge because there is just so much B.S. one needs to sift through first.

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DCBob (19,716 posts)
2. Some I think are Republicans... many are independents or socialists... seems few are Democrats.

Its disturbing.

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EdwardBernays (505 posts)
3. The only people that are Democrats are people supporting Hillary...

Apparently.

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Ichingcarpenter (35,615 posts)
23. Isn't this META?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025307978

DISRUPTIVE META-DISCUSSION
Positive threads about Democratic Underground or its members are are permitted.

Threads complaining about Democratic Underground or its members; threads complaining about jury decisions, locked threads, suspensions, bannings, or the like; and threads intended to disrupt or negatively influence the normal workings of Democratic Underground and its community moderating system are not permitted.

 :lol:

Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Patriot Guard Rider on January 10, 2016, 08:46:42 AM
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nolabels (11,825 posts)
14. Before 2008 it wasn't this ugly

Back in the early days people took in the information from the posts more completely before making a reply that was good, bad or just indifferent. People came here for knowledge and not for one-ups-man-ship and bombastic turnabouts. I still come here to see what's going on but its much harder to gain any knowledge because there is just so much B.S. one needs to sift through first.

Well, that explains why the DUmmies are stupid. Going to DU for knowledge. nolabels made a funny. :lol::rofl:
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: SVPete on January 10, 2016, 10:18:38 AM
EffieB, the state of DU is due to "blue-on-blue" Progressivier-Than-Thou and Victimier-Than-Thou urination matches and purges. IOW, it's the true face of "Progressivism".

:ownit:
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Maverick1987 on January 10, 2016, 10:23:27 AM
Most of us sensible folks realized DU was a s**t hole years ago.  Welcome to the club, EB
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: CollectivismMustDie on January 10, 2016, 02:41:12 PM
EffieB, the state of DU is due to "blue-on-blue" Progressivier-Than-Thou and Victimier-Than-Thou urination matches and purges. IOW, it's the true face of "Progressivism".

:ownit:

It doesn't get much more succinct than that.

Well done and Hi-5.


CMD
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: SVPete on January 10, 2016, 02:52:21 PM
It doesn't get much more succinct than that.

Well done and Hi-5.


CMD

Thanks. The foundation of DU was hating on George Bush and other Rs. Which they are free to do. But that any DU member would not understand that cultivating and feeding on hatred and bitterness, as they do, would inevitably result in that hatred and bitterness being turned inward on each other gasts my flabber (and that's not a pretty sight!).
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Patriot Guard Rider on January 10, 2016, 02:56:49 PM
Thanks. The foundation of DU was hating on George Bush and other Rs. Which they are free to do. But that any DU member would not understand that cultivating and feeding on hatred and bitterness, as they do, would inevitably result in that hatred and bitterness being turned inward on each other gasts my flabber (and that's not a pretty sight!).

They're like muslims. IF the entire world consisted of muslims, after they conquer everywhere, the shia would be fighting the shiites. Muslims know nothing but war. Whoever won that battle, they'd fight each other for some unknown reason.

Want peace? Drop the bomb, kill all those f*ckers and wars across the globe would drop to nothing.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Chris_ on January 10, 2016, 03:54:55 PM
Democratic Underground... the YouTube of political discussion forums.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: fatboy on January 10, 2016, 08:04:07 PM
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nolabels (11,825 posts)
14. Before 2008 it wasn't this ugly

Except for that little incident when Bush won the election and DU had to shut down to the public for a few days so that the world couldn't see the meltdown. That might have been the Dawn of the Age of the Mole.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Zathras on January 10, 2016, 08:28:25 PM
Democratic Underground... the YouTube of political discussion forums.

And not the.good YouTube like Achievement Hunter or The Mighty Jingles either.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: franksolich on January 10, 2016, 09:16:04 PM
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EdwardBernays (505 posts)

3. The only people that are Democrats are people supporting Hillary...

Apparently.

^^^this primitive's got it right, because the primitives supporting Methuselah are like the old Nazis.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on January 10, 2016, 10:55:37 PM
Except for that little incident when Bush won the election and DU had to shut down to the public for a few days so that the world couldn't see the meltdown. That might have been the Dawn of the Age of the Mole.
2004 & 2008 were bloodbaths at the DUmp.  For different but equally entertaining reasons.  Those of us who have been regulars at CU & here for that long know what I mean.
Title: Re: What the hell happened to DU?
Post by: Chris_ on January 10, 2016, 11:18:21 PM
2004 & 2008 were bloodbaths at the DUmp.  For different but equally entertaining reasons.  Those of us who have been regulars at CU & here for that long know what I mean.
I was around for 2008; 2004 was just before I joined.

Damn shame the site admin never bothered to back up his shitty server.