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2016 Postmortem

byronius

(7,395 posts) Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:18 PM Nov 2015

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Silent thread to check in if you've checked out of the primary discussion.

Hearts and minds, hearts and minds. I hate the rancor on this lovely Underground.

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Silent thread to check in if you've checked out of the primary discussion. (Original Post) byronius Nov 2015 OP

I' m seriously close to trashing GDP and concentrating Purveyor Nov 2015 #1

I did it. Loving it. bravenak Dec 2015 #5

What you'll begin to find, however... Blue_Adept Dec 2015 #7

Me nt riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #2

A lot of thin skin and jury hides. leveymg Nov 2015 #3

People earn hides AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #9

I went for years without any. It's only been in the last week or two. leveymg Dec 2015 #10

Hilary's people have gotten too shrill. I'll wait until primary season. marble falls Dec 2015 #4

Been away from DU for awhile ... Myrina Dec 2015 #6

It's nothing compared to 08 AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #8

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

1. I' m seriously close to trashing GDP and concentrating

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:33 PM

Nov 2015

More on current news and propaganda...

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

5. I did it. Loving it.

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:49 AM

Dec 2015

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)

7. What you'll begin to find, however...

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:12 AM

Dec 2015

is that there's an undercurrent to a lot of LBN and GD threads that are nods towards the primaries. It's becoming pervasive, as expected.

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

2. Me nt

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:40 PM

Nov 2015

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

3. A lot of thin skin and jury hides.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:47 PM

Nov 2015

A campaign seems to have gamed the Jury system. If you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know why.

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

9. People earn hides

Reply to leveymg (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:25 AM

Dec 2015

If I can manage to not get many, others can too.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

10. I went for years without any. It's only been in the last week or two.

Reply to AgingAmerican (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 12:26 PM

Dec 2015

I haven't changed, my posts haven't changed. The difference is there's been a change to the composition of the jury pool by a concerted effort to Alert on those who make disparaging comments about Hillary, knocking them out of jury duty, if not off the board altogether.

Second, there's an active effort by HRC campers to claim that Hillary is inevitable, so criticism of her is no longer legitimate. I'm sure you've noticed that. To some degree, that may have shifted the psychological terrain.

marble falls

(57,106 posts)

4. Hilary's people have gotten too shrill. I'll wait until primary season.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:45 AM

Dec 2015

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

6. Been away from DU for awhile ...

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:08 AM

Dec 2015

.... because it seemed like it turned into a bunch of cross-posted shit from Facebook.

Came back a few months ago looking for substantive news / discussion and now not only is it a bunch of cross-posted shit from Facebook, but it's primary vitriol and poop slinging.

Sigh.

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

8. It's nothing compared to 08

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:24 AM

Dec 2015

Obama supporters went off the deep end in 08. Air America hosts became unlistenable. Randy Rhodes ruined her career over it. Stephanie Miller became unlistenable. Obama supporters on the internet were teaming up with Republicans attacking her. It was madness.

This time around is nothing compared to then.

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