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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Trying not to add to the vitriol, but I'm angry and sad. [View all]Edit history
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Indeed, come here from somwhere strongly red and DU hasn't been a respite in a while
Fumesucker
Jun 2016
#3
You could have just said nothing at all and walked away to the next thread.
Alex4Martinez
Jun 2016
#8
More than one DUer has posted that no set of principles makes us Democrats, no litmus
merrily
Jun 2016
#57
I always thought it was a committment to fight GOP and excessive Corporate Power
Armstead
Jun 2016
#100
Your wishes will not come true. Trump will be the nominee. Hillary won fair and square
redstateblues
Jun 2016
#21
Thank you. I'm sick of the saboteurs and their passive aggressive feigned concern.
grossproffit
Jun 2016
#25
Of course the Rethugs will spend the election smearing her. That's what they do.
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#55
Let's claim that the rules are detailed explicitly, never articulated only after someone has
merrily
Jun 2016
#58
I understand what you're saying. I think a lot of us came here because of the Bush administration.
jillan
Jun 2016
#10
So do they still ban anybody who doesn't participate in bashing Hillary and the Democratic Party?
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#43
They never did that, but being an authentic supporter of Sanders is still a condition of joining
merrily
Jun 2016
#61
Saying "I am a Democrats and support Democrats" would get you banned at JPR.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#91
Short answer? Yes they do. It's a total echo chamber there where every anti-democratic party
stevenleser
Jun 2016
#78
OT but could you please beg them to increase their font size because I can't read it
zazen
Jun 2016
#76
This is how many of us Clinton supporters have felt here for months. I've been waiting to exhale
grossproffit
Jun 2016
#14
The board owner supports Hillary. No one had to hold their breath making a pro-
merrily
Jun 2016
#64
You're really out of touch with what the primary experience was for Clinton supporters.
shadowandblossom
Jun 2016
#98
Felt like you couldn't breathe a word without harrasment or being alerted. No matter how inane.
shadowandblossom
Jun 2016
#99
My best to you. The Democratic Party is torn apart by the Big Money that has used their wealth
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#20
Sorry-but we are not corporatists. I'm a life long Democrat and Union member
redstateblues
Jun 2016
#22
There are two wings to the party the progressive wing and the corporatist wing.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#23
Pretty funny. I'm pretty much the opposite. The Democratic Socialists have been the ones
redstateblues
Jun 2016
#36
No need to get testy. There is a good reason that there has been so much bitterness
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#28
A LOT of the bitterness comes from people like you trying to claim ownership of progressivism.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#30
A LOT of the bitterness comes from people like you trying to claim ownership of neoliberalism.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#38
Hillary is. And people who attack progressives from a neoliberal point of view are neoliberals. (nt)
w4rma
Jun 2016
#40
I get it now. "Neoliberal" is the replacement insult for "Third Wayer." It all becomes clear.
Hekate
Jun 2016
#54
'Neoliberal' is a very common political term, in the US we said 'neoconservative' but the rest of
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#75
The "split" is about to be repaired. There are a small number of far-lefties who will always whine.
YouDig
Jun 2016
#86
Affectations of complexity are also often acted out as a way to avoid making changes which are
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#80
Seriously, dude? Donors send money to the DNC and the DNC helps down ballot candidates.....
Hekate
Jun 2016
#53
False premise. You don't know how mmuch $$ going down ticket or to whom by DNC.
George Eliot
Jun 2016
#96
Many more than you suspect understand your pain. Obama supporters were exiled to the BOG...
Hekate
Jun 2016
#52
Wish I could K & R this post. SO WELL SAID...How about reposting it as an OP?
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2016
#66
The BOG abused the name Obama by among other things banning anyone who advocated for
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#77