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In reply to the discussion: Leave Discussionist Alone. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)245. I stated the facts, not what I think. I KNOW, I don't THINK that those juries unanimously hid those
posts and that the perp is gone from the site. There is no reason to try to 'think' when the facts are available. What that says is that the people on the site, a total of 32 at least, got rid of someone they agreed did not belong there. Not sure why you are constructing other scenarios when the facts are right there.
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I get that it allows all points of view. I don't care for that but it is what it is.
hrmjustin
Sep 2014
#1
It may not be their fault. Example: lead poisoning can cause one to become stupid.
L0oniX
Sep 2014
#26
No but you can give it a different room to play in. Think of it as the junk room. n/t
A Simple Game
Sep 2014
#112
But you can change ignorance. I never assume people to be stupid, ignorant, yes.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#207
Here's a link to an OP I posted to correct a right wing wrong assumption about Liberals.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#313
i have to say here that people, especially those with extreme right wing views and misogynists tend
locdlib
Sep 2014
#350
I stated the facts, not what I think. I KNOW, I don't THINK that those juries unanimously hid those
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#245
I read the comments of the jurors. It was pretty obvious that some of them were
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#288
Conservatives are human beings, too. You aren't telling me anything I don't already know.
kcr
Sep 2014
#308
I agree, I have family and friends who are Conservatives also. Not the Rush Limbaugh kind
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#310
You ARE aware, are you not, that four Discussionist Juries voted 7-0 to hide those posts?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#242
Ask EarlG. Oh, wait. Don't. He thinks the victim should have shut up about it. n/t
kcr
Sep 2014
#243
I asked you. How does it 'hurt us' to have four juries vote unanimously to hide the attacker's posts
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#250
No, you don't 'know enough' if you are not a member. Just as anyone criticizing this site
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#291
Are you seriously arguing that someone who is not a member of a site knows all there is to know
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#312
I believe you said you knew 'enough' to judge the site. Am I wrong, was that someone else? n/t
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#325
The attacker was banned pretty quickly from Discussionist, faster than many of his cohorts
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#209
You'll have to discuss that with the admins. A lot of people won't agree with you, but you're free
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#267
And another member continues to use the site to urge retribution against DUers
BainsBane
Sep 2014
#263
Link to the thread and I will alert on it. Seeing as how this last troll was quickly banned
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#266
Well, as I have said before in this thread I have been threatened online more than once. Simply for
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#275
I checked his profile on Discussionist and he is not active, his PPs have been revoked. So he is
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#292
Okay, thanks, I obviously misunderstood. You are correct, he is still active. The Doctor is not.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#341
I remember that. I alerted on a post that said, "Do you know XXX? What a bitch!"
roguevalley
Sep 2014
#82
If you haven't been there in awhile and are not now appalled at the level of misogyny, racism and
hlthe2b
Sep 2014
#2
I post on Discussionist and I don't post right-wing views. Discussionist doesn't look like a failure
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#94
Why would they do that, or even suggest such a thing? See that is the difference I have found
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#328
Yes, that is the best kind, the unexpected. Nice to see the hugs all around!
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#381
And, incredibly, I question that line of thinking. That is what makes it an interesting
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#145
How is putting all the nuts in one basket and getting them off DU a failed experiment?
Demeter
Sep 2014
#299
Why? I don't feel an overwhelming need to convert the infidels, so to speak...
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#64
Well the right-wingers on Discussionist will never change my thinking so we're even.
