2016 Postmortem

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Mon May 16, 2016, 05:28 PM May 2016

Why are some DU members so terrified of words, ideas, opinions??? [View all]

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The constant effort to censor the marketplace of ideas here on DU is just stunning. It's a tyranny of sorts, anathema to liberty, anathema to what we Democrats say we are all about.

Repression.

Grow up. Have confidence in your ability to read something, argue against it if you wish, ignore it if you wish, accept it if you wish.

But censoring???

That's just ugly.

That's the kind of bubble thought that keeps a citizen from another citizen. It's exclusive, exclusionary, divisive.

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Why are some DU members so terrified of words, ideas, opinions??? [View all] grasswire May 2016 OP

Grass I agree wholeheartedly. Denis 11 May 2016 #1

thank you, and welcome to DU! grasswire May 2016 #6

Oligarchy depends on the elimination of ideas and on limiting information. truedelphi May 2016 #2

written by a true delphi FlatBaroque May 2016 #13

It really is a perfect combination of both, isn't it? arcane1 May 2016 #37

Cognitive dissonance AgingAmerican May 2016 #3

and it is fear based grasswire May 2016 #4

You do realize that this is Democratic Underground Fresh_Start May 2016 #5

I don't think of the Democratic party as exclusive and exclusionary. grasswire May 2016 #10

'within our factions' Fresh_Start May 2016 #17

no one learns by banning thoughts, opinions, ideas, commentary either. nt grasswire May 2016 #18

TOS Fresh_Start May 2016 #21

Then why are so many blocked from the Sanders group? WhiteTara May 2016 #28

I believe that far more people are excluded from HRC group. grasswire May 2016 #31

Certain folks only cry for the "big tent" vi5 May 2016 #33

Why were so many Clinton supporters alert-stalked off this board? KittyWampus May 2016 #7

what does that have to do with the question? grasswire May 2016 #12

Because some of them are hacks... me b zola May 2016 #8

They're terrified of Bernie. dchill May 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick May 2016 #22

"They" are terrified of free thinking individuals. Some alert, lock, and hide to advance their rhett o rick May 2016 #24

Bullshit is fragile. nt bemildred May 2016 #11

Does "the marketplace of ideas" mean right wing sources? sufrommich May 2016 #14

Wow pmorlan1 May 2016 #15

Did you read the TOS before you signed up? nt sufrommich May 2016 #20

"You're either with us or against us." dchill May 2016 #47

you have never heard the term "marketplace of ideas" grasswire May 2016 #16

Huh? Yeah I've heard the term. What does that have to do with sufrommich May 2016 #19

They're paid to, or Ferd Berfel May 2016 #23

They see the alert system as a tool to promote their worldview without the nasty rhett o rick May 2016 #25

that is part of it grasswire May 2016 #29

exactly Ferd Berfel May 2016 #39

Very familiar. I own a copy but it's loaned out. For those interested the book rhett o rick May 2016 #44

I can only assume they don't trust themselves to think for themselves. grasswire May 2016 #26

They just like bossing people around. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #27

No kidding, i have seen people here call out racism and the instant they do they are silenced Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #30

I suppose you mean stuff like hoping against hope that Hillary will be indicted and so on? The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #32

There is a measure of that on both sides. grasswire May 2016 #34

If by 'articles' you mean 'opinion pieces' and 'propaganda', then I'm in favor of that censorship. randome May 2016 #40

are you not able to separate propaganda from critique? grasswire May 2016 #42

It is not useful to hear a RW take on any issue. randome May 2016 #48

What do you expect when you have moderate Republicans masquerading as Democrats? AZ Progressive May 2016 #35

This would be the validation for "ism"s and it is always those that do not experience them, seabeyond May 2016 #36

Since people warped the idea of a safe space Prism May 2016 #38

It reminds me so very much of the dysfunctional families of some of my friends. winter is coming May 2016 #41

DUers policing other DUers has been going on since DU3 began. pacalo May 2016 #43

I like that description grasswire May 2016 #46

We're Americans Hairy Harry Potlover May 2016 #45

LOCKING: DU wants people to post their words, ideas and opinions etherealtruth May 2016 #49