2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhy are we supposed to care that some anonymous person behaved like an asshole?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511925223http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511918420
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511915985
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511921904
If all that's required to prove X is to mention (perhaps not even substantiate) that somebody somewhere sometime was an asshole, I can easily prove everything.
How are these stories we're being spammed with relevant?
The sudden swarm of attacks makes it seem like the Hillary people around here are a lot less certain about HRC's "inevitability" than they let on.
Renew Deal
(81,869 posts)hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)I'll agree that those people are being assholes. Nobody should behave that way.
But how does that connect with the primary race? Am I to reevaluate my opinions on healthcare because somebody was mean to a kid once in a setting that appears to have nothing to do with healthcare? I don't think so.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)That's of the same form as the reasoning you've presented.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Does the buck stop with Clinton every time some protester moght act like an asshole at a Trump rally? Perhaps they were inflamed by her criticisms of him. Perhaps the asshole is a Clinton supporter. Is she supposed to apologize every time that happens?
larkrake
(1,674 posts)Bernie followers are not haters, Hillary has offended all sorts of folks. Bernie people wouldn't bother going to her venues. Protesters are mainly the disenfanchised, abused and undervalued citizens of this nation and what idiots take their kids to a rally? Really stupid parents. Wait until Trump people show up to protest her, that will be open carry and far fouler language
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Kettle.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Quite the opposite.
hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)that was genuinely funny.
hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)I swear I'm not an asshole in real life.
dchill
(38,518 posts)of a larger problem. Pot.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)and that evil Bernie inspires assholes or something...
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)Explain.
scscholar
(2,902 posts)That was the lowest point of this country's entire history.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)"a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty" when he hardcore victim blamed and slut shamed a victim of Clarence Thomas's sexual harassment - Anita Hill. (there were other victims, but she was a black professional woman of impeccable character and was brave enough to come forth)
Ever since then I refer to David Brock as "a little bit racist and a little bit salacious"
(David Brock is Clinton's right hand sleaze merchant or personal Karl Rove if you prefer, she must now consider victim blaming and slut shaming acceptable these days)
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)sounds a lot like a Brock dirty trick to me.
Certainly not something he'd be above doing.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)If he has to respond every time a protester is rowdy, that's all he'd have time to do. More Clinton fainting couch.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)pmorlan1
(2,096 posts)and the fact that so many threads about the same thing have been spamming DU says it more than anything. I'm afraid it's just more of the dirty, negative campaigning that we've all been subjected to this year. Should Hillary get the nomination expect a doubling of this type of campaigning because this is exactly the kind of campaigning that the Trump supporters love.
bvf
(6,604 posts)Not about the protesters, but on the subject of polling.
They're really fretting about whether Bush donors would be able to get her over the top, should it ( ) come to that, IMO.
The demands for loyalty oaths haven't spiked yet, either, I'll bet.
Big Rec.
VOX
(22,976 posts)For those who don't know the meme:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sea-lioning
"Sea-Lioning is an Internet slang term referring to intrusive attempts at engaging an unwilling debate opponent by feigning civility and incessantly requesting evidence to back up their claims..."
hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)we've been watching this show for months.
It continues, and I suspect it will get worse before it gets better.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)38 posts ago.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)Obnoxious numbers aside, ALL of the slams have become tiresome.
At this point you're getting some pushback. I'm not sure why you would expect to dish it out for months on end and expect folks to just sit back and take it.
Pretty crappy, no?
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)I use it mostly for suspicious new members that always post as if reading from a script like it were a job or something, a warning to ignore, rather than engage them, the purpose was a more peaceful less Brock spammed site.
I never thought it was funny, nor do I think the digital media specialists are funny.
That graphic is not meant as a joke, but as a warning to help avoid flame wars and nasty division. I don't like flame wars, nasty divisive treads or sub threads and I very much believe propaganda has no place in a Democracy.
http://reverbpress.com/politics/battlegrounds/confessions-hillary-shill-people-getting-paid-bash-bernie-sanders/
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)Sure could have used your "warning" since last August. It's been non-stop around here.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)where I'm supposed to mention transperency pages?
That seems to be all the rage around here these days.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)msongs
(67,436 posts)hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)Weak.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)People post information here. Take from it what you will.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Please keep ignoring it and doing nothing.