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calimary

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141. I agree, Cary.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:27 PM
Dec 2015

Sometimes I'll slide by long enough to check the home page and it's Bernie Sanders-Bernie Sanders-Bernie Sanders-Bernie Sanders-Bernie Sanders and then some Bernie Sanders on top of it. Just not worth it.

I'm getting it on the phone now, too. Progressive Democrats called trying to raise money for Bernie Sanders. I told them I'm not contributing because I'm for Hillary. Got a nervous giggle in response: "OH... (big pause) Okay."

I can only handmade34 Dec 2015 #1
Thanks. Hugs back. Cary Dec 2015 #3
People take their inner angst and channel it through politics, religion, lifestyle -- byronius Dec 2015 #2
It's no different than 8 years ago, IMHO. Cary Dec 2015 #5
It was similar 8 years ago, but no nearly as venomous as it is this year and hopefully only..... George II Jan 2016 #160
Not all of us libodem Dec 2015 #6
Exactly!!!! Cary Dec 2015 #9
It's supposed to be.. whathehell Dec 2015 #32
Agreed Cary Dec 2015 #34
Yes, I think that's true of Hilary supporters as well. whathehell Dec 2015 #39
I am not getting it from Hillary supporters. Cary Dec 2015 #40
One reads complaints about being thrown off her forum too. whathehell Dec 2015 #112
So I have been told but I have not experienced any Cary Dec 2015 #114
I agree, Cary. calimary Dec 2015 #141
YES there are quite a few here who just REALLY enjoy fighting. calimary Dec 2015 #140
true. Cary Dec 2015 #143
There are also quite a few who want people like me to shut up Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #154
Well, as a Hillary supporter, I understand that one first-hand. calimary Jan 2016 #155
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Dec 2015 #149
What a great meme. Thanks. byronius Dec 2015 #23
Not sure what you're trying to say Cary Dec 2015 #33
I think you've responded to the wrong post. byronius Dec 2015 #45
I see. I misunderstood you. Cary Dec 2015 #47
No problemo. byronius Dec 2015 #48
Nice! n/t Chemisse Dec 2015 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #56
great post..... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #62
Thanks for posting that. lovemydog Dec 2015 #69
Awww, that's nice! wildeyed Dec 2015 #97
Smoooches! ronnykmarshall Dec 2015 #142
There is also a segment of Bernie supporters Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2015 #19
That is what happened to me! Chemisse Dec 2015 #29
Yeah Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2015 #53
Because they are vandals, not revolutionaries. LuvLoogie Dec 2015 #52
agree bs supporters have gone over the edge mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #63
agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #59
My position is the same as yours, which got me banned from the Bernie group. Squinch Dec 2015 #4
Ha! Cary Dec 2015 #7
Me too. I'll vote for whoever is nominated. I responded to a poster who said he would not Squinch Dec 2015 #8
Yes, it is looney. Cary Dec 2015 #11
Yes. It's short sighted, and obviously works against their own interests in the long run. Squinch Dec 2015 #14
What are their interests? Cary Dec 2015 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Dec 2015 #18
Actually, I've chosen to self-delete my response to you, because there has been way too Squinch Dec 2015 #20
Good point Hekate Dec 2015 #150
I'm sure a lot of Bernie's supporters are republican trolls... Blanks Dec 2015 #22
I have listened to him on Thom Hartman Cary Dec 2015 #28
I've seen him many times... Blanks Dec 2015 #44
That makes total sense to me. Cary Dec 2015 #46
agree about high number of GOP trolls.... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #67
Yes, I'm astonished at the amount of hatred they treestar Dec 2015 #116
exactly...using t-party smears mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #65
So, let's think about that... FarPoint Dec 2015 #81
Yep, that's the feeling I get as well. nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #83
Perhaps Cary Dec 2015 #84
History does not have to flow in a linear fashion for them. eom fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #85
I can see I am quite at home here... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #64
I bet we could get a big group of people who would be perfectly happy to VOTE for Squinch Dec 2015 #74
I agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #75
Its a trap! :-) n/t fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #86
Soylent green is peeeeeeeeeople! Squinch Dec 2015 #90
I see it sort of like this. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #10
Reading their post against Hillary are vile at times FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #16
I get nothing but hostile responses from them too. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #12
Were you here 8 years ago? Cary Dec 2015 #13
I was 8 yrs ago and some posters just took their dislike for Obama FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #17
Not Quite 8 years ago - I got here in 2007. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #30
I don't wonder why. Demit Dec 2015 #21
Aaaaand ... another one to prove my point! A broad brush "you all ask for it" attack. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #24
Exactly Cary Dec 2015 #26
great advice mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #68
Yes it's my fault that posters turn it against me personally. Cary Dec 2015 #25
exactly..... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #70
Nah, no one is "basking" in anything.. that's just another worthless accusation from Cha Dec 2015 #77
that originally said you all asked for it. Now he has changed it to. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #78
"Ask for it"? Ask for what? A Propaganda free zone where we're free of Cha Dec 2015 #80
It appears that's all they've got Lil Missy Dec 2015 #82
I sympathize, Cary NastyRiffraff Dec 2015 #31
