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93. +1 If people felt the Democratic Party were actually functioning to defend them
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 02:57 PM
Dec 2014

rather than to defend the corporatists and oligarchs who have purchased it, there would probably be more interest in a Democratic board.

People have lost enthusiasm for the "democratic" two-party system, because, as Jimmy Carter pointed out, we no longer have a functioning democracy.

Discussionist? nt milwaukeelib33 Dec 2014 #1
+1 ..nt TeeYiYi Dec 2014 #164
letting Putin-supporting RWers run wild isn't helping. nt uhnope Dec 2014 #276
Or letting pro-war everywhere sycophants cry havoc. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #378
+1 woo me with science Dec 2014 #480
I disagree to both letting both these extremes post is responsible karynnj Dec 2014 #552
Discussionist launched in May 2014 ... NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #342
it's important to look at the other factors grasswire Dec 2014 #432
Why are the Y-Axis numbers greater at the bottom. ret5hd Dec 2014 #2
It's not greater. You just can't see the decimal point. <--- I was wrong here. See post #22 nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #3
Where are the decimal points? dumbcat Dec 2014 #11
You're right. Something doesn't look right if you look at it as traffic volume. The graph is ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #22
Go through the Greatest Threads today - truedelphi Dec 2014 #154
Yeah, that was a "let them eat cake" OP. Autumn Dec 2014 #338
+1 QC Dec 2014 #352
+1000 nt Mojorabbit Dec 2014 #445
Unless you are invited to salons with Hillary Clinton your opinion doesn't count Fumesucker Dec 2014 #473
Well ya gottta admit it - truedelphi Dec 2014 #530
Not to nickpick, but... davidpdx Dec 2014 #475
I judge a person to be affluent if after another DU'er explains truedelphi Dec 2014 #529
Well said. nt woo me with science Dec 2014 #479
"DU is a great place for the affluent" ...that would explain the lack of empathy, L0oniX Dec 2014 #534
You're absolutely correct. I'm doing better now than I ever have with a well paying union neverforget Dec 2014 #544
I think you hit the nail on the head. Those who are doing well, most, not all, are impatient sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #569
Alexa only measures traffic from people using their little toolbar, that's why. MADem Dec 2014 #402
i think that represents a ranking Enrique Dec 2014 #7
Hmmmm... Now you have me wondering about that. EDITED: I think you're right now that I look closer. ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #14
It's completely messed up and misleading. alarimer Dec 2014 #27
Figured out above, I think. This is why I put the question to the board, to figure out ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #40
no, you build a chart to show what you intend ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #41
Agreed, and we shouldn't mistake volume for utility. mahina Dec 2014 #110
Because DU used to be a place where people supported Democrats Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #4
that's not true Enrique Dec 2014 #9
She wasn't hated by me or anyone I cared about. Just the haters. Cha Dec 2014 #243
+1 Hekate Dec 2014 #294
+ 2. Thanks for speaking truth to power, Cha. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #405
Truth to power? Do you know what the phrase means? DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2014 #571
Yes, I do. As I read it BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #576
+3 nt MADem Dec 2014 #440
In 2001 I thought Democratic Underground librechik Dec 2014 #499
This site was founded because AL GORE AND JOE LIEBERMAN were robbed. MADem Dec 2014 #509
Here at DU "liberal" depends on who is saying it librechik Dec 2014 #516
BTW, I was here on day one--because of Dec 12, 2000. librechik Dec 2014 #517
I was too--or pretty close to it. MADem Dec 2014 #525
I was driving everybody crazy on my non-political forums by posting anti-bush articles librechik Dec 2014 #536
Heh heh--I can relate! MADem Dec 2014 #542
It did. LWolf Dec 2014 #567
Chronic pessimisism takes its toll Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #12
I couldn't agree more. nt Andy823 Dec 2014 #219
That's exactly it - although I'm certain that is the goal of some members around here. BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #408
+1... SidDithers Dec 2014 #21
+1 Metric System Dec 2014 #43
Yep. I didn't join to argue with Republicans. Ikonoklast Dec 2014 #117
Well..... Historic NY Dec 2014 #187
Not only attacks Democratic politicians and the Party ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #142
+1 freshwest Dec 2014 #565
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #166
GOP attacks are not sophisticated. Its easy to learn what they are. You are assuming stevenleser Dec 2014 #205
WTF kind of bashing is this? Sheepshank Dec 2014 #250
If you have something to say, say it Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #261
Sid a neocon troll? Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #460
Hillary = Caligula. Hillary = Nixon. Straight from the vile fantasies of Newt Gingrich. Hekate Dec 2014 #293
Thank you! I could not have said it better. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #324
Don't forget "But OBAMA hisself said he was a moderate RepublIcan!!one" and "Nixon was to the left Number23 Dec 2014 #470
Amen, sister. Hekate Dec 2014 #488
The feeling is more than mutual Number23 Dec 2014 #537
Oh bullshit MFrohike Dec 2014 #308
Yep. Marr Dec 2014 #327
Great post! nt Mojorabbit Dec 2014 #448
True AndreaCG Dec 2014 #400
that is EXACTLY what I was thinking... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #28
