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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Gothmog
(144,951 posts)73. Do you approve of the attacks on Congressman John Lewis by JPR tpes
Again, I was a delegate to the national convention. I was warned by my whip that the Sanders delegation had a planned attack on Congressman John Lewis. This was evidently a long planned event because my whip told me about it 20 to 30 minutes before it happen and I was later told that sanders knew of this stunt and took no steps to stop it.
The idiots at JPR were thrilled at this attack. https://jackpineradicals.com/boards/topic/hey-john-lewis-karmas-a-mf-aint-it/
Hey John Lewis; karma's a MF, ain't it?
When you had the chance to get behind a true progressive in the primaries, you pretended you had no idea who he was. Not only that, you did so in a press conference in order to show your allegiance to Hillary bring them to heel Clinton. Yep. You sold your legacy of police beatings and marches for civil rights with MLK to align yourself with the biggest corporate sellout loser candidate the dems have ever run. Why would you have done such a thing? people may wonder. Well, Im sure it has nothing to do with attaining more power in an already corrupt system that you dont seem to have a problem with now that youre a part of it. So when you take to the stage and claim that Trump isnt a legitimate president, not only are you wrong, youre also to blame for his having been elected in the first place. You and every other sellout in the party can all go fuck yourselves. And please do so in a place thats far away from any levers of power.
When you had the chance to get behind a true progressive in the primaries, you pretended you had no idea who he was. Not only that, you did so in a press conference in order to show your allegiance to Hillary bring them to heel Clinton. Yep. You sold your legacy of police beatings and marches for civil rights with MLK to align yourself with the biggest corporate sellout loser candidate the dems have ever run. Why would you have done such a thing? people may wonder. Well, Im sure it has nothing to do with attaining more power in an already corrupt system that you dont seem to have a problem with now that youre a part of it. So when you take to the stage and claim that Trump isnt a legitimate president, not only are you wrong, youre also to blame for his having been elected in the first place. You and every other sellout in the party can all go fuck yourselves. And please do so in a place thats far away from any levers of power.
NanceGreg is one of my favorite posters on this board. Nance collected some of the comments from that JPR thread https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028476265
you should be aware that the self-proclaimed True Progressives at JPR are not only in complete agreement with Trumplethinskins assessment, but feel that he didnt go far enough in discrediting the civil rights icon:
You sold your legacy of police beatings and marches for civil rights with MLK to align yourself with the biggest corporate sellout loser candidate the dems have ever run. So when you take to the stage and claim that Trump isnt a legitimate president, not only are you wrong, youre also to blame for his having been elected in the first place.
He went from Civil Rights Icon to Civil Rights Sell-out. Despicable.
He actively worked to take down the people's candidate and helped sink his the campaign of a fellow civil rights champion. His support of $hillary who was illegitimate in so many ways, greatly weakens his charges against Trump. Lewis helped sink the most legitimate candidate we have had in my lifetime. His opinion on who is legitimate or not does not move me.
Well, he supported a white supremacist and a white supremacist got elected. So I dunno what his problem would be.
How's his Super Delegate shit working for him now?? And his low life arm twisting oh yeah he is throwing his temper tantrum now!! tough shit!!
Fuck him and fuck his civil rights cred. You have no street cred now, Mr. Lewis. You could have been MLKs Siamese twin, but that means jack shit now. You sell out. Hillary ass kisser. Fuck off and cry.
Also on the JPR homefront: Trump is the legitimately-elected pOTUS, and all stories about his Russian ties are fake news. The Establishment is trying to steal his presidency away from him because they were planning a war with Russia, and the peace-loving Trump - as always mindful of the welfare of others - is standing in their way by pursuing a meaningful friendship with Putin.
Amazed at how the (alleged) True Progressives on JPR have so quickly morphed into Trumpettes? You shouldnt be. Thats what happens when a site full of malleable malcontents is overrun with RWers, and are willing to swallow any swill emanating from anti-Dem sources.
JPR takes the enemy of my enemy is my friend idiocy to a whole new level. They are now on-board with Mr. Tangerine Man, based solely on the fact that he saved them from the horrors that a Hillary presidency would have brought about like appointing billionaire, Goldman-Sachs-type corporatists to her Cabinet. (So glad we dodged THAT bullet!)
So beware of Trumpettes wearing JPR's version of True Progressive clothing. They were RWers (or RW wannabees) all along or sadder still, mindless sheep willing to follow the Judas Goat without hesitation, while pretending to be independent "thinkers" immune to being led by the nose to the slaughterhouse.
