So what would happen if we ALL joined Parler?

[luv2fly]

This morning I saw a piece on CBS that featured the Parler CEO (or founder or something like that), and he emphasized over and over they are a community-run and monitored site for everyone... WE are part of everyone. I don't know how many DUers there are, but if a significant majority of us joined Parler I have to think we might be a voice to be reckoned with. While we don't always agree on how the Democratic party should proceed, we are more alike than not. No drama, just verifiable facts, repeated over and over and over and over... I know some would rather poke their eyes out with a fork, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving and all, why not share some truth with those who are unable or unwilling to see the light?

[beachbumbob]

1. I been having fun the past 10 days, fanning the flames of GOP boycott of runoff election

in Georgia

[TheBlackAdder]

27. I would post a series of crazier conspiracy theories to make them devolve faster.

[beachbumbob]

28. absolutely, like Soros actually owns Parler would be fun one

[TheBlackAdder]

40. And it's backchannel funded and controlled through a Cayman Island firm for anonymity.

[doubleplusgood]

46. +1000 nt

[Sherman A1]

2. Interesting proposals

but I will pass.

[beachbumbob]

29. don;t think so, its growing by millions every week

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Not me. I'm not giving my personal information to those

rancid Mercers.

[FakeNoose]

12. This!

Exactly the reason why I'd never join Parler or any other RW group. I get enough spam and phishing emails as it is. Join those groups, and it all increases exponentially.

[beachbumbob]

30. who would use their real email Come on

[luv2fly]

42. Right, that's what Hotmail is for.

Collecting my junk email since the late 90s.

[CommonHumanity]

4. LOVE IT! Anyone up for starting a DU effort?

I love this idea. Simple and potentially effective. I especially love that you advocate posting simple facts rather than trashing people and their opinions. Not to say their opinions shouldn't be countered, but neutral/factual presentation with a side of understanding can be powerful. Granted there are times for righteous anger and condemning behaviors, but a forum for voicing opinions + disseminating information seems a good place to try to pierce the veil of propaganda by appealing to truth and common humanity.

I'd love to see replies by DUers willing to get on board. Knowing others are on board would help my motivation and provide an encouraging sense of camaraderie. We could even share our reflections on the process. It would also help me feel less alone, take heart and endure the inevitable inevitable frustration and anger I'd encounter along the way.

[pwb]

5. I won't.

So not all, sorry.

[Hugin]

9. +1

There's a boost for you.

Trust me, this won't end well.

What do they call a tweet over there? A bleat?

[ornotna]

7. Hard pass

We bicker among ourselves enough here and we love our community. Why go to a place where a vast majority of them despise me and mine. It's really not worth the headache.

[beachbumbob]

32. missing the fun part, so far I've been pushing the boycott of the runoff election to "teach" the GOP

a lesson and that has taken on a life of its own. Next idea in few days/weeks is to say Soros OWNS parler to collect their data. That will be fun big time!!!! Next is to say the anti-mask movement was fueled by govt agencies building their facial recognition data base, the lists is endless

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. We'd ALL have our personal information stolen?

It may prove to be an effective way to discourage casual joiners who aren't committed to their cause - "to join, you have to give us a photo and SSN, so you have to (a) trust us (ie the Cambridge Analytica crew, and far right nutters) not to misuse that ourselves and (b) not to screw up again and get hacked. So, how much do you really want to join?"

[struggle4progress]

25. +

[beachbumbob]

33. easy to photoshop somethin my friend

[Hortensis]

10. We couldn't elevate or enlighten in the slightest, but worse,

our presence would dilute and distract from the repellent effect of concentrated extremism on those not already taken over by it.

[brooklynite]

13. Answer: Nothing

As with Twitter, the critical content that drives discussion doesn't come from ordinary people like you or me. It comes from people with 50,000 + followers. At Parler, these "influencers" are all hard-right conservatives. Getting 10,000 progressives to sign up would have no impact on the messaging content.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Leave them to grieve in total misery.

I'm sick of hearing them whine.

[Delarage]

15. While I admire the courage

To infiltrate, I'm pretty sure something horrible would happen to me if I attempted it....

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[Mz Pip]

16. My free time

is best used elsewhere.

[LAS14]

17. I joined because I want to understand the enemy. So far nothing new in my...

... e-mail. I am curious about an entity called JustNews, which seems to be posting nothing but flattering (to me... but not inflammatory to the other side) things about Dem officials. I can't tell if it's a left wing troll or if, as someone here suggested, I just don't understand how negatively the far right sees smart, humane behavior.