+1. Why hang around a site dedicated to bashing every Democrat. FSogol Dec 2014 #54
why not? nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #65
Why not, indeed? A good proportion of them need bashing, plus Nay Dec 2014 #285
Exactly. laundry_queen Dec 2014 #426
+1 for bashing "conservatives". Conservatives are republican. They should just own it. RiverLover Dec 2014 #411
Snort. progressoid Dec 2014 #58
Been here since early 2001 deutsey Dec 2014 #193
+1 LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #74
Where people supported Democratic Values and not DLC/Third Way values. The demands on sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #83
'We will vote on ISSUES only' - yes! The vitriol that rains on people here Nay Dec 2014 #273
You're not the only one. Many people have given up on partisan forums where all they hear from sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #435
The message of '14 was delivered from a million couches: "Yawn. I don't care. Pass the chips." Hekate Dec 2014 #303
Amen to that. blue neen Dec 2014 #354
Oh please, you are delivering the same old 'we must elect anyone who slaps a D after their name' sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #433
My daughter in CO told me she didn't vote marlakay Dec 2014 #447
+1. I don't even think it was a principled stand on the part of voters. Marr Dec 2014 #466
Interesting Post...Sabrina 1....something to think hard about..for Future KoKo Dec 2014 #538
I've always been an issues voter, LWolf Dec 2014 #568
i am all for criticism but sometimes it gets too personal with thd 2016 primary fight. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #89
The jury system is utterly inadequate for the upcoming primary bloodbath. cyberswede Dec 2014 #279
Thanks cyberswede! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #287
I think that's it mostly. DU is sort of a pergatory place LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #138
"that awful Stormfrontish Discussionist forum" Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #463
Combine that with the disaster of a jury system LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #149
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #163
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #172
What might your team be? Skidmore Dec 2014 #218
LOL!!! Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #178
because too many see posting on DU as Activism and being some kind of revolutionary JI7 Dec 2014 #199
+infinity nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #208
Yup. Some of us want to move the country forward taking into account political realities. stevenleser Dec 2014 #207
Ignoring political reality? Generic Other Dec 2014 #302
It's worse than that, Steve, I'm afraid. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #396
That's my conclusion, Cali_Democrat. lumpy Dec 2014 #260
+1000 baldguy Dec 2014 #289
LOL, ok. nt Logical Dec 2014 #398
DU used to be a place that supported Democratic ideas LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #573
trolls and a general willingness to attack almost anything SoCalDem Dec 2014 #5
Good point, SoCalDem. Love your sig! Haha! nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #8
Well said, SoCalDem. Octafish Dec 2014 #91
If that were a new phenomenon Quantess Dec 2014 #129
uh hem.. that seemed like an unnecessary snark to me. (maybe I'm misreading) 2banon Dec 2014 #357
You asked a fair question Aerows Dec 2014 #360
thanks for that mon ami.. sometimes it's kind of hard to read intent on line. 2banon Dec 2014 #368
Hi Aerows. I may have offended you, unintentionally. Quantess Dec 2014 #397
Oh yes, you are so delightful! Quantess Dec 2014 #393
Strange comment and question. 2banon Dec 2014 #508
I don't think it's dying. HappyMe Dec 2014 #6
Honestly CTD... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #10
Oh, I imagine the numbers will skyrocket once we have President Paul in 2017 Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #13
Bingo Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #19
One just got banned the other day JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #33
Yep. Along with a good Skidmore Dec 2014 #130
+1000 Horse with no Name Dec 2014 #374
Gee ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #159
Hmmm, Let's see ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #167
+100 freshwest Dec 2014 #566
I wonder if it isn't the same discussion actually BainsBane Dec 2014 #24
Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #32
^^^ This (nt) Recursion Dec 2014 #329
Yes. n/t Aerows Dec 2014 #358
another Salient point... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #34
To your first point ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #157
Yup. Agschmid Dec 2014 #258
Cliquishness Derek V Dec 2014 #15
Indeed. Rod Beauvex Dec 2014 #23
+1 LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #76
Now you're just being funny. Formulating a coherent argument will get you where you want to go. Hekate Dec 2014 #306
I noticed that site as well. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #16
Many people felt shut out Aerows Dec 2014 #362
I miss Nadin. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #364
My interest has waned significantly taught_me_patience Dec 2014 #17
I'm no moderate, and I now rarely post here SoCalDem Dec 2014 #25
me too.... mike_c Dec 2014 #319
Moderates? Don't you mean DINO, gun-humping, cop-loving, capitalist pig, racists? branford Dec 2014 #29
Yeah, Them Too ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #190
Very well said. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #209
Orthodoxy DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2014 #18
