All of the chest-thumping "new sheriff in town" bravado about "And if I see this, I shall not hesitate for ONE MOMENT to hit alert" swaggering is just precious. So very precious.
But the attacks on Sanders and his supporters end on the 16th, per Skinner, and if that photo's still up on the 16th, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Read what Skinner wrote below. Yes, "Hillary bashing" ends on the 16th, but open season on Bernie Sanders and his supporters also grinds to a halt on the same day.
No divisive group attacks
Do not smear, insult, vilify, bait, maliciously caricature, or give disrespectful nicknames to any groups of people that are part of the Democratic coalition, or that hold viewpoints commonly held by Democrats, or that support particular Democratic public figures. Do not imply that they are fake Democrats, fake progressives, conservatives, right-wingers, Republicans, or the like.
Don't bash Democratic public figures
Do not post disrespectful nicknames, insults, or highly inflammatory attacks against any Democratic public figures. Do not post anything that could be construed as bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for any Democratic general election candidate, and do not compare any Democratic general election candidate unfavorably to their general election opponent(s).
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1013&pid=6548
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I think a lot of people have the wrong idea, and are going to be disappointed.
We have no intention of purging anyone, and we have no intention of disallowing good-faith discussion of the issues. I think most people are going to be fine with that. But there are going to be a a few people (including both Hillary and Bernie supporters) who are going to be disappointed because the massive crackdown they have been hoping for does not come to pass.
Most people think the big change coming in general election season is that people on this website will need to stop bashing Hillary Clinton. Yes, that's part of it -- but it's not the only thing and it's definitely not the most important thing. The really big change coming in general election season is that people on this website will need to stop bashing each other.
Throughout this primary season we have been in a death spiral of declining standards. So we are going to institute some rules, and we will expect everyone to follow those rules, and we will expect everyone to enforce those rules when they serve on juries. The rules shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone -- they are mostly common sense, and they are basically the same rules we had for years when we had moderators: No personal attacks, no broad-brush group attacks, no bigotry, no right-wing smears or sources against Democrats, no advocating for spoilers or republicans, no meta-discussion, etc.
I am just so tired of people bashing each other and bashing Democrats on this website. I know the hardcore partisans will try to paint this whole thing through the Hillary vs Bernie lens, and drive that wedge as hard as they can, but that is just so not where I am at right now. I don't care who anyone has supported in the primaries -- I really don't. As long as you treat your fellow DU members with respect, stop tearing down Democratic public figures (including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and everyone else), and don't advocate for Donald Trump or some lost-cause third-party spoiler candidate, then you'll be fine.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10135833
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. The OP is just my way to advocate for a reduction in the number of "smug" and "we won so shut up" type posts, and an increase the number that reflect an appreciation for the lessons to be learned from the amazing success of the Sanders campaign against incredible odds -- lessons our party needs to learn if we want to become a truly effective force for meaningful change.
