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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor the first time in years I Was Able To Read The Comments On Yahoo Articles
Without getting depressed feeling like all hope for mankind was lost . Since the election the usual vitriol and hateful comments have subsided as it seems like freepers have gone into hibernation .
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For the first time in years I Was Able To Read The Comments On Yahoo Articles (Original Post)
outsideworld
Nov 2012
OP
I was on one entertainment type site and just about everyone was cheering abt. Obama.
Michigan Alum
Nov 2012
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. They're just not getting paid to post now. nt
Berlum
(7,044 posts)6. Bingo - we have a winner!
The Republican payola is no longer being pumped into the basements of the RepubliTroll Chickenhawk Keyboard Brigade.
No money, no anti-American propaganda flinging.
still_one
(92,217 posts)2. Yahoo was one of the worst. They also try to post right wing talking points
Many times in their news stories
johnq45
(33 posts)3. Freepers or the paid trolls are no longer receiving a pay check!
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)4. no way
You just got lucky. They are still swarming all over the place, yelling about the election's being stolen and Benghazi.
Michigan Alum
(335 posts)5. I was on one entertainment type site and just about everyone was cheering abt. Obama.
Only a couple of anti-Obama posts and those people got jumped on. A lot of non-U.S. people said "good for you!" Was very nice to see.