+1 LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #120
"Enjoy your stay" lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #20
because they say things YOU like? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #37
The general hostility displayed to all those who don't already know the doctrine lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #140
I suppose you won't accept pizza unless Quantess Dec 2014 #139
WTH, I thought that was funny. Quantess Dec 2014 #268
I'm fond of pizza lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #277
Too bad I missed the brouhaha below. Quantess Dec 2014 #286
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #256
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberswede Dec 2014 #259
Because of those factions I don't like. I blame them. n/t Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #26
+1 octoberlib Dec 2014 #263
Oh, hello Comrade Grumpy! Quantess Dec 2014 #269
Was that necessary? n/t Aerows Dec 2014 #367
Probably not, but he has another think comin' Quantess Dec 2014 #372
Gee, I earned myself a stalker. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #389
Excuse me? You stalked me first. Quantess Dec 2014 #406
Lovely....nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #465
the site is less than it was... loveandlight Dec 2014 #30
Another old timer from 2001! deutsey Dec 2014 #202
You speak for me as well, deutsey Oilwellian Dec 2014 #241
It is indeed less than it was, mainly because there is so much less intelligent Nay Dec 2014 #270
Endless obsessive never-ending dissection and rumination about a handful TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #31
It does get old. 840high Dec 2014 #46
++ ellenrr Dec 2014 #69
++ amandabeech Dec 2014 #94
I remember fondly the great essays/essayists and the wide variety of discussion topics. I remember ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #99
The infrastructure places too much risk and too little reward for creating those essays. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #281
For me, I started posting a lot less when I started to become cynical about Obama XemaSab Dec 2014 #125
I know how you feel. SolutionisSolidarity Dec 2014 #304
That's how I feel marlakay Dec 2014 #450
Same here. I had such high hopes. Mojorabbit Dec 2014 #453
or circumcision belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #184
Or fear of accurate spelling and dogs. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #224
typos happen -and im not afraid of dogs, had em all my life belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #490
That and RobinA Dec 2014 #186
That's a good point. If I checked DU only once a week, WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #267
When were all the rape threads? hexola Dec 2014 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #36
I think it's because trolls who get banned for stuff like... SidDithers Dec 2014 #56
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #86
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #102
219,245 user registrations ... How could you possibly know that? Are you keeping records? nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #114
it's not hard to tell , most users don't post regularly JI7 Dec 2014 #204
Yea, but the volume of activity and number of participants...a need to analyze every nuance of every ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #215
it doens't take much, it's something that just becomes easilly noticeable JI7 Dec 2014 #361
I don't think you have to be on MIRT to figure out who is a sock on many occasions. MADem Dec 2014 #409
Posting behavior, comments, favored topics. joshcryer Dec 2014 #425
We got saga 13.444 code U-0009*22jjUy floor cram treble 9-1 snooper2 Dec 2014 #108
It's all about that bass, no treble. ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #112
you totally posted the wrong version of that song, here is the REAL Meghan Trainor snooper2 Dec 2014 #116
You just caused me to choke on my coffee, literally! ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #121
"Red beans and rice didn't miss her." Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #422
Mmmmm. Red beans and rice. merrily Dec 2014 #554
Here is Skinner's take on that issue: QC Dec 2014 #549
+1000 DeSwiss Dec 2014 #100
Well said. woo me with science Dec 2014 #122
Most of the posters who post about social justice were run off. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #38
It leaves Left Leaning Independents.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #42
And, Leftist or Left Leaning Democrats which leaves it..DU. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #133
No because if YOU are not pledging to vote for the winner of the primary...even if it is HRC VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #240
Sure. Oh, maker of election law. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #271
Its not election law....its just facts... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #274
What gives you that idea? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #292
It also leaves a lot of right-wing Democrats Scootaloo Dec 2014 #165
Can I + Puglover Dec 2014 #201
and HOW many Right Wing Democrats do you see on DU? Pray tell! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #242
recommend ++ ellenrr Dec 2014 #70
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ adirondacker Dec 2014 #179
I might add that the teachers *I* can think of who were banned were banned... Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 #414
Exactamundo Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #437
Because it used to welcome liberal and progressive minded people and viewpoints. raouldukelives Dec 2014 #39
Well said. HappyMe Dec 2014 #48
