Right wing trolls are trying to divide us with the Democrat vs. Democrat tactic .

[Kingofalldems]

Don't let them.

[GoCubsGo]

1. Yes. I just trashed such a thread before I saw this.

I am sure it won't be the last one of those today.

[Autumn]

2. Yes they are using lies to divide. The good part is people are on to them

[Left-over]

26. Important!!!!

Any Democrat is superior to any Rethug. "Vote Blue whatever you do"

[JudyM]

59. Tediously predictable masses of hot air.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I have blocked 3 the past week.

Do you think DU will be in danger of being hacked in November? I sure hope not, I missed it so much after the last one...

[Scurrilous]

4. Yep.

[Kingofalldems]

5. The great news from Sen. Warren today must have sent them scrambling.

[hlthe2b]

6. Given how often these identical topic threads pop up, one might certainly wonder that... n/t

[LanternWaste]

7. Ye shall know them by their fruit-juice boxes...

...as they furiously type bumper-stickers filled with inaccurate long division.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. what about trump, trump, trump?

All the noise about TrumPutin makes it kinda hard to dig out info on Dems vs Reps from states to Congress. That may not have a thing to do with RW plants, though.

Almost missed this heart-breaker and rage-maker:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211280299

[hlthe2b]

9. On this score do any long term DUers remember the prolific poster

who after YEARS on DU (may have been on DU2) and probably a hundred thousand posts or more in which a lot of pot-stirring occurred, finally outed himself and was "tombstoned'? It was a long time ago, but realizing how often DUers assume the trolls are almost always relative "newbies" I wish I could remember that famous incident. It was a shock to all, even those who might have had a hunch... Anyone remember "his" name?

[Turin_C3PO]

10. Seven.. something or other was the name.

I believe I remember the incident. I had a different account at the time (for the life of me I can’t remember my old username). But yeah, trolls can and have had long term, donor star accounts.

[SidDithers]

16. Yeah that was it. Seventhson...nt

Sid

[hlthe2b]

17. YES!!!!

[Mosby]

20. TM99 trolled DU for years

So did DB, and the beer and travels guy.

[Squinch]

37. OMG! TM99 was such a dumb pain in the ass. I remember wondering how he remembered

to breathe, he was so dim.

[Mosby]

39. he trolled JPR for a while and now posts at discussionist

As a libertarian basically.

At least the beer and travel money guy was kinda funny.

Remember Dain Bramaged (sp)?

He was a trip.

[Squinch]

44. I remember the name and that I often had disagreements with him, but I can't

remember anything else about him.

[Agschmid]

42. Yup.

[madinmaryland]

45. Random Thoughts or something like that.

They finally kicked him off the board.

[Turin_C3PO]

19. Yes, Seventhson!

He unmasked the night of the 2004 election, right?

[hlthe2b]

21. Yes.. there were several that did, but he was notable... Sent nasty emails to a lot of DUERs

to gloat...

I seem to remember H20Man getting into it with him and "almost nailing him", but he persevered until he self-outed.

[Turin_C3PO]

22. Yes he did. Oh, CubanLiberal was another troll that I remember.

[spooky3]

52. And he claimed to be part of a couple, with Padraig.

They were probably both the same troll and were/was banned.

[madinmaryland]

46. cboy4???

He hasn't made an appearance in quite a few years.

[SidDithers]

50. He was a sports forum troll, wasn't he?...

Big Barry Bonds fan?

Wasn’t he part of a tag team? Or was he posting as two people?

Amazing how many have come and gone over the last 16 years.




Sid

[madinmaryland]

53. BWAHAHA!! cboy4 and Upton. Pete and Repeat!!

[hlthe2b]

18. You and Sid got it! Kudos.

[SidDithers]

12. Was that Jiacinto?...nt

Sid

[hlthe2b]

13. well, he was one, but the poster I'm thinking of was here even longer and flew under the radar

much better as I recall. I think Jiacinto mainly had bipolar or related mental health issues...

