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In reply to the discussion: What the hell, DU? [View all]zeeland
(247 posts)139. What a shitty thing to do.
The post was made to look authentic. I like giving people the benefit of the doubt
but misunderstood is pushing it. I cancelled my post and contacted the OP to thank
them for the OP and suggest I would complain if I thought it would do any good.
Violet Crumble has much better DU credentials than I do so not getting into it
any further except to suggest an apology which I'm sure is not forthcoming.
Thanks for the explanation.
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Part of the problem is that the word "liberal" is often used interchangeably with
merrily
Jul 2013
#74
Yep: Some think it repression when 'the other' does it, 'defending freedom' when one does it.
panzerfaust
Jul 2013
#84
What hapened? Congnitive dissonance. Are we pro-Obama or Pro-Civil Liberties
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#157
Where's the sarcasm tag. You just forced me to exercise idependant thought...
TheMadMonk
Jul 2013
#11
Neither are they saying it's more important than the issue of Mr. Snowden. :-/ n/t
DeSwiss
Jul 2013
#17
I agree. Sad that the OP comes out of "lurking" just to smear fellow DUers. nt
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#58
So you claim that James Clapper changed the surveillance programs when Obama became president?
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#169
There is no difference in wiretapping w/o a warrant and wiretapping with a FISA kangaroo warrant. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#167
You're changing the subject. I asked the poster for a link to back up his assertions.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#194
Right. Got "a link" to someone smearing Snowden AND acknowledging his point?
DirkGently
Jul 2013
#49
Not true. I asked for a link to back up the poster's assertion. Which no one has done.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#68
It is not an "answer." I asked for a link that says what you claim DUers are saying.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#239
It is PRECISELY that easy. As a Catholic and a Democrat, I support principles, not fallible men.
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#37
My bet is that the 50-centers or trolls have dummy accounts set up just to do jury-duties.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#98
Indeed. If 4 people just don't like you your post gets hidden. Doesn't matter if rules were broken.
L0oniX
Jul 2013
#179
In fairness to the admins, the paid shills are very good at not crossing the line.
Zorra
Jul 2013
#232
If you're a left-leaning, 4th Amendment loving, anti-corporate, anti-establishment libertarian
baldguy
Jul 2013
#39
Obama is the one calling for power to be scaled back. Vote a different Congress in 2014
JaneyVee
Jul 2013
#45
Then his rogue justice dept. needs to be leashed, they are going for a cover-up
Dragonfli
Jul 2013
#105
She has backed herself into a corner where she has to deny that any massive domestic surveillance
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#127
So then you DISAGREE with the current surveillance of Americans? That's good to know
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#241
Right!Despite"Years of challenges to NSA"it keeps growing like a malignant cancer
Divernan
Jul 2013
#141
Perfectly stated - thanks for putting down what I've been feeling for weeks. K and R.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2013
#94
She is a host of GD. What probably happened was that some hosts had voted to lock this,
scarletwoman
Jul 2013
#174
When the Snowden story broke, they came out with entire sock drawers! n/t
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#134
You might be on to something. Actually, you have hit the proverbial nail on the head.
indepat
Jul 2013
#156
He's not kidding, even though no one can back up his assertions about DUers with any links.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#253
If Snowden was an unabashed liberal -- and a Republican was in the White House - would you support
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#180
I think I would reserve judgment based on what this guy actually did bring to light.
airplaneman
Jul 2013
#214
Thanks Pacalo, Greenwald has always supported SS and other Liberal policies. For a
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#216
I pointed that out because I've seen that labeling a number of times & it's factually wrong.
pacalo
Jul 2013
#218
Sorry a bit of common sense and pragmatism doesnt fit your version of a progressive/liberal.
DCBob
Jul 2013
#192
Well, there's no logic to defending Bush policies on a Democratic forum other
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#236
same goal as Sen. Cranston had in '78 and the DLC had in '88: to move the party
MisterP
Jul 2013
#238
not really: it just needs organization and willingness to *fight* for goals and principles
MisterP
Jul 2013
#247
alas, this is all stuff I've learned over the decade--maybe I'll make a nice, magisterial OP 1 day
MisterP
Jul 2013
#264
341 recs. You are not alone. There are a lot of us who feel this way.
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#257