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2016 Postmortem

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

3. DU is Democratic Underground period

Reply to cloudythescribbler (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:45 PM

Apr 2016

You can either support the Democratic nominee or don't but you will not be able to trash Hillary, call her a liar, promote a 3rd party run, link to right wing trash sites etc............ You can discuss Bernie in the Bernie group.

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About the policy of "supporters only of the presumptive nominee" & accompanying "purge" of others [View all] cloudythescribbler Apr 2016 OP

There is no "purge policy". n/t Lil Missy Apr 2016 #1

Thank you. cwydro Apr 2016 #9

Whatever happened to Dicussionist? yallerdawg Apr 2016 #2

It seems, in my opinion, that DU and that site have many similarities. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #12

DU is Democratic Underground period leftofcool Apr 2016 #3

There is no purge policy. LWolf Apr 2016 #4

Any "Bernie or Bust" person is welcome here... brooklynite Apr 2016 #5

Its more of practice than a policy -- plus the owners can ban you just because they don't like you. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #6

Yea, I think this has become an obsession more than an actual issue. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #7

The "Love it or Leave it" wing of the party is eager quash dissent. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #8

kick cloudythescribbler Apr 2016 #10

I say wait and see what happens. Discussing this now I don't see serving mmonk Apr 2016 #11

you mean we shouldn't discuss this until folk start getting purged? cloudythescribbler Apr 2016 #13

Skinner will give notice PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #14

but what about formulating reformed policies and garnering broad support for them on DU? cloudythescribbler Apr 2016 #16

That term "free speech" has been so diluted in sufrommich Apr 2016 #15