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Well at least this has finally been cleared up, no getting around it. (Original Post) William769 Jan 2016 OP
radamely!!!! Walk away Jan 2016 #1
So, DU is now 6:1 Bernie to HRC. Surprise! Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #2
Thanks for clearing that up. BlueMTexpat Jan 2016 #3
If the tables were turned, fairness would be our number one issue. Iliyah Jan 2016 #4
Have spent my whole life fighting for the minority. William769 Jan 2016 #6
Everyone sees a snake in the grass sharp_stick Jan 2016 #5
Good analogy! BlueCaliDem Jan 2016 #41
Really its disgusting. Historic NY Jan 2016 #7
So now we know. To survive a jury, a Clinton supporter has to be "absolved"..... George II Jan 2016 #8
We have also seen posts that should have been hidden and were not because of the bias. William769 Jan 2016 #9
Like this one, which I like to keep bringing up, because it is so astonishingly gross, and the Squinch Jan 2016 #17
That's the one that always springs to mind whenever I'm on a jury. Rose Siding Jan 2016 #20
Thanks for bringing that to light, Squinch.. it needs to be brought out from under its rock Cha Jan 2016 #25
Equally disgusting is the fact that he also has that post proudly displayed on his DU Journal page. Tanuki Jan 2016 #34
Yes. The whole post was awful. It was hard to pick a paragraph because they were all sick. Squinch Jan 2016 #38
What a lovely place we're at. Cary Jan 2016 #10
My attempt to weed out people who would abuse me was shut down Cary Jan 2016 #11
why bother posting? GusBob Jan 2016 #12
Really.. it's a minefiield.. especially if the alerter lies to the jury to get a hide like happened Cha Jan 2016 #22
Lied to get the hide, then bragged about it GusBob Jan 2016 #23
Here's to an amazing 2016.. I think you know what I mean! Cha Jan 2016 #24
I post to stand up to the bullies. murielm99 Jan 2016 #44
We'll let our votes Coolest Ranger Jan 2016 #13
When Hillary wins the primary workinclasszero Jan 2016 #37
K&R! stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #14
I've always believed that to be the case. It's simple math. Just look around. NurseJackie Jan 2016 #15
OK then. fleabiscuit Jan 2016 #16
This just reminded me to update my jury blacklist. Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #18
Holy crap! That any of us are left at all must mean Rose Siding Jan 2016 #19
O-M-G! "Whatever".. LOL Cha Jan 2016 #21
Awhile ago, I made a certain comparison between the DU Jury System ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #26
Yes, mustn't talk about the reality of the situation.. that's a most nutz inducing occurence. Cha Jan 2016 #31
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #32
I long for the days when I logged on to DU and really enjoyed discussing with other Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #27
I remember those days too mcar Jan 2016 #42
Getting more so every day. Amimnoch Jan 2016 #28
I wonder if this means that drray23 Jan 2016 #29
Keeps fingers crossed. William769 Jan 2016 #30
+1 NurseJackie Jan 2016 #33
I would just like to be able to post on a site that supports the democratic party workinclasszero Jan 2016 #36
I've seen so many alerts with "rediculous" in it... Agschmid Jan 2016 #35
Yup, I've only been saying this since July or so in terms of the Bernie supporter stevenleser Jan 2016 #39
We need to stick together and watch each other backs. ProudToBeLiberal Jan 2016 #40
Okay then Hekate Jan 2016 #43

William769

(55,147 posts)
6. Have spent my whole life fighting for the minority.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 03:54 PM
Jan 2016

Who would have thought here, the minority means absolutely nothing.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
5. Everyone sees a snake in the grass
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 03:53 PM
Jan 2016

and they'll continue to insist on it's existence long after you pick up the hose and shake it around in front of their faces.

George II

(67,782 posts)
8. So now we know. To survive a jury, a Clinton supporter has to be "absolved".....
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 04:11 PM
Jan 2016

...by an average of 3 Sanders supporters.

Of course, we've all seen the biased and blatant jury comments when being hidden. It's not even subtle any more.

Squinch

(50,989 posts)
17. Like this one, which I like to keep bringing up, because it is so astonishingly gross, and the
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 07:01 PM
Jan 2016

admins STILL haven't hidden it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=30492

On second thought I take that big FUCK YOU back. I wouldn't fuck you even with someone else's dog's cock. You have proven yourself to be utterly and irretrievably morally repugnant. You have stooped to depths that are lower than whale shit in the fucking Marianas trench. There's a lot of pressure down there for anyone with a shred of fucking decency but once your balls are shriveled to the obvious pinhead size it affects the brain and there's little left than to attempt to smear the shit on the walls when it didn't stick whilst you were flinging it.