[LibfromtheNorth]

18. Not a Chance..

Joining Parler would make me angry and I am so tired of being angry.

[JHB]

19. We'd be handing over personal data to yet another skimming operation...

...and one apparently owned by the Mercers, at that.

Count me out.

[beachbumbob]

34. set up fake account, fake ID, a separate email account on gmail is all very easy to do.

Took me about an hour.


having fun now

[KentuckyWoman]

20. Shiny things ... Beware of the bots and the paid netvocates.

No I'm not saying you are one. Just seems like everywhere I am ...

Oh have you seen (that place)
Hey this post on (that place)
The people on (that place) are crazy.
(That place) is really awful.
Repost whatever is on (that place) because ...

Slow but sure I'm seeing people on DU making comments too. The constant barrage works. I know point and laugh at the idiots is fun. I engage sometimes myself... and old enough to know better. Personally I'd like to see the point and laugh posts dwindle down to almost nothing on DU. We do have plenty of serious posts about real issues to be address but generally, those tend to sink like a rock while we all chase the next shiny thing. And like I said, I'm guilty too ... right this minute. You'll see I popped your OP back to the top with this post.

[Hekate]

21. No thanks. They want a great deal of personal data, like your SSN, & are very hackable.

Lurk if you must — but don’t join

[calguy]

22. I'm a member of a smaller website

It's called "liberal forum", we have both libs and cons and the cons are as hard core as they come. We love kicking their asses on a daily basis. There's usually less than 30 members online at any given time so when I have time to waste it's fun to get into heated arguments with them.
I use that site for fun, but when I want good, honest intelligent conversation nothing beats my friends here at DU!!

[mathematic]

23. Surely we all haven't forgotten Discussionist already?

Also can we finally abandon the idea that "facts" are somehow relevant to political discussions? They're not. Nobody cares about them because people believe what they want to believe.

[Iggo]

39. LOL. Actually, I had.

[eShirl]

24. Parler is for suckers.

[cwydro]

26. No thank you.

Online arguments seem to be some sort of weird masturbation for some people.

Has anyone online every changed your mind about anything?

[SlogginThroughIt]

31. I have made a spoof account.

I am taking their ridiculousness and turning it up to 100 to make a mockery if their postings.

[beachbumbob]

36. the best thing to do is to throw even crazier shit at them:

- Soros owns Parler to collect their data
- anti-mask is a deepstate plot for govt to build their facial recognition database
- boycott Georgia election to teach the GOP a lesson for not changing the outcome for trump


the list and fun is way huge

[beachbumbob]

35. the real fun begins when tiktok crowd goes at Parker

they know how to set up fake accounts easy enough

[ismnotwasm]

37. I was there until they got hacked

Logged out and deleted the app. Not worth it.

[Iggo]

38. The Parler would crow about the fabulous amount of people joining up.

It’s not how. It’s how many.

No thanks.

Not feeding the beast.

[joshcryer]

41. Conservative ideology is fueled by external rational thought.

You have to understand this. It is fueled by people taking it seriously.

The great "creationist" debates in the late 90s and early 2000s existed because we acknowledged them, debated them, discussed topics with them, and then our public schools were actually considering allowing them to spread their "alternate hypothesis." You cannot, you cannot, give them the platform by acknowledging their ideas as good, worthy of consideration. They should be ignored. Don't worry, there will be people (not you) debating, chronicaling, and overviewing what they're saying over there. You don't have to do that part. Don't give them a platform, don't legitimize their concepts. Because they are liars, false prophets, evil, evil people.

[treestar]

43. There are liberal groups on FB that some of them troll

It would be funny to do the same to them. Watch them learn they can't escape reality.

[Brother Buzz]

44. I'd rather go sort socks in a dark room

Nailing Jello to a tree is easier than reasoning with them.

[IsItJustMe]

45. I avoid out houses and porto potties for this exact reason.

[Ms. Toad]

47. Discussionist would happen! n/t

[Voltaire2]

48. Their ad revenue would go up.

[salin]

49. Twitter phenom DevinNunes'Cow joined Parler, posted a cartoon mocking Nunes... and was kicked off

immediately. It is not a site for everyone.

That and it is funded, at least partially, by the Mercers.

[Codeine]

50. I don't hang out with Nazis, virtual or otherwise. nt

[JI7]

51. More Money for the Mercers and other Right Wingers ? Nope . Plus it's a waste of Time

I don't get why people want to spend so much time arguing with Right Wingers .

[ahoysrcsm]

52. waste of time.