That is not true treestar Dec 2014 #84
Well deserved trashing, as rare as it happens! Quantess Dec 2014 #291
Rare? creeksneakers2 Dec 2014 #539
+10000 You are exactly right. woo me with science Dec 2014 #103
raise you both up another 100000 xiamiam Dec 2014 #225
Amen, Woo. nt Nay Dec 2014 #278
i need to leave and renounce my citizenship PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #386
Ding ding ding...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #533
Ah, woo... sibelian Dec 2014 #574
It still does..not sure why you don't know that? The Victim Card? Cha Dec 2014 #246
That's exactly the reason. eom NorthCarolina Dec 2014 #540
too many personal attacks greymattermom Dec 2014 #44
Could be because the party itself is dying Doctor_J Dec 2014 #45
+10 840high Dec 2014 #49
The Ferguson event is a critical part of fighting the right, the major purpose to me. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #343
Focus on "fight the right"? Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #436
Thanks for the advice Doctor_J Dec 2014 #500
If it were up to some here, the Democratic party would be a very small tent. Metric System Dec 2014 #47
The y-axis is inverted. That's why. sakabatou Dec 2014 #50
the chart shows positional rank ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #52
Oh sakabatou Dec 2014 #173
The election is over. bravenak Dec 2014 #51
my thots too... jonno99 Dec 2014 #119
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #314
I took a break in Aug/Sept too. bravenak Dec 2014 #325
Too much interest on maintaining the status quo centrist Democratic part of the Party? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #53
+1 If people felt the Democratic Party were actually functioning to defend them woo me with science Dec 2014 #93
^ This may also be a good indicator of why Democratic discussion is waning. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #96
+1 nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #182
Excellent post LittleBlue Dec 2014 #211
Really? kentuck Dec 2014 #55
+1 I was surprised at how conservative it was here. RiverLover Dec 2014 #195
Well said malokvale77 Dec 2014 #318
Thank you right back, malokvale77 RiverLover Dec 2014 #369
I will certainly respond to a few good posts... malokvale77 Dec 2014 #392
DU's corporate Third Way message brigade is already trying to swarm and spin responses to this OP, woo me with science Dec 2014 #57
I think it is also more than the primary fight though but the arguments between different 2016 hrmjustin Dec 2014 #60
... SidDithers Dec 2014 #61
No kidding Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #222
Indeed LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #366
+1 SixString Dec 2014 #66
You're still here treestar Dec 2014 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #98
I did not respond that way. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #107
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #175
I didn't see any Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #206
+1 Predictable as the sunset, woo me with science Dec 2014 #230
++++ pa28 Dec 2014 #345
Competition? savalez Dec 2014 #59
Perhaps. I don't frequent those other sites so have no idea of their popularity vs. DU. Some other ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #63
I also wonder if savalez Dec 2014 #68
No data for sites ranked below 100,000. Discussionist.com is at 179,796 and delcining. Of course, ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #75
Interesting. savalez Dec 2014 #79
FYI, Huffpo and Freeper traffic is similar progressoid Dec 2014 #62
Oh WOW! I didn't think to compare it with those sites. Now I'm wondering if this is an ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #67
Sorry to jump in here but savalez Dec 2014 #72
Jump in wherever you want to, savalez. Glad to see you! I've been participating less myself in ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #81
Thanks! savalez Dec 2014 #95
if all are declining, the simplest answer is justabob Dec 2014 #232
it is interesting to look at the demographics of that trend. grasswire Dec 2014 #469
But, but Netflix is growing Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #78
People are tired of politics and want some entertainment? progressoid Dec 2014 #97
House Of Cards gives a taste of both! Socal31 Dec 2014 #340
Reddit, otoh, continues to skyrocket. Xithras Dec 2014 #105
Yep. Ikonoklast Dec 2014 #141
Quite a few former DU'ers are now Redditors. Xithras Dec 2014 #192
check it out, it looks like you are right AngryAmish Dec 2014 #146
Add me to the people who got sucked into the Reddit black hole. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #477
That is interesting! AngryAmish Dec 2014 #144
theory 2: definitely (nt) malokvale77 Dec 2014 #331
... woo me with science Dec 2014 #344
oh, that is clever. AngryAmish Dec 2014 #350
Hate. Lots and lots of hate.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #64
You just won this thread. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2014 #77
True. NT. sibelian Dec 2014 #570
Perhaps more DUers are keeping Alexa spyware off their machines? tritsofme Dec 2014 #71
^This blogslut Dec 2014 #87
Perhaps. It is used, however, (or maybe used to be?) by a lot of webmasters to ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #92
Not this webmaster. Never, ever, ever, ever trust client-side reporting Recursion Dec 2014 #379
Suddenly? Since August-ish? sibelian Dec 2014 #575
Party/Obama loyalists claim party/Obama critics are driving people off, m-lekktor Dec 2014 #73
Many of us do not post as much anymore because: Paper Roses Dec 2014 #82
+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #85
