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But you're exactly right.
Sid
Key issue though - I could post an OP about the new show - Underground .. . Someone will come in here and tell me how HRC would have been a slave catcher. 
All the while screaming, of course, that their objections to her are all based on policies and are not on hatred in any way. 
good block! 
I see we've had to fully abandon the "warn first, ban later" policy. Given the caliber of the folks that have taken over this web site, I'm cool as hell with that.
I only had a couple hours this morning to check in on things, I'm coordinating an education conference (which will finally be done tomorrow, yay!) and didn't want to warn and then have them reply with snark and leave that hanging until now. And some names, when you see them in a thread, you're just like
I will say there is a huge difference in hiding a post and banning someone. I won't be bullied.
Freedom of speech!
I KNOW that isn't true, I know lots of Bernie people aren't bigots so it's interesting that you, as a Bernie supporter, on;t agree with me.
Also, you are in the AA Group, a safe haven, so behave.
I'm in agreement.
And you are on FIRE!
I couldn't decide if I should give him a warning or not.
I figured it wasn't going to get any better from there, sooo....!
The majority of us have nothing to fear.
Absofreaking lutely.
Sure.
get back on topic 
I said Southern Democrats generially are. (WHITE!!) face palm
. The title of his OP was "Thank God I'm Not The Only One" and he bolded the Stockholm Syndrome comments to make sure everyone knew exactly what he was talking about. The first time he did this it was repeatedly explained to him by many members of this community that his comments were at best highly insensitive and at worst blatantly racist. Rather than learning from that experience he chose to double down."
Spare us your manufactured martyrdom.
Craig's dad to Craig in "Friday": Boy, how the hell do you get fired on your day off??!!
I keep this one on my sigline just in case!!
Did that poster really come in hear just to tell you he/she was putting you on ignore?
with "boring" or the snooze smilie.
Yipes.
and fun 
Please don't twist my words. Thank you. (also, as many here on DU know, I don't do arguments. I have no real beefs with anyone) 
off suspension and this is what she does?!
Ruffles their damn feathers? 
Go easy on them brave.. posting willyt's PPR 'cause of his racist OPs are too much for their sensibilities.
Doubled down on his infamous suggestion that black Democrats have Stockholm Syndrome, by posting an article which included the same suggestion (along with comments calling black Democrats "battered wives" . The title of his OP was "Thank God I'm Not The Only One" and he bolded the Stockholm Syndrome comments to make sure everyone knew exactly what he was talking about. The first time he did this it was repeatedly explained to him by many members of this community that his comments were at best highly insensitive and at worst blatantly racist. Rather than learning from that experience he chose to double down.
If you post too much c.t., too many cats , or are all around obnoxious (in my opinion that's all relative and personal) I just put user names on ignore.
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ETA - if The Gio wasn't allergic this animal would adopt me as it's human:
Every time I get one of those alerts from hosting BOG and HRC. I go kick and rec the thread.
PS...I am so glad I am free again. 
You've taken far too much ugly crap just for being a strong steadfast black women who speaks her mind.
There's some deliberate irony up in that emoticon, too!
I kinda think posting racist (or homophobic, sexist/misogynistic, xenophobic ... or any other ignorant bigoted) posts will eventually get you banned. Candidate support has nothing to do with it. A definite to DU and its admins
Half the time you say EXACTLY what I'm fucking thinking.
ND wins the internet today!
Sid
Linked to the one in GD too! 
GD has hosts - they could lock it if they want to.
I'm choosing not to lock this op.
But I think it's frustrating for a lot of Bernie supporters, of all races and sexes to watch people voting against their best interests, and in doing so, help push the candidate that will help all of us fighting for a more inclusive society, out the door. Why is this happening?
