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hockeynut57

(230 posts)
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:19 PM Dec 2012

wtf

after perusing a few of the threads on misc. subjects. i'm a little appalled by the number of alerts and negative jury decisions. i was initially attracted to this site because i was hoping for a place to read and discuss matters of the world with other free thinkers without the bias and censorship common to many other venues. i'm seeing that prejudices are not just in the realm of the conservative. i'm guess i'm have to redefine what i call a "progressive" if some of the posters call themselves "progressive"

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wtf (Original Post) hockeynut57 Dec 2012 OP
I will die for your right to speak your opinion(pecially on a political discussion board) graham4anything Dec 2012 #1
Alerted..........LOL!!! thelordofhell Dec 2012 #2
disingeuous posturing? hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #11
What about the other five who let it stand thelordofhell Dec 2012 #15
Doesn't this belong in Meta? RomneyLies Dec 2012 #3
upon reading the definition hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #6
Democraticunderground would give a clue upaloopa Dec 2012 #4
Thank you for your fucking concern. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #5
nice to meet you too. hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #8
I never said a thing about valuing your opinion or anything about nice. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #9
of course you didn't hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #12
all your concern for humanity too. Oozing from every pore I see. Sure anyone can pick a fight. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #13
If there was no moderation CJCRANE Dec 2012 #7
There's been a bit of a meltdown here for the past week or so. Inspired by a troll, methinks. Romulox Dec 2012 #10
what is it you want to say???? mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2012 #14
Locking REP Dec 2012 #16
 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
1. I will die for your right to speak your opinion(pecially on a political discussion board)
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:26 PM
Dec 2012

I will die for your right to speak what you have to say and listen
and of course respond opposite if you give an opposing point of view
or positive if your view is similiar to mine

As a liberal, I am a dreamer
and do dream that others would feel the same about me

thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)
2. Alerted..........LOL!!!
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:29 PM
Dec 2012

Let's see if it gets a negative jury decision



on edit: IT STAYS!!

At Tue Dec 4, 2012, 11:27 AM you sent an alert on the following post:

wtf
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021925414

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

YOUR COMMENTS:

Doing this for the irony.....I will post the results on this thread (if it stays up......lol)

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Dec 4, 2012, 11:37 AM, and voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: "The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections." Lord Acton
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Could be alerted on as a SOP violation and have the hosts deal with it. Other then that, it's fine IMO. Kaleva
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Out of the goodness of my liberal bleeding heart, I will allow this thread to stand.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: Get a hobby. Hiding it just because it reeks of disingenuous posturing.

Thank you.

hockeynut57

(230 posts)
11. disingeuous posturing?
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:52 PM
Dec 2012

hilarious , elitests on either side of the fence, are still self elitests, either unwilling or unable to see the whole picture.

hockeynut57

(230 posts)
12. of course you didn't
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:54 PM
Dec 2012

having done so would have shown a sense of humanity, that should be inherent in a progressive, at least imo. any one can pick a fight.

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
13. all your concern for humanity too. Oozing from every pore I see. Sure anyone can pick a fight.
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 01:10 PM
Dec 2012

Are you trying to start one or just exuding further concern.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
7. If there was no moderation
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:40 PM
Dec 2012

then it wouldn't be DemocraticUnderground.

It would be FreeForAllUnderground. Now that would be interesting, but not what I'm looking for, hence why I'm here.

Romulox

(25,960 posts)
10. There's been a bit of a meltdown here for the past week or so. Inspired by a troll, methinks.
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:51 PM
Dec 2012

The admins were VERY slow on the draw in this matter, and, to my mind, still haven't really put out the fire.

mstinamotorcity2

(1,451 posts)
14. what is it you want to say????
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 01:17 PM
Dec 2012

You are complaining that minds are not free thinking in this forum, but what other forums are you comparing DU to?? And I am quite sure if you are saying something of value we would give it a listen. but if you are here to justify a republican position with no credible value you will get your ass tore out the frame

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