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el_bryanto

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50. Yep.

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:18 AM

Jun 2014

pretty much spot on, in my opinion. I'll say another constant is people complaining that the board is becoming too conservative - I've never not heard that complaint on a regular basis.

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DU has not "changed" [View all] Soylent Brice Jun 2014 OP

I was actually eating popcorn while reading that stuff today lunasun Jun 2014 #1

yay!!!! Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #3

So there. countryjake Jun 2014 #2

No one ever leaves here n/t leftstreet Jun 2014 #4

lmao... seabeyond Jun 2014 #6

Oh shit you posted the vid.. LMAO!!! Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #9

and still those voices are calling from far.... away. such a lovely place. seabeyond Jun 2014 #10

I can't believe there's a video - TBF Jun 2014 #43

ikr Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #8

I always thought of it more like this... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #19

LOL nt SunSeeker Jun 2014 #27

"Just when you think you are out! They suck you back in!" lol nt Javaman Jun 2014 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Jun 2014 #5

It is and always as been the "Democratic" Underground. Lint Head Jun 2014 #7

Well said n/t Still Sensible Jun 2014 #11

Thanks for your post. littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #12

I like it. immoderate Jun 2014 #13

it HAS changed Skittles Jun 2014 #14

Agreed. cui bono Jun 2014 #22

Yes, well, you and I have a broader and longer-lasting involvement with the site Demeter Jun 2014 #29

Am I gettin' an ass kickin'? Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #38

BACK AT YA BABE Skittles Jun 2014 #92

You mean BS like assuming that the BOG and HOF are behind every single issue here? FSogol Jun 2014 #39

I am not ASSUMING anything Skittles Jun 2014 #91

That is absolute nonsense. Rense.com and Neo-Nazi sites like American Free Press and geek tragedy Jun 2014 #100

do you see me supporting that stuff? Skittles Jun 2014 #101

Really, you think using insulting hyperbole like "worship" geek tragedy Jun 2014 #104

what exactly do you call supporting someone NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO Skittles Jun 2014 #105

"loyalists" or even "apologists" geek tragedy Jun 2014 #108

Indeed In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #44

The good old days when Holocaust denial sites were quoted as reliable sources geek tragedy Jun 2014 #45

they were very much exceptions Skittles Jun 2014 #89

No, it was common in multiple forums, especially I/P, the 9/11 Dungeon geek tragedy Jun 2014 #98

you must go looking for them Skittles Jun 2014 #99

no, they wouldn't deny the holocaust, just pimp conspiracy theories geek tragedy Jun 2014 #102

so we are agreed that we detest people who pimp garbage Skittles Jun 2014 #103

Everyone here pimps bullshit and trash to a certain extent geek tragedy Jun 2014 #106

+100 Javaman Jun 2014 #71

we know who they are Skittles Jun 2014 #94

Strange that supporting Democrats on a site ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #110

Odd promised action indeed lunasun Jun 2014 #128

+1 Marr Jun 2014 #72

Agreed. It doesn't feel the same, and hasn't for quit a while. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #129

Hey Soylent.. YouBetterBelieveIt.. thanks for your take on good ol DU.. Cha Jun 2014 #15

Hmmmm Hekate Jun 2014 #23

I hear ya, Cha Jun 2014 #31

DU is a part of my life now! I love it, love it, love it! C Moon Jun 2014 #16

welcome. and enjoy. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #18

I think that it has changed in one way, at least The Straight Story Jun 2014 #17

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #112

It has changed. snot Jun 2014 #20

I beg to differ ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #21

Great comment... defacto7 Jun 2014 #24

Many of us have moved on. NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #30

All good points. Personally, for me it's been the change from a village to a major city Hekate Jun 2014 #28

Actually ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #32

Well, there are likely a certain percentage of socks, lurkers, and zombies... Hekate Jun 2014 #33

Hey Nance Number23 Jun 2014 #34

Oh, yes, my friend ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #36

Yep, to the two of you! ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #115

agree with this statement..... a kennedy Jun 2014 #47

+1 nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #51

SWEETY SWEETY PIE PIE!!!! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #64

Sorry. I Think You're Overstating This A Bit ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #69

I don't think it's a "minor" change ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #117

And I Do Think It's Minor ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #125

I was with you until paragraph 4 hfojvt Jun 2014 #86

I wasn't here NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #107

This. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #111

I don't remember any rule change hfojvt Jun 2014 #116

I don't remember the exact timing ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #120