You sold your legacy of police beatings and marches for civil rights with MLK to align yourself with the biggest corporate sellout loser candidate the dems have ever run. So when you take to the stage and claim that Trump isnt a legitimate president, not only are you wrong, youre also to blame for his having been elected in the first place.
He went from Civil Rights Icon to Civil Rights Sell-out. Despicable.
He actively worked to take down the people's candidate and helped sink his the campaign of a fellow civil rights champion. His support of $hillary who was illegitimate in so many ways, greatly weakens his charges against Trump. Lewis helped sink the most legitimate candidate we have had in my lifetime. His opinion on who is legitimate or not does not move me.
Well, he supported a white supremacist and a white supremacist got elected. So I dunno what his problem would be.
How's his Super Delegate shit working for him now?? And his low life arm twisting oh yeah he is throwing his temper tantrum now!! tough shit!!
Fuck him and fuck his civil rights cred. You have no street cred now, Mr. Lewis. You could have been MLKs Siamese twin, but that means jack shit now. You sell out. Hillary ass kisser. Fuck off and cry.
Also on the JPR homefront: Trump is the legitimately-elected pOTUS, and all stories about his Russian ties are fake news. The Establishment is trying to steal his presidency away from him because they were planning a war with Russia, and the peace-loving Trump - as always mindful of the welfare of others - is standing in their way by pursuing a meaningful friendship with Putin.
Amazed at how the (alleged) True Progressives on JPR have so quickly morphed into Trumpettes? You shouldnt be. Thats what happens when a site full of malleable malcontents is overrun with RWers, and are willing to swallow any swill emanating from anti-Dem sources.
JPR takes the enemy of my enemy is my friend idiocy to a whole new level. They are now on-board with Mr. Tangerine Man, based solely on the fact that he saved them from the horrors that a Hillary presidency would have brought about like appointing billionaire, Goldman-Sachs-type corporatists to her Cabinet. (So glad we dodged THAT bullet!)
So beware of Trumpettes wearing JPR's version of True Progressive clothing. They were RWers (or RW wannabees) all along or sadder still, mindless sheep willing to follow the Judas Goat without hesitation, while pretending to be independent "thinkers" immune to being led by the nose to the slaughterhouse.
JPR posters are sick and sad people. Attacks on DU had nothing with these idiots leaving. JPR posters on this thread are so full with hate that they had to attack a national treasure like Congressman John Lewis.
BTW, Congressman Lewis was busy today
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Claiming that JPR posters are nice or innocent persons whose feelings were hurt on DU is a false claim. Russia had nothing to do with the underlying sickness of JPR posters
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ya got yer facts a lilttle wrong their hedda. Hillary was called every foul name in the book by
still_one
Jun 2018
#12
Great example Jackie, and we don't even need Joesph Cotton...................
still_one
Jun 2018
#17
No, they left because they couldn't get away with piling on Clinton supporters.....
George II
Jun 2018
#20
No. The Bernie supporters felt run off the DU ranch, so most went to the new digs at JPR.
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#34
I absolutely voted for Hi!lary. But the tro!ling at JPR was very literate and sophisticated...
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#36
"the atmosphere was made so toxic for Bernie supporters" -- the word "for" is wrong.
betsuni
Jun 2018
#38
Ive only been there a couple of time since the 2016 sprimaries, and you're quite right.
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#41
It is still toxic-the local Our Revolution group attacked a candidate because he was Asian
Gothmog
Jun 2018
#65
It didn't start out that way. As I said, it became a breeding ground for Trump/Russia trolls
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#43
As many Sanders supporters as possible had to be pushed to reject Hillary. It wasn't automatic.
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#45
I was speaking of more than two years in the past, specifically January - March 2016.
hedda_foil
Jun 2018
#80
"the atmosphere was made so toxic for Bernie supporters" -- the word "for" is wrong.
Cha
Jun 2018
#46
"The toxic atmosphere here on DU" made people vote for Hillary during the primary.
ehrnst
Jun 2018
#58
If I ever encounter one of these mythical and powerful Stein voters I will direct them here
Devil Child
Jun 2018
#35
They'd have to take responsibility first and so far none I've seen have done that.
lark
Jun 2018
#77
I think any such request must be accompanied by significant ads-kissing to be considered...
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#81