Its not just me saying that, an interview with Killer Mike and Bernie Sanders:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-killer-mike_us_56704393e4b0fccee16ff248
"Mike and Sanders discussed a variety of subjects, such as: what socialism means to the black community (Bernie: "To be truly free, you need economic rights" , the meaning of social justice, why Sanders got into politics, why people vote against their best interests"
And from his twitter account:
https://twitter.com/killermike/status/673404138131202048
"So sad RT @NailzConnelly: @KillerMike isn't it sad how frequently people are voting against their own best interests?"
I know KM is not all AA, I am just using his observations to make the point. So its frustrating not having this addressed. I think Willyt blew a fuse. It was not the correct way to approach this, but I can still be empathetic about his frustration because there is no easy way to express this without it being taken the wrong way.
I also think one could say something similar about Union leadership endorsing Clinton. Willyt is not a racist. He was expressing the frustration towards voters of an identifiable community backing the candidate whose husband initiated among other things, the three strikes law, and welfare reform which hit the minority, and poorer communities hard, ...and even now is the second best candidate in regards to more radical social justice reform, and economic reforms that would actually help lift the disadvantaged, the poor, along with much of the AA community up the most. Someone who has marched for civil rights back in the 60's and has never wavered. And it is so frustrating to see this happen.....and not be able to get an answer.
IMO though its not anything particular to what race you are at all. It is a predictable combination of name recognition, MSM coverage, and being less informed. It is just that the AA community's in-general rejection of the candidate that would help them the most is very notable and puzzling. And it is not particular to one community. Why do poor white folks vote Republican? It is more sad than anything. This is/was a maybe once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to really turn the tables on the status quo, and to see so many, of every race and sex, vote instead for the Third Way establishment candidate is disappointing.
the other day. You may know it. I didn't. From Greek krisis, decision from krinein decide. We've been in so many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to make decisions; in a freakin' crisis - for 400 years where it concerns us. So your fear of missing out on something wonderful this time around is no longer an electrifying reason to accept Sanders as a savior.
We have a pretty good presidential voting record since given permission to vote that's ALWAYS been strategic, based on our interest. Trust that and if you can't you simply can't and I accept it, like we've had to accept and deal with atrocities far worse than this. So please stop electioneering. As a supporter of Clinton, I really, really, really, truly, for sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt know that you don't like her AND why. I don't want to change your mind because I know you're voting for what's best for you, without putting you thru the 3rd degree
I won't pursue this anymore.
I am truly just curious, and baffled. I've never heard an actual reason for the Clinton support vs. Sanders from someone from this community. And I understand that everyone makes their own choices for their own reasons, but I find it a little over-the-top to also assume that I, or anyone, can't look down the list of policies they are both proposing, (or not proposing) and discern how it would affect different segments of society other than my own. Yes its through my own filter, that is why I am open to the fact that I must be missing something because of that filter, and I am curious as to what that is. And so I thought I would ask.
My intent is not to attempt to make others "obey and heel" as someone else has accused me of. Why such defensiveness? Why the assumption that I am scolding? I merely asked for some clarification. Is it because Hillary and Bill have gone out of their way to establish more connections with the AA community? Is it because Bernie has been too critical of the first AA President? It it that she's at least not another old white man, and would have another perspective? Is it because the Clintons harken from the South? She has a great smile? I must only guess at the reasons. And all those reasons may be valid, but if I look at the actual policy proposals, and which one, going forward, can help all of us create a fairer, more egalitarian community, its Bernie. That is IMO.
Good luck. Whether Hillary or Bernie, I and I'm sure those in here and all of DU, are optimistic of a Democratic President. I will support whomever is the nominee. Nice talking to you.
At best, I think that you're not being sincere and want to argue because it's beyond belief that you've never gotten answers to questions that have been answered day in and day out for almost a year. At worst, I think this discussion is laziness disguised as an attempt to understand when all the tools are there for investigation. What baffles me is that you don't use them if you are being sincere.