IOWs ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #119

usually we fight with each other too much hfojvt Jun 2014 #124

+++++++1! nt MADem Jun 2014 #135

Of course it has changed. DU used to get outraged at govt transgressions cui bono Jun 2014 #25

CORRECT Skittles Jun 2014 #37

Bingo! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #41

Amazing lack of self-awareness. You explicitly claim Obama is as bad or worse than Bush, then wonder geek tragedy Jun 2014 #46

Absolutely right. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #61

You are agreeing with a flat out lie. cui bono Jun 2014 #79

Yep redqueen Jun 2014 #68

You are agreeing with a flat out lie. cui bono Jun 2014 #80

Where did I support Ron Paul's call for impeachment? Prove it or apologize. cui bono Jun 2014 #77

In response to Ron Paul saying Obama/could be impeached: geek tragedy Jun 2014 #95

Where did I support impeachment exactly? n/t cui bono Jun 2014 #96

when someone posts a thread about impeachment geek tragedy Jun 2014 #109

I did not support impeachment. I make no bones that I disagree with a lot of what Obama does. cui bono Jun 2014 #114

And you go Godwin as a parting shot. Nice. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #121

Again, mischaracterizing, but I will edit that out because I can see how it could be taken. n/t cui bono Jun 2014 #126

Making a baseless accusation like that refusing to back it up should result in a ban. /nt Marr Jun 2014 #84

Can you please post a link to where Cui Bono agreed that Obama should be impeached? SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #118

+100 nt Javaman Jun 2014 #73

I have to agree with you here, and it's one of the things I dislike the most about the "new" DU. Raksha Jun 2014 #87

It's interesting that defacto7 Jun 2014 #26

what amazes me is when I see how personally some people take criticism online... CTyankee Jun 2014 #49

K and effin R. JohnnyRingo Jun 2014 #35

#takebackoursite Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #40

+1 Scuba Jun 2014 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jun 2014 #48

Yep. el_bryanto Jun 2014 #50

Perception is our reality IronLionZion Jun 2014 #52

It changed. Meta is now in GD. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #53

Yep, might as well not even have hosts...seems like they don't have much of a job. Rex Jun 2014 #54

Not just meta--GD is also littered with OT "vanity" posts better suited for a personal blog. Romulox Jun 2014 #59

Righteous rant! Been a long time since I've seen one of those. Rex Jun 2014 #55

One way it quickly changed from the beginning... wyldwolf Jun 2014 #56

I think it is more combative than it used to be JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #57

Pfff. What utter nonsense. Of course it has. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #58

This site is *CONSIDERABLY* more Rightwing than before. Vigorous defense of spying, drone killing, Romulox Jun 2014 #60

I disagree. LWolf Jun 2014 #62

I think it has changed in two obvious ways Samantha Jun 2014 #63

Oh it's changed considerably Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #65

You nailed it! At first I was neutral on the jury system, Raksha Jun 2014 #88

OMC OMG.... mike_c Jun 2014 #66

THANK GAWD IT PASSED!!!! cui bono Jun 2014 #83

Also, your memory is selective. OMC got TONS of support here for his "Thank GAWD it passed!" schtick Romulox Jun 2014 #67

So was Better Believe It. Yet people still mimic his daily "crap on the Democratic party" postings. FSogol Jun 2014 #97

I disagree. The party establishment has a more organized presence here now. Marr Jun 2014 #74

i disagree. the party is in power now, and what we see is a desire not to criticize our own. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #76

Yes, I'm sure some are simply sincere, 'my-party-right-or-wrong' types. Marr Jun 2014 #81

Which is bad for democracy. Party over country is no way to get good policy enacted. cui bono Jun 2014 #82

i didn't say it was a good thing, just that i dont see this as an organized movement La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #113

we know who they are Skittles Jun 2014 #90

Are you, now; or have you ever been ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #123

Just a question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #122

No, and frankly, I'm amazed that you can ask that question. Marr Jun 2014 #132

yup. plenty of assholes and plenty of nice people La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #75

I've been here (off and on) since 2002 and you are spot on. Coventina Jun 2014 #78

It has changed. Your OP is a good example of what it has become upaloopa Jun 2014 #85

Absolutely correct. nt Bonobo Jun 2014 #134

disagree G_j Jun 2014 #93

Thank you. H2O Man Jun 2014 #127

The more things change.... Armstead Jun 2014 #130

Agreed k/r... bonzotex Jun 2014 #131

It changed. Now deal with it. nt Bonobo Jun 2014 #133