No, it is not a badge of honor.

[Chichiri]

When you turn back into the gunfire and risk your own life and limb against an overwhelming enemy in order to save your squad, that's brave. Heroic, even. You've earned your medal of honor. But when you turn back into the gunfire with the intention of earning the Congressional Medal of Honor, that's not honorable. That's not heroic. That's self-serving and pathetic.

Similarly, when you disrupt an event to spread a message, knowing full well you will be ejected for it, you might feel good about it, like you've accomplished something -- but you cannot claim the ejection as a badge of honor. You knew going in that it was going to happen. You've factored it in, as part of the "cost of doing business." And, except for being unable to further participate in a community in which you have no business anyway, your life is unaffected by the ejection.

The fellow who came in here and posted a long pro-Bernie, anti-Hillary screed knew full well that he would be blocked from the Hillary group for doing it. That happened, and he went back to the Bernie group and claimed it as a badge of honor. Nothing could be further from the truth. True honor is not looked for, not sought. True bravery is not taking a risk of a minor social inconvenience. Last night I went into the Bernie group and congratulated them on winning Oklahoma; the response, while sparse, was quite gracious. If I had gone in there to disrupt, with the full knowledge that I would be ejected, it would be pathetic for me to claim the ejection as a badge of honor; it would be self-serving of me.

For my own part, I would love to share with them in their own enclave why Hillary is by far the best candidate in the field -- but I don't, because I respect the community rules, including the statement of purpose that the Bernie community chose to adopt for themselves, just as I expect them to respect ours. When that respect obtains, on either side, that may (or may not) be a form of honor. When it is violated, it is dishonorable. Full stop.

This disruptor probably isn't ashamed of himself, but he should be.

EDITED TO ADD: The same goes with those who add their numbers on the Hillary group block list to their signatures, treating it like a status symbol. It is no such thing. And if your block list is a third the size of ours, maybe it's because we have only a third the number of nitwits? Just a thought.

[HillareeeHillaraah]

1. Your posts have become my go to read when I check into DU

This one, out of the park, spot on, yes THAT,

Thanks for your passion,

Signed,
A humble long-time reader

[GusBob]

2. That poster is too enraptured to understand a lot of things

Himself first, then Bernie

Not worth the time

[livetohike]

3. My feelings too. Some have zero respect for our group. I trashed their

group weeks ago. I would never have gone there anyway.

[Cha]

11. I trashed it last year.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Trashed it as soon as it was created.

[justhanginon]

4. I agree wholeheartedly. I read that crap this morning and

the first thing I thought was here is somebody trying to desperately to be one of the gang and fit in with the BS crowd. Hopefully, he got his got his "street creds" and is now a happy sneering camper.

[Her Sister]

5. inside people know themselves

They know if they have acted with "character" or not. A little part of you knows, just knows.

[PeaceNikki]

6. perfect!!

[book_worm]

7. The militant supporters of Bernie on DU

are a bunch of juveniles who actually believe that The Southern states don't count because they were part of the Confederacy and so the votes of millions of African-Americans are not important. There are good BS supporters on DU, too. Some have come onto our group page and congratulated us or told us that they will be for Hillary if she's the nominee, but it seems like the big percentage of his supporters here give his supporters a bad name and it has been commented on other than here, but on other sites and in the media.

[Buzz Clik]

17. It's far simpler than that: they condemn anyone who does not enthusiastically embrace Sanders.

The list is long of the various people and groups who have been discarded or heavily insulted for their support of HRC or lukewarm support for Sanders.

Juvenile, indeed!

[GusBob]

8. They wonder why so many posters are blocked from this forum

They taunt and brag about it.

The fact of the matter is this group is a magnet for all sorts of trolls, disruptors, and losers of all stripes.

I wonder just how many blocked posters here have been banned from DU?

the other fact is: after the primary is over, all these posters that have signed up in the last month or two will be gone. Most likely for the TOS violation of not supporting the Dem candidate. So badge of honor boy here will be PPR'd, I'd bet on it.

Then they can take that badge of honor back to Free Republic and brag about it

[Cha]

10. Good points, GusBob! that's exactly why we have.. oh let me go get a total.. that's why

we have 634 Blocks.. for disruptors just like this.

Those who do not respect other people's boundaries.

[Cha]

9. Thank you for calling out the "Badge of Honor" disruptor, Chichri.

Well done.

[Fla Dem]

12. They disrupt and then go running back to mommies saying,

Aren't I a good boy/girl, and those terrible Hillary kids won't let me play in their sandbox any more. And all the mommies tell them what a brave little boy/girl they are.

Good post.

[The Wizard]

13. Repubes pay trolls to come to Democratic sites like this

and divide us. It's not all that complicated.

[Jackilope]

14. Permission to be blocked

I trash canned the HRC group but it still show up if it makes it on the Latest threads. Not here to disrupt ... just do not want to see what is posted here. If banned, will the posts from here stop showing up for me on the main page. Thank you!

[sufrommich]

15. Okey dokie.nt

[Stonepounder]

16. I couldn't agree more.

And I am a big Bernie fan and don't particularly like Hillary. But what I speak about Bernie, I speak positively about why I like him. I don't bash Hillary, because win, lose or draw, come November, I will absolutely and positively be voting Blue all the way. Democrats bashing Hillary or Bernie or vowing to sit out the election if their candidate doesn't win the nomination is sort of like arguing over whether you want roast beef or roast pork when the alternative is drinking a quart of Round-Up with a Drano chaser.

Now, buckle down and GOTV in November!!

[Chichiri]

18. Bravo and +1! nt

[NastyRiffraff]

21. Excellent post

Thank you for being a sane Sanders supporter, and above all, a Democrat!

[jsmirman]

19. Let's not play into his ridiculous terminology

if it's the guy I'm thinking of, his points were stupid and his appearance here was stupid and pointless.

But let's steer clear of the military imagery - this is just a message board, nothing more, nothing less.

[Chichiri]

22. Given what I'm seeing in the Bernie group . . .

. . . I think it's time to give this a kick.

[UtahLib]

23. It's a silly immature little game.

I guess some people are desperate for entertainment or attention.