I love Hillary Clinton too. Cary Dec 2015 #36
A good number of them appeared after Bernie announced RandySF Dec 2015 #35
DU has always skewed well to the far left of the real world. MADem Dec 2015 #37
Sure, I agree Cary Dec 2015 #38
I agree with you completely about the rudenesss. It's the personal invective that gets especially MADem Dec 2015 #49
Yep Cary Dec 2015 #60
completely agree mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #66
TFTFY fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #87
Yes--the big finish is icing on the cake! nt MADem Dec 2015 #88
DU does not reflect the Democratic Party or the real world Gothmog Dec 2015 #41
Cognitive dissonance. Cary Dec 2015 #43
I hope it will calm down. okasha Dec 2015 #123
I know I know. Cary Dec 2015 #42
Best way to respond is to point out, politely, what the person is doing. MADem Dec 2015 #51
Hillary is still female, so no, no one has learned nothing. Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #50
I just got yelled at in an entirely different context Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #55
that's pretty much it mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #71
Thanks! Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #117
A couple of them like to think they are some kind of bird-dog. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #54
Whoa, Starry - I just looked that up. calimary Jan 2016 #156
I just found that term myself recently. Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #161
Maybe I'm dense..... FarPoint Dec 2015 #57
agree.... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #72
dear cary mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #58
Thanks. Cary Dec 2015 #61
I'm sorry that's happened to you Cary. lovemydog Dec 2015 #73
I'm sticking with this until we have a nominee --- madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 #76
While that is great in theory Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #93
The most rude and disrespectful junk doesn't even get hidden Rose Siding Dec 2015 #106
Well I think what I've noticed is the underthematrix Dec 2015 #79
I would like to know Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #89
You're right Cary Dec 2015 #91
So why do people continue Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #92
My unprofessional diagnosis: Cary Dec 2015 #94
Thank you for that Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #95
You're most certainly welcome Cary Dec 2015 #99
It makes a lot of sense to me Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #102
there is a lot out there on sociopaths Cary Dec 2015 #103
Which can only mean that you haven't seen the movie Squinch Dec 2015 #153
This is exactly like the RW's Obama Derangement Syndrome. Ineeda Dec 2015 #96
I had not thought of it in those terms, exactly Cary Dec 2015 #98
Yes, me too. wildeyed Dec 2015 #100
Their only explanation, so far, is some variation of the gaslighting tactic Cary Dec 2015 #101
Being on the receiving end of the abuse wildeyed Dec 2015 #104
True. fleabiscuit Dec 2015 #113
Once you make it through a Primary cycle on DU AwakeAtLast Dec 2015 #105
I was here Cary Dec 2015 #107
It's worse now for obvious reasons. Cha Dec 2015 #109
For me, last time was not bad. wildeyed Dec 2015 #115
I was here too.. and it's worse now. Cha Dec 2015 #108
Yes you were! Cary Dec 2015 #110
Yes, we did and yes we are! Cha Dec 2015 #111
Much worse now. okasha Dec 2015 #124
And, it's set up for the minority to lose in the censored dept. I'm so sick of walking Cha Dec 2015 #126
It isn't just DU NEDem Dec 2015 #118
As if they're actually there working against BS.. because they're sure not doing him any favors. Cha Dec 2015 #120
Yeah, I don't get it NEDem Dec 2015 #122
Kos got extremely nasty towards Hillary supporters in 2008 Ellen Forradalom Dec 2015 #125
It's started up again over there that is for sure. NEDem Dec 2015 #135
Very rude an vile people ... Cary Dec 2015 #133
Probably because they're frustrated that their candidate is in a nosedive. George II Dec 2015 #119
Of course Cary Dec 2015 #121
Paid GOP trolls hired to pit Bernie supporters and Hillary ones applegrove Dec 2015 #127
The only problem is that the number of people affected are too few to matter Cary Dec 2015 #128
You hit the nail on the head. DU has been infiltrated by hired GOP disruptors. Fla Dem Dec 2015 #147
I think this is it... Sancho Jan 2016 #157
When they pretend to be good duers it is very hard to figure them out. I would imagine they are both applegrove Jan 2016 #159
Some people are frightened of strong women. yardwork Dec 2015 #129
It's not you, it's all Hillary supporters on DU. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #130
The tail wags the dog here at DU Cary Dec 2015 #131
All I can figure is the flame fests drive up clicks. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #132
I honestly don't understand it Cary Dec 2015 #134
Well, for what it's worth, I'm glad you're here. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #136
Yes, you are allowed to express your opinion. wildeyed Dec 2015 #137
Win what? Cary Dec 2015 #138
I too believe that winning in the big picture means wildeyed Dec 2015 #139
I see the marketplace for ideas as just that Cary Dec 2015 #144
Presidential years are the worst. wildeyed Dec 2015 #145
Yes. I agree. Cary Dec 2015 #146
We have learned nothing, apparently. There's a whole lotta really toxic crazy out there. Hekate Dec 2015 #148
It has become similar to trying to talk to a Republican liberal N proud Dec 2015 #151
Except for a VERY FEW exceptions, it's indicative of a Sanders supporter's tendencies. BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #152
You've made a good thread with excellent points here. Thanks. n/t freshwest Jan 2016 #158
I'm glad you find it useful Cary Jan 2016 #162
Some Sanders supporters are largely young children of privilege Tarc Jan 2016 #163
Their hubris and righteous indignation can be used against them Cary Jan 2016 #164
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