I'm not curious why you support Sanders because I think my filter is not as thick as yours. And that is not meant as a snark because I'm thinking of filter paper used in labs. I know why after reading as much as I can, the debates, other info out there, as well as many one-on-one interviews of the Sanders.
I have no doubt that our next president will be a Democrat.
Nice talking to you, too!
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I was just about to write would it be easier to accept my choice, and move on, if I told the poster that I've been involved in the political process for at least 30 years, I'm college educated - science/art majors - and not a low info voter, I've had a computer - thanks to my brother, a computer guy - since the mid to late '90s, and seen a bit of the world spending a good deal of time in other countries. Shoot! I even lived in D.C. where I couldn't get away from politics even if I tried and well aware of Sanders from just about Day 1 in Congress.
Do all of us have to prove our mental state, besides a plethora of explanations pouring out since BLM's confrontation with Bernie last year? Seriously, I read about Bernie's deficiency with the AA community in Jan. 2015 before BLM. And was like, no problem, because I was happy for another voice in the race.
DU and around the web feels like being with jilted lovers who just can't take no, thank you for an answer
The hits keep coming
Such a successful strategy!
People can post what they want here freely but we are all supposed to be subject to community standards. For us as a community to have continuously failed to hold to those simple standards of decency is what has me so saddened by all of this.
It makes no sense to me. It's not that hard. I will never really understand why we can't treat each other with basic respect.
Whenever I get too busy for DU and I consider coming back, I seriously think "Do I really want to know what's going on there?".
I'm still hitting the bookmark, but my finger hovers a little longer every time.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/118744008#post36
It took me all of yesterday to catch up on the latest drama, and then all of this morning reading the WillyT threads.
I'm sitting here with my mouth wide open reading these posts about the beginning of the purge, and wondering what site were these people reading?
I'm not one for grave dancing but, I have to say:
He EARNED that tombstone, that's all there is to it.
The heavy lifting is done by 1SBM, #23, JAG, DSB, LS71, KEV(from my hometown) and the other regular posters in here. I've always got they're backs, not that they need my help, unless there are GIFs involved.
I try to keep my head in here but, DU as a whole makes me tired... Minus the few islands of relative sanity.
Most of the time though, I'm staring at DU like this.
Too stunned to post...
Oh god...thanks for that
This is my face lately when I read DU outside of this forum:
Between your face and mine, I think we've summed up how much this place has deteriorated. 
I'd hate to be the guy that has to clean this place up.
Because it's how you roll!
Sid
Stay Strong, sistah!
Cause you are killing it, since your return!
You remember that "Irredeemable" GIF I gave you a while back?
It would have been all over this place...
Today, though...
The Purge is coming! The Purge is coming!
I just...
It's OUR fault that he posted that BS. And it's OUR fault that the ADMINS decided that enough was enough and sent him packing.
Ever since Manny got himself the boot they knew WillyT was next because we have soooo much pull on this site.
They are fairly few and, really loud but they can miss me with all that.
shit on a regular basis.
Oh. who I am kidding, any and all problems on this web site all go back to bravenak. We know that's who all these mouth breathers really hate. DU was just a panacea of racial harmony, we all sat around singing Kumbaya m'lord until that one showed up. It's alllll her fault!!11one
I have been on & off DU since 2004 and you are one of the most ornery posters I have come across.
But hey congratulations for silencing another liberal's voice on this site.
. The title of his OP was "Thank God I'm Not The Only One" and he bolded the Stockholm Syndrome comments to make sure everyone knew exactly what he was talking about. The first time he did this it was repeatedly explained to him by many members of this community that his comments were at best highly insensitive and at worst blatantly racist. Rather than learning from that experience he chose to double down.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=109627&sub=trans
But don't let that stop you from jumping in and accusing the wrong person of doing the wrong thing.
knee jerk much.
back in whatever year & it was allowed to stand.. and now finally he is Hoisted on his own Insulting PETARD.
Want to know how Happy I am?..
Mahalo for your, OP, Brave!