"I'm not as brave as I used to be." <-- You may be onto something here, lol. Neither am I! ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #88
its in the name olddots Dec 2014 #90
lol i went from 9,500 posts in 90 days to just over 2000. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #101
The DU is nearly neck-in-neck with Freerepublic... Systematic Chaos Dec 2014 #104
O/T But how does Alexa come up with "related sites"? gvstn Dec 2014 #106
Wow, where did you see that? I was quite taken aback by the search keywords Alexa lists ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #109
It is towards the bottom of the Alexa page. gvstn Dec 2014 #124
Thanks. I hadn't scrolled down far enough to see that. =) nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #135
Republican rat fuckers attacking from both left and right. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #111
K&R DeSwiss Dec 2014 #113
The jury system and MIRT have turned this place into a purity contest/witch hunt... LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #115
That is not true. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #123
Right... LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #126
Have you ever served on mirt? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #127
I've seen the results. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #128
I think you should serve a term and you will see what goes on. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #134
Could you please provide examples? cyberswede Dec 2014 #176
... Puglover Dec 2014 #191
Did you intend to reply to me? cyberswede Dec 2014 #196
Oops sorry. Puglover Dec 2014 #197
MIRT gets swapped out every few months. MADem Dec 2014 #412
Just a few points. Puglover Dec 2014 #478
There's no way I could link to examples of moderators "taking out" unpopular posters MADem Dec 2014 #506
I would absolutely agree this system is better Puglover Dec 2014 #513
I've seen some idiotic jury decisions as well. Not sure what to do about it. MADem Dec 2014 #514
2 inaccuracies in your post, or things you don't seem aware of. uppityperson Dec 2014 #518
Whoops on the "two" Puglover Dec 2014 #521
I saw you said the break should happen with the old mod system, just thought you might be interested uppityperson Dec 2014 #527
Post #134 LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #221
In the first MIRT term, someone banned a member in haste cyberswede Dec 2014 #226
So you cite multiple times the admins. have stepped in... LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #231
The percentage of reinstated members is tiny cyberswede Dec 2014 #234
So, according to your own words... LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #301
I never said those that were reinstated were egregiously bad (or even mildly bad) cyberswede Dec 2014 #313
Just bad enough for the admins. to reverse them. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #316
Can I ask you what exactly is your concern about mirt? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #328
It's not just MIRT. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #346
You must remember that mirt works by consensus. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #351
I disagree with those hides, and I disagree with a lot of your stated positions. uppityperson Dec 2014 #523
"fewer than a couple dozen reinstated" is now "dozens egregiously badly banned"? uppityperson Dec 2014 #522
I can remember three times in 4 terms, hrmjustin Dec 2014 #264
Thanks Justin - I didn't want to underestimate, so that's why I thought maybe a couple dozen total cyberswede Dec 2014 #321
I banned one in error and had them reinstated when it became obvious. They came in on a death threa uppityperson Dec 2014 #524
Simple. Volunteer to be on MIRT a term and you can see what it is like, what happens. uppityperson Dec 2014 #519
what is MIRT? nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #132
A group of DUers tasked with removing trolls. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #137
No it isn't cyberswede Dec 2014 #171
So, pretty much exactly what I said. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #216
Yes cyberswede Dec 2014 #223
No it isn't. zappaman Dec 2014 #210
Malicious Intruder Response Team LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #217
So you think you know more than the people that actually have served on the MIRT? Rex Dec 2014 #251
Mayhaps there is another motive at play cyberswede Dec 2014 #322
Silly...if one serves on MIRT, one can no longer make unfounded implications about MIRT motives cyberswede Dec 2014 #229
But don't you know? Speculating is the same as serving! Rex Dec 2014 #253
Here is a link about it. The new sign up for volunteers will be Jan, in Announcements forum uppityperson Dec 2014 #526
The high profile posters who have most recently left... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #145
Do you have examples to support this claim? cyberswede Dec 2014 #200
Old history. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #290
There was one person who resigned from MIRT, but I don't have the details why cyberswede Dec 2014 #300
It's unproductive to go into the issue any deeper. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #315
I wasn't "outrage"... cyberswede Dec 2014 #320
We kicked things up because we wanted the admins to see it. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #355
Results of your jury service DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #323
I get mail. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #339
Oye. Agschmid Dec 2014 #462
I'm tired of this maufactured grudge of yours. BainsBane Dec 2014 #335
You were a great Mirt member and you did nothing wrong. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #353