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#99
So you think that shutting down one site will eliminate the 'scum' from this country?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#72
No, you just made my point. DU attacking Rush, and other Democratic sites also, had
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#83
Why can't it be exposed here at it's sister site. Why are you trying to squash
boston bean
Sep 2014
#132
huh, my reading of this is you want everyone here to leave discussionist alone
boston bean
Sep 2014
#160
Wrong, I deliberately did say this was a response to Trumad's OP. Seriously,
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#161
No, that's what I thought. Do you want this site shut down also, aren't there 'mysoginist assholes'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#290
Good, then we are in agreement. I was getting the impression you wanted the site shut down.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#320
My only real accomplishment on Discussionist is to ensure that some right-wing hosehead
Aristus
Sep 2014
#8
Skinner said DU usernames were reserved on Discussionist for the same people on DU.
former9thward
Sep 2014
#20
I can definitely see how someone who enjoys putting down the RWers at Discissionist
kcr
Sep 2014
#12
Iow, if someone posts an OP putting down people who like to challenge Right Wingers
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#16
Well, if someone is defending them for attacking one of our own, talk to that person. I would
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#86
Who you are talking to is a woman who has been subjected to even more vile, sexual
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#170
Maybe because I prefer to deal with it my way. I hope that is alright with you.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#361
Setting up a site to profit off of trolls having internet fights. Mom must be proud. #whatever nt
TeamPooka
Sep 2014
#27
How sweet, a nasty personal attack complete with Nazi imagery. You didn't need to translate, been
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#335
Did you similarly acknowledge the command to 'Shut Discussionist Down'? In German?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#358
I am surprised that you, knowing her full well, think that she was ordering anyone to do
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#375
Are you talking about the person who ordered the Admins to 'Shut Discussionist Down'?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#401
We were talking about Authoritarianism. I believe it was you who raised the issue.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#411
Hey Sabrina, I actually changed two hard-right-wingers minds about the Iraq invasion.
polly7
Sep 2014
#57
Good for you polly, you have the personality and patience to present your views in a respectful
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#321
Lol, well sometimes even the patience of a saint would be tested. Name-calling doesn't bother me,
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#338
WEll, I have no burning desire to convert the heathen. What do we do if they refuse to
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#90
I've not been very successful but it looks like some of the media is coming around
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#153
this works well until its own members are all in synch with each other on misogyny...
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#173
Thanks, that of course is reprehensible no matter where it is coming from. I myself
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#53
Good post, and I could not agree more. Sometimes I wonder who is behind a lot of this
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#184
Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. Seems like the jury system is working over there then
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#100
Considering the make up of the jury system there, those hides are very positive imo. 7-0!
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#110
Better than some of the results I've seen here for posts that should have been hidden.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#179
So you would prefer those posts WEREN'T hidden? Would that have been just a 'random'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#186
So do we all, which is why I am happy with both DU and Discussionist where those threats
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#286
So you want Discussionist shut down? There are people here that are explaining
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#352
I want to be rich and beautiful and famous, too. What does it matter. Why do you care?
kcr
Sep 2014
#355
I am only trying my best to find out what it is you want. Lots of complaining but little commitment
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#362
And yet here you are in the middle of this shit? You didn't bother to find out what it was about?
JTFrog
Sep 2014
#175
When do we a get the Leave Stormfront Alone, Leave FR Alone, Leave Rush Alone OP? n/t
JTFrog
Sep 2014
#342
Is that meant to insinuate that Skinner, EarlG and Elad are guilty of setting up a site that is
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#360
Are Democrats allowed to post at FR? I was under the impression that Dems could not refute anything
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#367
So do I, but what's your point? Are you trying to accuse the OP author of closing her
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#269
I've seen enough of your posts to know that you seem to be one of a few clued in folks here
Number23
Sep 2014
#296
Thank you for this thread. How oddly absurd that people will say, "Every time I go there
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#60
I do not in any way support or apologize for any behavior that includes rude disruption
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#125
I propose that the administrators take misogyny and threats to women more seriously
BainsBane
Sep 2014
#144
I am not that familiar with logical fallacies but your post must qualify.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#133
Thanks Rhett. That is always an easy decision for me, to not participate in something
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#108
I strongly support "refuting". But when you run into those that don't want to play
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#138
I'm sorry, but there's a pattern here and it has nothing to do with Discussionist
Glitterati
Sep 2014
#75
I'm not interested in shutting Discussionist down. I am interested in adding misogyny to the TOS
seaglass
Sep 2014
#200
I don't feel I've attacked the owners and no, I actually think the likelihood of them making the
seaglass
Sep 2014
#214
On the upside, at least they're not rending their garments about the Men's Group lately. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2014
#227
Just saw your post, sorry for not responding sooner. You have hit the nail on the head. And I doubt
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#428
Sorry, I didn't read that thread. I am responding to Trumad's title. As I have said
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#91
From what I've learned from MsToad in this thread, the jury system appears to have worked
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#113
Yes, this is true. Change is gradual and not a guarantee, but it is worth the effort.
