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Bernie Sanders

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TM99

(8,352 posts)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 10:48 PM Mar 2016

I am out of here y'all. [View all]

Well, since the floodgates were reopened the other day, I have received two bogus hides in two days. I don't intend to end up in 'Under Review' limbo, so I am leaving. And no place is safe from these swarms including this 'safe haven'. (hahaha!)

As a host of this group, I will respond to reported posts and the like, but I will not be posting anywhere on DU until at least after the general election. And frankly, I am not even certain then whether I will be back. If I do, I certainly will not be a star member or donate any further to this site.

The irony, which will be lost on many, is that the supposed minority victims are here and having a fine old time. But like Brother Ivan and Catherina, I am another minority Sanders supporter who is being forced to choose to leave or run off.

I don't walk on eggshells. I don't tolerate bullies. And as many of you are well aware, I am a passionate and very outspoken man. I was a member of DU in the early 2000's under a different email address & user name, but rarely posted. I became active and started posting under a new username (old email address was defunct) four years ago.

This site and its owners have revealed themselves to be extremely partisan and very neoliberal. As an independent progressive leftist, Clinton, this site, and its often rabid supporters have made it very clear that I am not welcome in this party or on these boards. If they drive enough of us away and burn enough bridges, the GE is not going to turn out well for the Democratic Party this year.

So after this thread my friends, if you wish to converse or read my musings (not that they are that noteworthy), I will only be at JPR and DI. At least at DI, the conservatives I am debating are honest Republicans and admitted rightists instead of the pseudo-conservative New Dems that are allowed to run free on this site. If they want an echo chamber, well they might just get one.

Good night and good luck!

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I am out of here y'all. [View all] TM99 Mar 2016 OP
I will probably be following shortly. StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #1
It ain't lookin' too good here. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 #2
Selling out is easy to do... Ladyhawk Mar 2016 #31
I'll hang around here for a bit - but to tell the truth... NRaleighLiberal Mar 2016 #3
I understand what you mean by disillusioning. grasswire Mar 2016 #17
See you at JPR. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #4
I'm sorry to hear this. SoapBox Mar 2016 #5
Wow, this is something I hoped would not happen. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #6
You are so right. I'm out of here too MissDeeds Mar 2016 #7
Now I know the meaning of trying to post before it gets locked Gregorian Mar 2016 #11
yeah fairly sure I'll be removing DU from my speed dial and will retire from politics the rest of PatrynXX Mar 2016 #15
You will be in good company TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #8
Well, that's a bummer. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #9
Maybe return after it's right. Gregorian Mar 2016 #10
Hopefully we can find you at the other site. I'm about at the end of my rope as well. jillan Mar 2016 #12
I posted that it's becoming LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #29
I agree with everything you just said. Especially about telling us who to vote for, it's jillan Mar 2016 #33
Good night and good luck as well Hydra Mar 2016 #13
Is there a way to delete or close one's account on their own? Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #14
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #20
Hey!! RobertEarl Mar 2016 #16
I just went through and put every h supporter on ignore artislife Mar 2016 #18
Dang, your posts are always awesome. Vattel Mar 2016 #19
I joined JPR too. Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #21
Appreciate the thoughtful note and your posts. See you at the other place. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #22
Then they win. Dawgs Mar 2016 #23
I appreciate that well thought out, from the heart, post Babel_17 Mar 2016 #24
What is JPR? Duckfan Mar 2016 #25
Jackpine radicals RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #26
Jackpineradicals pugetres Mar 2016 #27
One by one... RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #28
They're all over at dorkzilla Mar 2016 #34
Their hoped-for purge seems to be working... villager Mar 2016 #30
I am sad to hear this. Your posts are some of the best: thoughtful and bbgrunt Mar 2016 #32
Just when I thought I was out, TM99 Apr 2016 #35
Welcome back! in_cog_ni_to Apr 2016 #36
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