Do we HAVE to use childish names like "Hillbots" and "Obama cultists" ?

[fujiyama]

I mean seriously. We're all in the same party, or at least most of us are.

Do any of us want perpetual war? Unless you do, we need everyone on board.

Support your candidate. Be passionate. Be excited. Argue. And even get angry. That's all part of the process. This primary season has been a roller coaster and has been the most exciting by far in many, many years.

But a lot of this sniping is just childish, immature bullshit. And really, this isn't targeted toward most people of either supporter, but a few obnoxious overtly partisan ass holes. Personally I see them more on one side than the other, but I am admittedly biased.

[Fresh_Start]

1. I'm a proud Edwardian

and would have been a proud Goriac.

[TexasObserver]

2. Nothing wrong with Hillbots or Obamaniacs.

Those are names that have both humor and insight.

[Redstone]

5. Balls. Those names, along with all the others, are just juvenile.

Redstone

[TexasObserver]

13. According to you, but what do you know?

[Redstone]

14. Not much. Happy now?

Redstone

[rodeodance]

30. I am partial to Obamababies.

[Redstone]

3. Apparently so. I've bitched about this to no end, and with no effect.

I respect the fact that you tried, but I'm sorry to have to tell you that it won't make any difference.

Redstone

[TexasObserver]

15. accept that you don't have the right to require others to use your standards

[Redstone]

18. Thank you so much for stalking me.

Redstone

[TexasObserver]

20. You responded to me, stalker, nagging me repeatedly above

You've revealed what a deceptive and unwell person you are by stalking me, and then claiming I'm stalking you. Get help.

This is about the 20th post you've made bitching about the decorum. Why don't you leave, or write admin with your really cool ideas about how to make this place safe for cranky old folks like you?

[Redstone]

28. thank yo so much for the instructions. I'll go ahead and change my life so it conforms

to your wishes. Consider me humbled.

Redstone

[Bicoastal]

4. I have never used the expression "Hillbot," and I dislike it when

other Obama people do.

Some people don't even think of this as a primary--more like Fantasy football where anything goes in the comments section and it doesn't matter who gets insulted.

[asthmaticeog]

6. The sniping is childish because the people here are childish.

What happens in GDP is neither politics nor discussion, it's base tribalism.

[Dob Bole]

7. Does Billary count?

I wasn't sure about that one.

[IndieLeft]

10. YES Billary counts!

They all count, on both sides.

[Pathwalker]

26. Rush Limbaugh uses it! Is he a hero of yours?

If, so, that's your answer.

[DJ13]

8. They started it!

:shrug:

[IndieLeft]

9. I just made the same damn post! LOL! here is my idea....

Since our mods are considering limiting new threads per day, I think they sould ban the childish name calling too.

I wrote a letter, I suggest we all do the same.

[Frances]

11. How do you write the letter?

Sorry to be so dense.

I would like for the name calling to be banned too. It adds nothing to discussions and I am for more interested in having a Dem president than in bashing either one of our candidates.

[IndieLeft]

21. go back to gd:p and click on the moderators button on the top right.

then you just click on one of their names and write them a letter.

[Frances]

34. Thanks for the info!

My message:

Winning the general should be the real goal of DUers.

If the nominee is not chosen till late in the game, there won't be much time for uniting Hillary and Obama supporters.

Banning flame-bait names would do a lot to damp down the hard feelings between the 2 groups.

Go Dems!

[Firespirit]

12. The only one that really bothers me is "Obamababies"

That particular slur is nothing less than reverse ageism, attacking his young supporters on the basis of their age. It would be TOTALLY unacceptable for someone to attach a sexist slur to Hillary's boomer women supporters, like "Hillb---hes" or something similar, and I do not understand why ageist bigotry is allowed on DU.

[TexasObserver]

16. I don't care about that, because it implies the poster using it is 90 years old

[Dogmudgeon]

17. For some people, this isn't politics, it's recess

Does anyone know how much more INTERESTING stuff we'd have to discuss if we made an effort to stop the name-calling, the gloating, and the psychodrama?

We could fight until fatigue set in and still be Democrats.

--p!

[seriousstan]

19. The cutesy name game is the status quo. It only bothers people when it happens to their side.

[Jed Dilligan]

22. I could reduce the number of mentions of these words on GDP

by hiding your thread... But seriously, the only thing you can do is abstain yourself and hope others are perceptive enough to notice and follow your good example.

[GoldieAZ49]

23. Childish is right and the threads are not worth reading

I don't bother opening a thread that is titled with such names, there is not much left worth reading here, and I haven't been here very long but it has gotten worse as the primaries started.

I wonder if some of the posters with these childish name calling are even old enough to vote?????? hmmm

[snappyturtle]

24. No we don't have too but some seem to think so!

Thank you! Time to unite against the repukes not against each other!

[Maribelle]

25. Will you just stop being such babies

It's my turn

[Caseman]

27. What if I just call a candidate stupid?

Same thing?

[Bongo Prophet]

29. The adults are coming back. Clean up has already commenced.

The more intelligent posters are changing the tone - it will take a while, and everyone needs to consider their own behavior. that is what we adults do, right?

The kids will complain.
They will say "They started it!"
they will say "Only their side does that!"

but really now.
We have bigger issues to deal with, and the shouting is a distraction.

[cbayer]

You are right. The tolerance for this has decreased and the grown-ups are taking over.

[sfam]

31. I've pretty much been putting everyone on ignore who uses those terms..

Like I really don't want to have conversation with people using these terms. Lets have a modicum of respect, ey?

[Arkansas Granny]

32. As I posted in a similar thread, it's hard for me to take those who

call names as being willing to engage in a serious discussion. It's juvenile behavior and not indicative of an adult debate. I will no longer respond to posters who use name calling against our candidates or other posters.

[Ian David]

33. Let's save the childish nicknames for the Paultards and the other Repukes. n/t