The posts that said it was disgusting WERE hidden, but this sick thing, which shows a really disturbing mindset, was NOT hidden.

It's a topsy-turvy batshit crazy world out there.

Cha

(297,465 posts)
25. Thanks for bringing that to light, Squinch.. it needs to be brought out from under its rock
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 09:20 PM
Jan 2016

to remind how far down the majority of the jurors sunk on that post.

Tanuki

(14,920 posts)
34. Equally disgusting is the fact that he also has that post proudly displayed on his DU Journal page.
Wed Jan 6, 2016, 08:33 AM
Jan 2016

Probably got a lot of high-fives from his crowd over this and the homophobic slur that was also part of the post but not in the excerpt above. It is a disgrace that this was not hidden and that someone could still be in good standing here after that.

Cary

(11,746 posts)
11. My attempt to weed out people who would abuse me was shut down
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 04:26 PM
Jan 2016

It was deemed meta something or another.

Ha! Of course it was about avoiding the meta something or another. There's really no way to tolerate this crap, other than to not post out there. So that's it. I'm done.

If Skinner wants 6 to 1 Bernie it's all his.

Cha

(297,465 posts)
22. Really.. it's a minefiield.. especially if the alerter lies to the jury to get a hide like happened
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 08:14 PM
Jan 2016

to me and others that I've seen.

It's simple math why my friends are censored and temporarily banned from DU and others of us are walking around on damn eggshells on a Democratic board.



Good Luck to all of us on the stormy seas, GusBob!

Happy New Year!

murielm99

(30,754 posts)
44. I post to stand up to the bullies.
Mon Jan 11, 2016, 01:24 AM
Jan 2016

Why let them take over?

It will be interesting to see what happens to them after the primaries.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
37. When Hillary wins the primary
Wed Jan 6, 2016, 11:05 AM
Jan 2016

after Super Tuesday...will the TOS finally start to be enforced?

This is a big mystery to me. I'm not going top bother sticking around a place that actively try's to stop the democratic candidate from winning the white house, regardless of the name of the place or what it was in the past.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
15. I've always believed that to be the case. It's simple math. Just look around.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 05:54 PM
Jan 2016

Human nature, being what it is, means that things are often predictable.

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)
16. OK then.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 06:18 PM
Jan 2016

Now I understand why I felt like the odd duck out when on jury duty. I felt a fix but didn't realize how fixed. Thanks.

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
18. This just reminded me to update my jury blacklist.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 07:06 PM
Jan 2016

Enough of them have iced themselves out from hides that the pool is shrinking, so there's that. And of course the ones who are out permanently one way or another...

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
19. Holy crap! That any of us are left at all must mean
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 07:53 PM
Jan 2016

we're the nicest, most reasonable posters in the world

Cha

(297,465 posts)
21. O-M-G! "Whatever".. LOL
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 08:03 PM
Jan 2016

Glad to hear that ACKNOWLEDGED.. like it would take a genius to figure it out.

I've actually seen jury results where they say they're supporters of other candidates than Hillary but they still want a hide for being OTT. Guess the questionnaire missed those.

Mahalo William~ Kicked and Highly Recommended!



 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
26. Awhile ago, I made a certain comparison between the DU Jury System ...
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 09:29 PM
Jan 2016

and that of the jury system of a certain era in U.S. History ... and folks went nutz. Seems that my observation has been borne out.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
27. I long for the days when I logged on to DU and really enjoyed discussing with other
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 09:39 PM
Jan 2016

Democrats, there are still a lot of good Democrats and a big group of those who are not Democrat, who loves to make hateful comments about Obama and Hillary, sometimes I think Donald Trump is here also.

We will survive, we are strong, we can fight the fight.

 

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
28. Getting more so every day.
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 09:54 PM
Jan 2016

I know I come here less now.

Anything said is subject to censor. I've found several other places that i'm spending more and more time on.

Killed my monthly contribution to this site a few days ago as well.

Maybe someday it'll be a place for Democrats again.. question is.. will we want to come back then?

drray23

(7,636 posts)
29. I wonder if this means that
Tue Jan 5, 2016, 10:55 PM
Jan 2016

85 % (6/7) of DU will leave the site in an angry fit after Bernie loses the nomination ?

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
39. Yup, I've only been saying this since July or so in terms of the Bernie supporter
Thu Jan 7, 2016, 12:07 AM
Jan 2016

Jury numbers bias and what that likely means.

The jury system should never have been implemented.

ProudToBeLiberal

(3,964 posts)
40. We need to stick together and watch each other backs.
Thu Jan 7, 2016, 03:36 AM
Jan 2016

If you have opted out of jury duty, please opt back in. We need all the help we can get.

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