I remember that thread. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #561
Since you raised the issue BainsBane Dec 2014 #563
I never asked for anything to be exempt from comment. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #564
I don't think that's true. I support the Citizens United decision as well as the Keystone pipeline, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #213
That is because of your wisdom and gravitas, Nye. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #233
Wow, 4 out of those 5 are extremely harsh hides, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #235
I only see 2 legit hides. The rest are juries policing a member for having the wrong opinion LittleBlue Dec 2014 #272
Dream on. Rex Dec 2014 #255
Yeah, I've spent 10 years on here just hoping the site would die. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #282
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #298
Back so soon? arcane1 Dec 2014 #299
"Dissent" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #341
DAMMIT!!!! LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #348
Reeding and Fluting; A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #349
+1000 hardcover Dec 2014 #541
I have served on MIRT a couple TBF Dec 2014 #118
Daily Kos is quite ahead in rankings LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #131
Eye of the beholder. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #228
Overall Daily Kos is becoming much more liberal in nature than DU is lately. madfloridian Dec 2014 #252
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #136
What does this mean for DU? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #143
It probably means that the "underground" part of it's name is no longer appropriate. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #148
Sites always evolve but there is strong debate here on our 2016 candidates but it does get hrmjustin Dec 2014 #152
I don't know if you remember, but this site used to be scholastic. I mean to tell you there were ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #156
Yes it is much more bickering than the beginning. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #158
i discovered du when my brain exploded after bush stole the second term xiamiam Dec 2014 #244
Well they won't be here much longer, IF they are telling the truth. Rex Dec 2014 #257
Free Republic has basically the same chart. B Calm Dec 2014 #147
Yes, as has been mentioned above. HuffPost too. Why do you suppose the waning ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #151
"moderates get attacked here a lot and it gets pretty tiresome." "echo chamber for corporate shill pampango Dec 2014 #150
it's a site for group-think - diverge from that and be met with venom DrDan Dec 2014 #153
Agree. I recently saw someone say another regular poster BainsBane Dec 2014 #161
Because the site's demographics-and thus, perspectives-do not reflect the Democratic Party base YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #155
Spot on. nt BainsBane Dec 2014 #162
I'd like to know where those who are tired of misogyny, racism & sexism go- appalachiablue Dec 2014 #288
Google the terms "white men" or "white male" as used on DU. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #297
..... YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #557
Because of you. randome Dec 2014 #160
Because saying nothing more than Third Way, DLC, authoritarian tool of the MIC and/or the 1 puh-cent BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #168
+1 YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #169
+2 Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #227
Oh yeah.. really big on the meaningless personal attacks.. it's so "radical" Cha Dec 2014 #249
+3 Hekate Dec 2014 #334
Yeah, it's quite a tiresome echo chamber. joshcryer Dec 2014 #429
Could not have nailed what passes for "discussion" in this place any harder. Good gracious Number23 Dec 2014 #471
High tolernce for racists, but low tolerance for liberals Scootaloo Dec 2014 #170
My son and nieces and nephews are millennials.. Peacetrain Dec 2014 #174
I remember there being less carping. I remember substantive responses that included as much ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #180
Because it's now Putin underground. iandhr Dec 2014 #177
+1 yep uhnope Dec 2014 #280
Maybe it was because the midterm elections did not produce candidates that many people Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 #181
Considering the similar waning of interest at Kos and Huff, it may really be this simple. Thanks for ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #183
DU doesn't juice page views with slideshows? herding cats Dec 2014 #185
Two words: MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #188
I totally agree. laundry_queen Dec 2014 #444
alert on a personal attack, and multiple jurors personally attack you carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #468
It will probably pickup again under the Republican President in 2016... Historic NY Dec 2014 #189
How does a republican win a national election without stealing it? NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #577
Toxic orthodoxy enforcement policed by juries LittleBlue Dec 2014 #194
Well I admit I post less mvd Dec 2014 #198
Because drinking in the middle of the day shenmue Dec 2014 #203
Part may be the lack of participation from admin. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #212
All the GOP paid sockpuppets had to go run campaigns. applegrove Dec 2014 #214
I don't come much now because of the infighting and lack of respect among members. nolabear Dec 2014 #220
You have a different opinion and your get called a troll Republican Ohio4theWin Dec 2014 #236