The Midway Rebel
Sep 2014
#142
Exactly. For the audience is a good reason for posting anywhere. So many people
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#147
People, especially unsophisticated morons, all have an inherent need to express themselves
MrScorpio
Sep 2014
#376
The conservatives really have trouble with facts and being confronted with numbers
Gothmog
Sep 2014
#384
DKDC (don't know don't care) sounds like far too many cases of DSBS (dreaded sperm backup syndrome)
DesertFaux
Sep 2014
#117
I absolutely agree and if you are familiar with my posts at all you will know that I
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#172
so you can challenge RW points, but don't want those points challenged here?
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#178
no i am not. people here criticize discussionist because of the RW views expressed there
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#183
the only reason people care about shutting down discussionist has to do with DU's admins owning both
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#420
Discussionist isn't a Conservative site, is it? And no one is forcing anyone to post
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#421
you might not care but others do. what gives liberals a bad name has nothing to do with DU
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#422
When you want to make a point, it needs to be based on fact. You just TRIED to make a
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#423
Great! That is the solution as I pointed out in the OP. Do you think it should be
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#193
Well, I'll be blunt also. Kudos to the members over there who voted unanimously against
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#211
I think EarlG makes a number of valid points. The only reason that crap was here was because
Electric Monk
Sep 2014
#274
That's an excellent post from EarlG. And he is RIGHT. Most of us here would never have seen the
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#431
I understand where you're coming from, but that's not what Discussionist is from what I've seen.
cui bono
Sep 2014
#219
Hell must have frozen over! Now I'm at a loss, I WANT to argue with you, but just can't find
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#249
Me either. Sabrina is one of the most principled posters in DU. I am glad you agree. nm
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#273
K&R for an alternative view. Even if I can't stand the place myself. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#244
Threats of violence or rape should be grounds of instant and permanent banning on both sites (nt)
LostOne4Ever
Sep 2014
#246
Agreed and that is exactly what happened at Discussionist. Four juries hid those posts 7-0 and
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#248
I just checked his profile on Discussionist and it says his posting privileges have been revoked.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#282
I'd honestly think that the biggest problem with shutting that place down is.....
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#259
If we could get, say, the late George S. Patton in here to talk about these threads
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#260
Thanks, BlueCaliDem. I agree that the same rule we have here, where you cannot
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#279
This is the internet. That 'shit' will never be 'wiped out completely'. It IS very much controlled
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#284
You were wrong. Like all sites, a few real trolls, such as the one whose PPs have been revoked his
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#287
No, it's in response to those trying to dictate to Skinner that he shut down Discussionist.
pacalo
Sep 2014
#305
That is hyperbole and has not relationship whatsoever to this subject. For one thing
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#398
There is a virtual army of paid full time right wing sockpuppets on the internet.
Enthusiast
Sep 2014
#304
True, but we have to disagree. They are far more prevalent on this site and get a lot
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#425
I understand. Weird as this may seem though, I find it harder to tolerate them here
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#427
I think it is completely relevant when people get threatened with horrible crimes.
WCLinolVir
Sep 2014
#353
I agree that no one should be telling others what or where to discuss. That is why Posted this OP
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#382
So now it's not enough to accuse DUers of being anti-American Putin supporters, are you
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#406
I feel it is reprehensible for any one on this site to use those old right wing 'saddam lover'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#414
So if people point out FACTS about neocon foreign policies which have already dragged this
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#432