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Haveadream

(1,630 posts)
15. I looked at the group once
Mon May 9, 2016, 08:23 PM
May 2016

And was:



I thought I had taken a wrong turn and landed at Free Republic. They are like having zealous, right wing neighbors, right? They get all wound up and spew a lot of hate but as long as they leave me and the rest of the neighborhood alone, I try to give them their space to do their thing. Sometimes when someone has such angry and extremist views, the only thing you can do is give them time, hope they will eventually come around and try to be there for them when they do.

But in the meantime:



As others have said, I tend not to alert on most offensive posts (in GDP) because there are too many! If I did, I would be too busy to read the good ones in the Hillary Group!











I avoid that vile like the plague. riversedge May 2016 #1
I rather read the crap on FR dlwickham May 2016 #2
No. I've never been to the Bernie group page. displacedtexan May 2016 #3
Hope, I trashed the forum weeks ago Happyhippychick May 2016 #4
I have absolutely no desire to go there. savalez May 2016 #5
I've had enough BS to last a lifetime this cycle. I definitely don't want to... SaschaHM May 2016 #6
I have no desire to visit the Bernie group. sarae May 2016 #7
I've had it trashed JustAnotherGen May 2016 #8
No. They inspired my first ever use of the trash button. IADEMO2004 May 2016 #9
I don't go in there at all wysi May 2016 #10
I trashed the Bernie Group so I don't see it. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #11
It's good for a laugh seeing how out of touch most BSS are redstateblues May 2016 #12
It has never even occurred to me to do that mcar May 2016 #13
I have never alerted on any post ever. I have been here from the begining.... Walk away May 2016 #14
I looked at the group once Haveadream May 2016 #15
Whats the Bernie Group? William769 May 2016 #16
If I had to alert on posts that violate the SoP, I'd have to flag all the smart factual posts. IamMab May 2016 #17
Someone would to pay me a lot of money to torture myself that way. Although if I happen to read kerry-is-my-prez May 2016 #18
Trashed them months ago. sheshe2 May 2016 #19
No. I never have and I never will. eom BlueCaliDem May 2016 #20
No. I have a life; I have no time nor desire to alert stalk the Bernie Group. SunSeeker May 2016 #21
I have them in the ******* Trash Can.. I'm not interested in a damn thing they have to Cha May 2016 #22
I haven't been there in a couple of months. I leave the childish trolling.... George II May 2016 #23
I actually rec stuff sometimes, not going to lie. Agschmid May 2016 #24
I treat their group the way I WISH they'd treat ours DemonGoddess May 2016 #25
I have the Bernie group on block. hrmjustin May 2016 #26
A waste of time IMO Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2016 #27
I have never alerted on a post in Bernie's Group radical noodle May 2016 #28
The ONLY time I've been there NastyRiffraff May 2016 #29
Same here. Walk away May 2016 #37
I was banned from there a while back for pointing LuvLoogie May 2016 #30
I'd rather stick a pencil in my eye gwheezie May 2016 #31
I trashed the Bernie Group BlueMTexpat May 2016 #32
I've trashed BS and GDP. They're irrelevant now. Squinch May 2016 #33
I'd rather chew tin foil. nt charlyvi May 2016 #34
Yikes! Now THERE'S an unpleasant thought! NurseJackie May 2016 #35
Honestly, though, it's true. charlyvi May 2016 #36
I don't read posts in the Bernie group. I try to avoid Bernie's supporters as much as possible. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #38
I've alerted on 3 posts in the last few months. kstewart33 May 2016 #39
I was banned. ronnykmarshall May 2016 #40
Kick ... NurseJackie May 2016 #41
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