After reading this thread, the reasons are right in front of you. Rex Dec 2014 #237
A word about Alexa wyldwolf Dec 2014 #238
For me, we have been well conditioned to have no expectations seabeyond Dec 2014 #239
Success by wingnut trolls Turbineguy Dec 2014 #245
I left this place in_cog_ni_to Dec 2014 #247
Hi, backatcha SoCalDem Dec 2014 #363
The election happened Kurska Dec 2014 #248
Except it didn't happen in 2010. NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #265
Ponies Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #254
Too much copying/pasting from Twitter and Facebook... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #262
While that's certainly part of the problem, kentauros Dec 2014 #501
Alexa changed the way they do rankings Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #266
Actually, that's not true. NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #317
Ouch.~~~ Nice to see you, Nance. Hekate Dec 2014 #336
I've been migrating to Live Leaks nilesobek Dec 2014 #275
DU is important in the media atmosphere that we have today... TheNutcracker Dec 2014 #283
The abuse of the jury sustem, people can't handle anyone that disagrees doc03 Dec 2014 #284
+1 LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #305
+++ LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #312
Or, when a person has a legitimate grievance against a post that was actually offensive..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #399
"smart phones" olddots Dec 2014 #295
People speaking rudely to each other Ricochet21 Dec 2014 #296
Some people are saying it's liberals fault. Some are saying it's the moderates. DemocraticWing Dec 2014 #307
Yes, but it's more than that, too. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #385
And some people perpetuate false narratives on purpose. R B Garr Dec 2014 #416
. cyberswede Dec 2014 #421
+1 XemaSab Dec 2014 #535
Lack of representation by Parties. Same thing is happening with the Repubs. Lodestar Dec 2014 #309
Clear, succinct, woo me with science Dec 2014 #347
the LBN thread used to be a valuable resource. Now it's slow and lacking uhnope Dec 2014 #310
Well...an ex-Duer I know told me about this when it was happening and the reasons why. Neoma Dec 2014 #311
OMG. People actually take Alexa seriously? Recursion Dec 2014 #326
Alexa: Measuring which sites are popular with people dumb enough to install their toolbar since 1996 unrepentant progress Dec 2014 #330
Well, someone in this thread takes it quite seriously... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #380
To be honest, I'm surprised it has taken so long for it to wane. HuckleB Dec 2014 #332
I don't know. KamaAina Dec 2014 #333
Besides Post-Election Drop, It Likely Also Represents Site Promotion $$ Drop Tace Dec 2014 #337
Depression, Hopelessness, The Reaction Of The Beaten Down... WillyT Dec 2014 #356
There's probably a lot of factors involved here. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #359
TL;DR: Bitches better STFU XemaSab Dec 2014 #370
Right? cyberswede Dec 2014 #375
Maybe it's the racists, sexists and concern trolls? LeftyMom Dec 2014 #371
Uh-huh...... AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #382
You do realize that outside of the circle jerk of misognynists on reddit "social justice" LeftyMom Dec 2014 #387
You missed the point in so many ways, it's almost sad. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #395
You actually don't get to decide that issues unimportant to you* are unimportant or distractions. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #401
The irony truly abounds here. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #404
It's like rain on your wedding day XemaSab Dec 2014 #428
Radical feminists & "fringe SJ warriors" aren't the only people concerned with cyberswede Dec 2014 #403
I hate to say this, but way to completely miss the point I was making. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #407
So, being so honest joe, what are the radfem, AAsaying on du that is so fuggin out there? I have not seabeyond Dec 2014 #410
You know what I'm referring to. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #413
O.M.F.G. cyberswede Dec 2014 #419
You can't come up with any extreme just creating caricatures if women and blacks to vilify them and seabeyond Dec 2014 #423
And here you go again, making assumptions that have no shred of truth in them..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #442
You have not and can not come up with extremism cause it does not exist. You vilified women, blacks seabeyond Dec 2014 #446
Do you hear yourself talking? AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #451
Ah, you are amusing but for only so many posts. seabeyond Dec 2014 #455
It's time you considered that it's not that everybody's misinterpreting you, LeftyMom Dec 2014 #456
Case in point: XemaSab Dec 2014 #459
Wow, that's unbelievable. Good catch. R B Garr Dec 2014 #484
TAKE THE MONEY Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #438
That is the elephant in the room. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #452
A simple glance at current GD thread titles will tell part of the story. Socal31 Dec 2014 #365
too many right wingers on du. PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #373
to much bad grammar, to (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #388
i would take bad grammar over right wingers any day. PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #390
This message was hidden by Jury decision helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #376
Cannot reply to hidden messages Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #492
The far right neo-con trolls masquerading as 'centrists', & pragmatists. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #377
