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DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:43 PM Apr 2016

some of these bernie supporters love

to argue. i never used "ignore" until about 2 weeks ago. now i'm thankful for it. i just had one who i told i would not argue with kept coming back at me.

his name is berniepdx420. be prepared if you come in contact with him.

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some of these bernie supporters love (Original Post) DesertFlower Apr 2016 OP
I have a few on ignore and when the NY primary is over I will add a few more. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #1
have you noticed that a lot of these DesertFlower Apr 2016 #3
Yes. Returning champions. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #5
my sister NanceGreggs said the other DesertFlower Apr 2016 #7
Great question. Wish it came back. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #8
Paid internet trolls. RNC tactic. Doesn't want HRC to win. Bernie group infested with them. nt Fla Dem Apr 2016 #24
I heard they get a penny per post. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #2
i hadn't heard that one. that's nothing DesertFlower Apr 2016 #4
I think we would normally find them... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #6
You get that much? dlwickham Apr 2016 #9
I copied and pasted all of the members that have been banned from this group. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #10
Good idea. eom fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #11
For what it's worth, "berniepdx420" was a subject of argument in MIRT, the prevailing thought... George II Apr 2016 #12
He has a yellow transparency page in 2 months of being a member Godhumor Apr 2016 #15
I forget who it was, but there was a long time DUer who was banned a couple of months ago... George II Apr 2016 #16
6 hides in 2 months. Won't last long. nt Fla Dem Apr 2016 #23
I'm certain he's a returnee mcar Apr 2016 #20
I don't put anyone on ignore. No one forces you to reply, or for that matter read any of the posts still_one Apr 2016 #13
my personality is such that i have to see if someone answers me. DesertFlower Apr 2016 #18
I definitely understand, I really wasn't being critical. still_one Apr 2016 #19
I'm guilty of returning to GD: P a couple times a week...even though it's not good for anotherproletariat Apr 2016 #14
As time goes on, the Trump and Sanders campaigns (and their supporters) seem to draw... George II Apr 2016 #17
Mirror images of each other. I had an OP hidden last month Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #22
So did I. But to make things worse, mine COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #26
The Bros are brazen and manic. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #27
Oh, là là. That one is a real case! Some OCD behaviour on display there. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #21
Don't forget to note the worst and add them to your Jury Block List IamMab Apr 2016 #25
Need to bump, as a certain someone just got flagged for review Godhumor Apr 2016 #28
I never get into back-and-forths with Jamaal510 Apr 2016 #29

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
7. my sister NanceGreggs said the other
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:54 PM
Apr 2016

day that there was a time when if you spoke to another democrat the way they do they would be "tombstoned".

whatever happened to "tombstoned".

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
4. i hadn't heard that one. that's nothing
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:51 PM
Apr 2016

compared to some of the things that have been said to me. why do they have to get so personal?

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. For what it's worth, "berniepdx420" was a subject of argument in MIRT, the prevailing thought...
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:22 PM
Apr 2016

....was that he was a previously banned member, but Sanders supporters on MIRT refused to allow him to be re-banned.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
15. He has a yellow transparency page in 2 months of being a member
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:43 PM
Apr 2016

Pretty sure he knows his way around here.

George II

(67,782 posts)
16. I forget who it was, but there was a long time DUer who was banned a couple of months ago...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:00 AM
Apr 2016

...who was from Portland, Oregon (PDX), this guy showed up shortly after that guy.

still_one

(92,268 posts)
13. I don't put anyone on ignore. No one forces you to reply, or for that matter read any of the posts
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:28 PM
Apr 2016

if you don't care to.

Of course it is a personal decision, and there is no what is right or wrong for someone

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
18. my personality is such that i have to see if someone answers me.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:34 AM
Apr 2016

this person today would not leave me alone. for me "ignore" was the best option.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
14. I'm guilty of returning to GD: P a couple times a week...even though it's not good for
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:35 PM
Apr 2016

my sanity! I think I will just stay here for a while. I've realized that the far right and the far left are very similar groups...and just like the Tea Party, having the internet has made the hardcore Sanders supporters even more vocal and fearless.

George II

(67,782 posts)
17. As time goes on, the Trump and Sanders campaigns (and their supporters) seem to draw...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:02 AM
Apr 2016

...closer and closer together. Last night's "whore" reference proved that out.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
22. Mirror images of each other. I had an OP hidden last month
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:40 AM
Apr 2016

when I dared to suggest that there were distinct parallels between the "discipleship" in both camps.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
26. So did I. But to make things worse, mine
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:45 AM
Apr 2016

was posted in the Hillary Group. Still, 4-3 voted to hide it. Amazing.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
21. Oh, là là. That one is a real case! Some OCD behaviour on display there.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:38 AM
Apr 2016

I still have no-one on ignore. I just blithely skip right over any of their blowhard, bloviating crap.

 

IamMab

(1,359 posts)
25. Don't forget to note the worst and add them to your Jury Block List
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:40 AM
Apr 2016

That way they can't sit on juries for your comments either. Sadly, only 5 names for non-members and just 15 for Star members.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
29. I never get into back-and-forths with
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 12:27 AM
Apr 2016

anybody on here. I just voice my opinions, and that's it. If I see usernames who I recognize as troublemakers, I'll almost always just scroll past them and not read their comments or threads.

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