Do Bernie supporters really think anyone who joined in the last 6 months is a Brock plant?

[YouDig]

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I get a lot of times where people just respond to a post of mine by pointing out when I joined and calling me a Brock troll. And maybe it's just rookie-hazing, a little childish, but this isn't the only place where certain kinds of people feel better about themselves by trying to bully noobs. That's an internet-wide thing.

But do Bernie supporters here actually believe that? Because if so, it's a pretty serious level of delusion.

[Renew Deal]

1. DU has had a history of rookie hazing

But it's worse in the last month or so. I wouldn't worry about it.

[aikoaiko]

2. Are you here to correct the record?

[NWCorona]

19. I see what you did there!

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. Methinks thou dost pro... oh never mind.

[Scuba]

4. Not all of them, no.

[brooklynite]

5. What's more important is the people feel DU bloggers are important enough to disrupt...

...why would ANY want to spend money to influence a bunch of anonymous posters on a political website that has no relation to politics in the real world?

[Matt_in_STL]

6. I don't really know. Are you?

[KittyWampus]

7. No, most don't think the newbies defending Sanders and his supporters misbehavior are "plants".

See, that's how you tell.

New poster supports Sanders and the most egregious behavior by his campaign and supporters= authentic.
New poster supports Clinton in any capacity= Brock plant.

It's that simple and childish.

And that goes for Hillary posters who say the same about all newbie Sanders supporters.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. Stick around after the primary and the General Election.

Join the discussion of events and policies that arise over the next year. Thre is always a side to take and something to argue about here.

That will prove them wrong.

I think there is a high level of distrust of outsiders, and until you accrue 5000 or so posts the accusation of being a troll is not unusual when people's ideals are opposed.

[puffy socks]

16. "That will prove them wrong. "

Thus far my experience has been that proof of anything they don't like is waved off or justified with twisted logic.

[Agnosticsherbet]

21. Confirmation bias (confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way

that confirms one's preconceptions.

People do not examine any form of evidence that appears to confirm what they already believe.

Few people will pull their own beliefs and examine them.

[puffy socks]

23. Yes

It's incredibly hard to admit being wrong, especially if youve really been vocal.
Apparently it lowers dopamine in the brain and the effect is just the same as if someone punched them.
Its important to get to the truth examine your beliefs and change them when necessary and not let your emotions sway you, and that can be so difficult.

[WhiteTara]

9. At this point, I think that it is everyone who joined

in the last six months is a Brock plant. But hopefully things will calm down after the primaries. But maybe not.

[puffy socks]

10. Yeah

They really believe it!
Ive also been told I have a blog and Ive been welcomed back even though I had never posted here before.

These folks are extremely paranoid
everyone is out to get them , everything is a conspiracy or rigged.

The first time I believe I've ever agreed with Meghan McCain on anything, she is right, they act like a cult...I'll wager that will help Progressives get elected.

[ThePhilosopher04]

11. More than likely, yes. Hello David.

[LWolf]

12. Do Hillary supporters really think

that the Clinton campaign's ethically compromised strategies are a great thing?

I don't give a flying fuck when you joined DU, or if Brock sent you or not. Your credibility is the same whether you've been here since '01 or just got here today.

Zero.

[grossproffit]

13. Yet, they* don't question new BS "supporters" w/ thousands of posts within a month or two.

*they = those who accuse HRC supporters of being Brock shills.

[grossproffit]

17. You proved my post. Welcome to DU...Interesting name.

[MineralMan]

15. Hazing newcomers, unfortunately, is common on most discussion forums.

It actually use to be a hard rule on DU that such hazing would get your post deleted. That's no longer true, so people who do it tend to get away with it now.

I've always thought that such behavior was unacceptable. I still vote on juries to hide posts that attack anyone who is just new here and for that reason. Many DU jurors, however, don't vote that way, so hazings stand.

It's unfortunate, but may be corrected here before long, I hope, when the admins make a bunch of changes in how the site runs.

[Doremus]

18. Only when they post Brock talking points. nt

[Prism]

20. I'll just say

Anyone who has joined in six months and managed more posts than I have in 11 years is weird.

Take that for what it is.

[leftynyc]

22. No - they're so desperate

they're calling ANYONE (including me who has been here over a decade) a brock plant. It's pathetic.

[hellofromreddit]

24. I believe attacking your post count is just hazing from all sides here.

I remember my sub-1000 days like they were today.

Oh wait...

[cyberswede]

25. Locking, per GDP statement of purpose.

A forum for general discussion of the Democratic presidential primaries. Disruptive meta-discussion is forbidden.