Just say NO to Hillbots

[ekwhite]

Yes, I'm talking to you, Obama supporters! It is time to retire 'Hillbot,' 'Billary,' 'Shrillary,' and all of the other epithets I see thrown around on this board.

In honor of the 'let it sink' philosophy, it is time for us to clean up our own act. I pledge not to use nasty epithets about Senator Clinton, accuse people of being paid members of the Clinton campaign, trolls, or to make other divisive statements about our fellow Democrats, even if they don't agree with my choice of candidate.

How about you, fellow Obama supporters? Are you willing to take the NO HILLBOTS pledge?

[SoFlaJet]

1. it's a nice add on to this I think

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5222781

[ekwhite]

4. Thanks for letting me know about that one

We should all check that link out.

[Flabbergasted]

2. I have never used any of those names.

[MadBadger]

3. I signed on to that pledge months ago and I hope everyone else does as well.

[DJ13]

5. I call them Hillary supporters

I have never called anyone by one of those derogatory names.

[ginnyinWI]

14. I call them HRC supporters--never have used those names. n/t

[EFerrari]

6. I wish we could remember that this is DU.

That we are here to support Democrats, not to tear each other down.

I wish we could think ahead to what our candidate will need from us.

I wish this was over. It's not. But, can't we do better than this?

The trolls that have created havoc here are mostly gone. Can we focus up on thinking and sharing info with each other again?

This is DU. We fight hard and mean but we also pull together like no group I've ever seen.

Can we please be DU?

[ekwhite]

9. Yes, let's be DU again.

Then I can go back to lurking :silly:

[EFerrari]

11. LOL

No going back to lurking for you! :spank:

[writes3000]

7. Never used any of those terms. Never will. Good call, OP. n/t

[Tatiana]

8. I'm not a toddler, therefore I don't use that sort of childish namecalling.

I hope everyone decides to become a little more mature in their description of the different supporters.

[Eurobabe]

10. You know, we just had a thread locked for Obamasuckers

really, the time is past now for calling people HillBOTS. Let it go.

[MaineDem]

17. Please re-read the OP.

I grant you, I almost didn't even open it because of the subject line. But then I thought I'd post something about how it's really disgusting to call either side names.

Then I read the OP.

[gcomeau]

12. Unfortunately...

...the title of your post may lead many of those in the Hillary Camp to think this post is about something quite different than it really is, and I suspect many of them will tally it up as another denigrating use of the term you are in fact calling for a retirement of without bothering to look inside and see what's happening.

But as to the content, absolutely on board as I have been from the beginning.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

13. I have never used childish group-speak for either camps of supporters

It is demeaning.

[nxylas]

15. I've been guilty of this in the past.

I haven't used these epithets for some time, though. In my defence, I only ever used them to refer to the more obnoxious Clinton supporters, without meaning to imply that all Clinton supporters were like that. In future, I will just call a troll a troll, as both sides have them.

[Raine]

16. I've NEVER used any of those names

on this board and I NEVER will. I know most people on both sides refrain from the childish name calling, it's only a few who can't seem to control themselves. :-(

[Adelante]

18. I don't have to take this pledge

I've never referred to Clinton supporters as anything but Clinton supporters. It's true! O8)

[MaineDem]

19. Ditto

And normally I don't read posts where the terms are used.

[SoFlaJet]

20. um..........

guilty as charged...then I discovered the ignore feature

[Adelante]

21. I do get a LOT of use out of the ignore feature nt

[cooolandrew]

22. I can easy pledge that as I have never done that. Their vote will count so have tread careful.