Q) How Many On-Line Progessives Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?

[Mark E. Smith]

[Lerkfish]

1. in college, I once knew a Mark Smith

he was a nice guy.

oh. your poll. its bullshit flamebait.

[Basileus Basileon]

2. Is it really "changing" the lightbulb if we just replace it with

another corporate-manufactured lightbulb? Changing it is just legitimizing the system.

[helderheid]

24. !

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

3. What, do you work for the fascist warmonger GE that you are even asking this question?

And if you do, tell your bosses to dump Tucker Carlson and leave KO alone.

[BOSSHOG]

4. NONE (not needed)

A progressive lights up any room he/she walks into.

[Lerkfish]

7. BRAVO! excellent comeback to flamebait

I wish I could recommend this post.

[NoPasaran]

5. If only M$M would stop marginalizing Dennis Kucinich

His ideas would illuminate the whole world!
:bounce:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. None. The "moderates" have turned us all in to the FBI.

[Lerkfish]

8. bravo! another great response to flamebait!

you guys are making me proud!

[RainDog]

9. didn't see the original flamebait but

bu-bye

don't want to see what you post no mo.

[Naturyl]

10. Just curious, but...

Why is every option a verbatim right-wing talking point?

Hmmmm...

[Lerkfish]

16. bravo! another good comeback!

:)

[TahitiNut]

11. Changing lightbulbs is off the table. It takes too much time to change lightbulbs.

We have more important work to do than change lightbulbs. No corporation will take the contract - there's no profit in it. Proposals to change lightbulbs only come from those without vision. If we changed that lightbulb, we'd still have a dimbulb.

[Basileus Basileon]

15. Great ones. Make a "How many Democratic leaders" poll.

I think it'd be hilarious. I thought this one was, too.

[Lerkfish]

17. brilliant (pun intended)

:)

[countingbluecars]

12. It only takes one and

they would replace it with a compact fluorescent lightbulb.

[MadHound]

13. Wow, way to spread more divisiveness and derision.

Making yourself part of the problem, not part of the solution.

[Mark E. Smith]

14. Ahh, c'mon. Just trying to have some fun with you knuckleheads.

It really has become quite laughable at this point.

[Lerkfish]

18. yeah, it has. Too bad you can't see you've made yourself the butt of the joke

that makes it even funnier, btw.

good job!

[Mark E. Smith]

19. Almost a third of the replies here are from you

Thanks for keeping it at the top of the list!

[Lerkfish]

22. hey, no problem. I like to see such complete flamebait on open display

it highlights what is tolerated and what isn't.

[Basileus Basileon]

23. It was funny. In the words of 4chan, lerk moar, plz.

If you're upset, make one about the moderates/DLCers. TahitiNut had some great ideas.

[Lerkfish]

26. speaking of funny, I'm enjoying your new biden icon

can you tell me what you like about the Biden presidential campaign?

[Basileus Basileon]

32. Sure. I made a thread about it, even.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3691584&mesg_id=3691584

[Naturyl]

20. Yeah, I bet it has... (n/t)

[MadHound]

25. Sorry, but your definition of "fun" is strange to say the least.

Frankly, if you're trying to win friends and influence people on the left, your method of going about it is counterproductive, insulting an entire swath of people, and continuing to do so with the personal insult of "knuckleheads" You might use that term with your friends and family, where such insults are OK because of the context. But using that term to address an entire group of people is indeed insulting, and piling this on top of your flamebait, insulting poll simply confirms that you don't want to make friends, just excortiate people for their believes. Like I said, way to be part of the problem, not part of the solution.

[Lerkfish]

27. don't you get it? the problem IS the solution.

the solution is to drive away progressives from DU and replace them with DLC and neocon operatives.

[MadHound]

28. Yeah, I've noticed the purge mentality around here for a few months.

Sad, really, and frankly if this continues in the real world where politics matter, the party will be in for a nasty surprise.

[Lerkfish]

29. yes, it has certainly ratcheted up in the last 2 months.

one wonders why, and what they hope to accomplish.

[iamthebandfanman]

21. keep on tryin to divide us!

but us dems are strong!

goodluck with ur centrist versus leftist war!


as for me, ill keep on trying to stop corporate money driven political hacks from being in office.
regardless of their political ideaology.

[southerncrone]

30. Another category needed--ONE....

ONE--And they should already have done it---changed to a new energy-efficient fluorescent bulb!

Let's get real & positive on DU.

[Toasterlad]

31. As a Self-Proclaimed Progressive, I Have to Say That I Found That Poll Hilarious.

If we can't laugh at ourselves, we're Republicans. For instance, if you made a poll like that about the "moderates" here...woo, boy, there'd be a ruckus!

[Lerkfish]

33. we'd never see it before it was locked and deleted.

:shrug:

[Basileus Basileon]

35. So make it and let's find out!

Seriously. If there were some sort of silencing campaign against paranoid progressives...why do you still have an account?

[Lerkfish]

36. lol, now THAT"S funny.

"why do you still have an account?"

if you only knew...oh wait, you prolly do.

further, since I did not donate the last time, I cannot post a poll like you suggest. I HAVE donated quite a bit in the past, but my employer froze my wages and my wife lost her job, so I cut corners where I can.

ah well.

[Basileus Basileon]

37. If I only knew what?

I'm sorry, I'm honestly confused. If there's really this silencing campaign against progressives, why haven't they tombstoned you?

[Mark E. Smith]

39. You certainly can't say Mr. Lerk has been silenced

DU provides an accommodating hothouse environment for individuals
whose opinions wouldn't last a second in the natural world.

[stirlingsliver]

34. Real Progressives Don't Change Lightbulbs

Real progressives do not change lightbulbs.

Real progressives, instead, find ways to conserve and use less electricity.

We always seek low-energy, non-polluting alternatives.

[Swamp Rat]

38. No need to change the light bulbs since the DLC has burned down the house...

and killed all the family pets.



:D

[David Zephyr]

40. LOL!

:rofl:

[Batgirl]

41. I had great hopes for this genius OP.

Hopes that were cruelly dashed when I read upthread that no offense was intended and that those who felt offended did so merely because of their own inability to take a joke.

Should you not show a little more pride and courage in your hatefulness in order to set an example that will hopefully inspire others to hate and denigrate their fellow liberals? But I guess you would rather pass on the chance to be that shining beacon and instead resort to what some people might misconstrue as classic chickenshit passive-aggression.

Sad.

[stirlingsliver]

42. Wow

"chickenshit passive-aggression".

No, wait.

"classic chickenshit passive-agression"

Please.

Share your true feelings with the rest of us.

Don't hold back.

[Mark E. Smith]

45. It's good to see that these folks take themselves seriously

Because I'm not too sure anybody else does.

[Bluebear]

43. Did this come from one of those >>>forward>> >>forward>>> >>>forward emails?

[Forkboy]

44. I wanna be Mark E. Smith

I got my act down, I got the riffs
I'll form a band, I'll get the best
He'll look so cute wearing my new dress

I wanna be the lead singer for the Fall
I wanna have gold records wall to wall
No, you cannot!

I'm taking off my clothes on stage
I'll be like Mark E. Smith someday
All the old men look at me
I'm thinking of you, Mark
I'm thinking of you!
--

Sorry, that's all I think of when I see your name.