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81. Were you around in 2016?

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 05:59 PM

Jul 2024

It was far, far worse. DUers posted vile things about our nominee and juries let them stand.

This is nothing. It's an understandable expression of strong emotions during a challenging time.

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I read DU every day and I haven't noticed [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 2024 OP

There have been a flood of them and they have been handled by juries mostly. I'm not seeing them now. mahina Jul 2024 #1

Yes there have! PortTack Jul 2024 #85

I have noticed plenty of it, and I wasn't even looking hard. DFW Jul 2024 #2

I alerted on a couple of comments early on senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #3

Same here. wnylib Jul 2024 #48

There have been many, but most were removed quickly. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #4

We keep being told to fight and to fight hard. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #5

Yes! senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #9

Well said. yardwork Jul 2024 #76

It was happening robustly until the governors met with Biden. Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #6

Yes, it happened often and EarlG addressed it in a couple differrnt posts. wnylib Jul 2024 #49

Ha! Yeah. Remember all the posts about how Governors are "concerned"... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #52

Watch and catch the propaganda slightlv Jul 2024 #66

Interesting that you didn't see any of them. I felt like we were being stampeded with them. Biophilic Jul 2024 #7

Same here. I just commented below. This is new. livetohike Jul 2024 #17

Coached as: a reality we need to consider. LakeArenal Jul 2024 #29

Exactly. Personally I think they very well knew what they were doing to undermine DU, and Biden. Biophilic Jul 2024 #31

Perhaps they are: LakeArenal Jul 2024 #32

Well said and agreed. c-rational Jul 2024 #46

Folks seem much more rude. Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #8

I think we should just be as polite as possible when people suggest trashing our votes bigtree Jul 2024 #12

See what I mean? I didn't deserve that. Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #54

why did you take that personally? bigtree Jul 2024 #58

I've said that a few times. oldsoftie Jul 2024 #63

They are not just starting to be rude now. usedtobedemgurl Jul 2024 #22

Since when has political debate been anything but? paleotn Jul 2024 #39

I'll let that speak for itself. Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #56

Like Sherman said, war cannot be reformed. paleotn Jul 2024 #73

It's mostly new posters who are doing it. Elessar Zappa Jul 2024 #10

Yes, and no. Two people who attacked me pretty vigorously were long time DU members. Biophilic Jul 2024 #33

That or those who registered long time ago but very rarely post Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 #42

I noticed that, too. BigmanPigman Jul 2024 #47

I've been so depressed about the news I took to cleaning out my garage CrispyQ Jul 2024 #11

I know where you're coming from senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #13

Come over and clean my garage,... there is a slight pleasant breeze coming from the north,... magicarpet Jul 2024 #25

Is this what they call gaslighting? senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #28

I cleaned house yesterday too! yardwork Jul 2024 #79

Yes. I did more than the usual amount of housework and gardening this week. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #16

I've been here 20 years now and never put anyone livetohike Jul 2024 #14

Were you around in 2016? yardwork Jul 2024 #81

Yes. I was here and you're right. It was pretty bad, but livetohike Jul 2024 #82

Here is one example Kaleva Jul 2024 #15

Was That An OP? ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #20

It was a post in someone else's OP Kaleva Jul 2024 #35

Thanks ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #37

I saw one OP stating Biden should quit Kaleva Jul 2024 #38

OPs that are locked can still be found Kaleva Jul 2024 #40

That doesn't read like a "demand" to me. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #21

Nobody here can demand anything Kaleva Jul 2024 #36

I did see some newbie posts early on that senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #23

Was it removed? oldsoftie Jul 2024 #64

Saying Biden should stop down is a rules violation onandup Jul 2024 #77

I don't see anything wrong with that post. yardwork Jul 2024 #84

There were quite a few. They got alerted on. Didn't have the good sense to call for orange, turd rapist to step down too brush Jul 2024 #18

And just what would posts here calling for BLOTUS to step down accomplish? ClickClack Jul 2024 #59

Who's talking about what it accomplishes. It just letting people know where you stand... brush Jul 2024 #61

Right, okay, because where we stand on the convicted felon is IN DOUBT SOMEHOW? ClickClack Jul 2024 #65

What are you getting at? Cable news and even DU was filled with guests and posters.... brush Jul 2024 #70

I have seen no posts demanding he drop out Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #19

Discussing what would happen if he drops out is very different senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #24

It certainly should be an argument against it. soldierant Jul 2024 #57

There were demands; I saw some. They just didn't last long. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #26

There were some wryter2000 Jul 2024 #27

Since 90% of my OPs are media criticism senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #34

There's a time to criticize a D president. It's not when we're 4 months out from an election. Sibelius Fan Jul 2024 #30

🏆 Think. Again. Jul 2024 #55

Post removed Post removed Jul 2024 #41

I got tired of seeing them GenThePerservering Jul 2024 #43

I read dozens. flying_wahini Jul 2024 #44

I stand with Pelosi TheProle Jul 2024 #45

They're letting the 'Biden must drop out' diaries run rampant at a long-term progressive blog I hang out at ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #50

Some posters are abandoning ship! What for? There is an orange shark out there. GreenWave Jul 2024 #51

"We see things as we are, not as they are." - Leo Rosten JoseBalow Jul 2024 #53

There wee a handful at first Warpy Jul 2024 #60

That's how I remember it too senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #71

I didn't bother to alert Warpy Jul 2024 #74

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2024 #62

Thank you for your thoughtful response senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #68

I agree. H2O Man Jul 2024 #69

Good post. yardwork Jul 2024 #83

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 2024 #86

I'm seeing an authoritarian tone in some posts. yardwork Jul 2024 #87

Right. H2O Man Jul 2024 #88

+1 demmiblue Jul 2024 #67

Some post news stories that put President Biden in a bad way. Emile Jul 2024 #72

I see the same. yardwork Jul 2024 #75

Good points senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #78

Anecdotally, it appears that many were appalled by Trump. yardwork Jul 2024 #80