Bingo. n/t QC Dec 2014 #381
We have a few right wingers here but I don't see that many. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #383
you mean RW neocon Putin trolls masquerading as progressives uhnope Dec 2014 #384
Crikey, find another note. nt Union Scribe Dec 2014 #431
Putin is a right wing neo-con? Do tell! So Bush & Putin have the same agenda? grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #487
Well he hates lgbt people. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #489
That makes him a homophobe, not a neocon. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #493
how would you describe a neo-con? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #494
Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, those that subscribe to PNAC doctrines grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #495
Thanks for the link. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #496
Russian Oligarch. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #512
Putin is a neocon in the Russia context--far right, throwback to previous regressive ways uhnope Dec 2014 #498
So, he's a Russian oligarch, as opposed to those here who would destabilize the Ukraine and then grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #511
You will have a choice in 2016. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #464
Election night 2012 the site went to defcon 5 but on election night 2014 we went to defcon 1 only. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #391
I think it says 12 was a Presidential election, and 14 was a midterm. MADem Dec 2014 #415
Your point on Alexa is a good point. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #418
Alexa used to mean something eons ago--it's just a datapoint now, that examines a minority of people MADem Dec 2014 #439
So, all was well in 2012... PeteSelman Dec 2014 #472
Why is ALEXA becoming less relevant or accurate? MADem Dec 2014 #394
Cool. So everybody decided to uninstall their Alexa toolbars at the beginning of September... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #505
No, the small subset of people with Alexa toolbars had something better to do. MADem Dec 2014 #507
Alert crews. I can't say where they are coming from or I'll get a hide ...but everyone knows. L0oniX Dec 2014 #417
I keep hearing about coordinated alert "crews" but have yet to see any evidence cyberswede Dec 2014 #420
Hmm Union Scribe Dec 2014 #430
LALALALA!! NO IT DOESN'T LALALALA!!! LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #457
So do you guys take notes? Agschmid Dec 2014 #467
I think we need a few more hints Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #482
Hmmmm..... QC Dec 2014 #504
There are some DU groups that make an effort to alert on any one who criticizes them. L0oniX Dec 2014 #458
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #424
This thread is a marvelous inkblot test. nt Union Scribe Dec 2014 #427
Yes it is.. Fumesucker Dec 2014 #474
Maybe people are just getting tired of forums in general. jambo101 Dec 2014 #434
After some of the responses on the Santa tuns away an autistic girl with pit bull liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #441
I came here protesting the Iraq War in 2003 & don't recognize this place. U4ikLefty Dec 2014 #443
This certainly doesn't seem to be a progressive website anymore. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #449
because of my pet peeves Enrique Dec 2014 #454
Simple . . too many racist trolls. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #461
+1 MADem Dec 2014 #510
Damned good post! Andy823 Dec 2014 #558
Because the DLCers and Obama-Bots have driven away Progressive posters. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #476
Not enough kittehs. (nt) Inkfreak Dec 2014 #481
Why? Derek V Dec 2014 #483
New study: It's da NRA's fault. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #485
Because it's an unpleasant place Prism Dec 2014 #486
Bravo! n/t QC Dec 2014 #502
Yeah, there's this feeling where... Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #531
PRISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sibelian Dec 2014 #572
You better believe it! zappaman Dec 2014 #491
as I recall a whole bunch of feminists left DU as a protest during the nerd wars librechik Dec 2014 #497
To summarize BainsBane Dec 2014 #503
Clearly, it's because of [insert pet peeve]! Orsino Dec 2014 #515
yes, but it's not because of YOUR pet peeve Enrique Dec 2014 #520
When shrub was pres, we had a common cause to fight against. uppityperson Dec 2014 #528
they throw off too many loyal Democrats who blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #532
Not that loyal if they give up so easily. randome Dec 2014 #548
what is it about the word blocked that you don't understand? blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #559
Because Caretha Dec 2014 #543
I don't come here too often anymore kjones Dec 2014 #545
Most people don't like being stalked and bullied. QC Dec 2014 #546
Wow, ya think? Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #551
it's simple: incestuous, self-absorbed, belly-button watching. just look. ellenrr Dec 2014 #547
Too much political correctness. PC Police are looking for something to complain about B Calm Dec 2014 #550
It's moving slowly to the right and... Hotler Dec 2014 #553
Dad's never home to watch the kids. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #555
Why? Mad-in-Mo Dec 2014 #556
I wish Admins had given more Attention to Groups, here on DU. KoKo Dec 2014 #560
I could tell you, but it would anger the alert-monkeys. flvegan Dec 2014 #562
Trying to have a discussion with someone on this site... sibelian Dec 2014 #578
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