[Maraya1969]

14. I remember the incident. Don't remember the name.

[rzemanfl]

25. No, but it seems some will give it the old college try. n/t

[RhodeIslandOne]

48. I think there have been a few

One guy on election night 2004.

[grantcart]

11. 22 days before we take back the House and they want to litigate 2020 primaries

Or get us drawn into discussions about being called racist over a parking spot.

Every Democrat I know only wants to know the latest poll or talk about yesterday's canvassing results.

22 days, everything else is a useless distraction.

[Squinch]

15. Yes. And high post counts just mean they've been trolling us for a long time.

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[rzemanfl]

27. "Trolling." n/t

[getagrip_already]

30. trilling fits also.....

[rzemanfl]

33. How so? n/t

[getagrip_already]

35. the literary use is

To speak in a very high voice. A lot of the trolls tend to be very opinionated and in your face. like yelling a few inches from your face obnoxious.

Just my take. ymmv.

[rzemanfl]

41. Squinch indicates a typo. I get your literary allusion. I wasn't thinking aurally. n/t

[Squinch]

34. Thanks.

[Kingofalldems]

40. Too long I say.

[Fla Dem]

23. Yup the "Ill never vote for so & so Democrat for President because....." memes are already starting.

We get enough phoney crybaby crap about our candidates from the RW and far LW. These are disruptive people who made the last Democratic primary and general election hell for those of us who supported our candidate and wanted to beat Trump and the Republicans.

One thing you can say about the Republicans, they may go tooth and nail during the primaries, but they fall in line during the general elections.

[ZeroSomeBrains]

24. Vote straight ballot dem

There's actually a decent local race in my state senator race to look forward to as well as getting rid of governor ruiner. But as always vote blue no matter who.

[still_one]

28. Yes they are, and it isn't just right wing trolls. I suspect there are other influences that are

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outside the country

[Andy823]

43. Yep I agree

I think a whole lot of those who left, or were banned from DU, are back. Same kind of BS that happened before they "moved" on to a safer place to spew there crap. Funny thing is they aren't fooling anyone, even though they are trying pretty hard to do so.

[oberliner]

29. Some posters are trying to push Avenatti even as he attacks other Democrats

It's pretty sad.

[Kingofalldems]

32. Well I push Avenatti because right wingers hate him.

Interesting that you came by.

[Squinch]

36. Some posters post for years, always with the goal of dividing Democrats.

One wonders why they would spend so much time among those they wish harm to. Why would they not spend their time among like-minded people, or on positive pursuits?

But they choose not to. Their lives must be deserts of self-imposed emptiness.

[melman]

47. And some imagine themselves in a position to decide who is who

and then declare who it is that doesn't belong. It's a strange thing, this grandiosity. Who knows where it comes from.

[Squinch]

49. Go away, melman.

[LanternWaste]

38. Awkwardly forced false equivalency.

15 yards or half the distance to the goal, whichever is less, and an automatic first down.

[still_one]

51. One might get the impression from the news that the biggest news stories of the day are that

Ms. Daniels lost her case, and that Senator Warren released her DNA

I am in great anticipation to see what the MSM considers the biggest stories of the day tomorrow

[vercetti2021]

31. More of the wiser now

And thus on the 6th...we'll see who has the last laugh. I believe we shall

[RHMerriman]

54. Well said!

Well said!

[KCDebbie]

55. And we fall for this crap EVERYTIME!

If not here at DU, then at FB or Twitter!

And lots of times, looking back, it's easy to see that the post was intended to disrupt!

[Iggo]

56. Like a new deal all over again.

[major debacle]

57. Seems apropos...

[Jim Lane]

58. There's also the Democrat vs. Independents who align themselves with Democrats tactic

I don't think all those posts are from right-wing trolls. I do think that the right-wing trolls are happy to see those posts.