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72. One does get the impression their new management isn't opposed to its offensive "guests."

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Reply #70)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 07:48 PM

Dec 2014

Quite the contrary, Much as it disgusts me as well.

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Has Daily Kos been overrun by xenophobic racist trolls? [View all] Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 OP

Troll ratio is directly proportional to annabanana Dec 2014 #1

Anna you're absolutely right Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #2

i hate dkos! i.e. great orange satan. DU is a much better place. people should quit dkos tosoris Dec 2014 #3

Me thinks you protest waaaay too much....n/t monmouth4 Dec 2014 #4

me thinks you speak like a loyal kossack lifetime subscription owner tosoris Dec 2014 #5

Thank you..... monmouth4 Dec 2014 #6

Haven't been around long, have you. pangaia Dec 2014 #22

Me too. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #7

Were you banned from there recently or something? RiverLover Dec 2014 #9

i'm not banned from dkos tosoris Dec 2014 #14

Oh good, and we're happy to have you here!! RiverLover Dec 2014 #16

tanks for the welcome tosoris Dec 2014 #19

You ought to know that you shouldn't call people paid trolls here either muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #23

my comment was general tosoris Dec 2014 #26

The way you put it, it looked like you wanted to say specific members are paid trolls muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #29

i think you're reading something into my remarks which isnt there tosoris Dec 2014 #34

I can't speak for Muriel but I think Muriel might of misunderstood. Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #35

People on all kinds of websites put criticism down to 'paid trolls', without evidence muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #37

I'm not interested in discussing matters regarding DU tosoris Dec 2014 #40

The thread title includes "other progressive blog sites"; that describes DU muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #43

As you keep taking us off thread i wont respond further. i'm not interested in communcating w/ you tosoris Dec 2014 #46

All I just did was point out what you had been saying in this thread muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #49

Please respect my request not to address any further posts to me tosoris Dec 2014 #55

asking to be ignored and saying you will ignore a duer is sure the way to "build community" uppityperson Dec 2014 #59

+1,000 icymist Dec 2014 #74

Hopefully someone is paying you to troll us here... Agschmid Dec 2014 #56

it is something. uppityperson Dec 2014 #60

you aren't interested in learning about du, and no one has posted about du here on du? uppityperson Dec 2014 #45

thanks for the warm welcoming tosoris Dec 2014 #50

I usually just look and see when they joined Gman Dec 2014 #27

I hate to tell ya... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #52

The very concept of paid political trolls 90-percent Dec 2014 #8

The most blatant group I've seen is at the Washington Post DFW Dec 2014 #10

To DFW - Well said brother Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #12

And the WaPo OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #70

One does get the impression their new management isn't opposed to its offensive "guests." DFW Dec 2014 #72

Better watch out Jim Beard Dec 2014 #75

He had better have one hell of a GPS system and a LOT of drones to spare DFW Dec 2014 #78

To 90-percent - Great post Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #11

I would love it if this became a real political party. librechik Dec 2014 #32

I know AnnetteK in Disq-operated comment sections across the sites. TRoN33 Dec 2014 #13

tron33 is correct. annettek is a paid troll tosoris Dec 2014 #18

She might be 'hated' by some, but she's also got 5 bar mojo on DK Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #54

don't know about AnnetteK's case. Ordinarily I'd say your right but its a troll we're talking of tosoris Dec 2014 #71

No Derek V Dec 2014 #15

Training Teabagging Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #17

Great. Koch's teaparty teaching invading the "blogosphere' RiverLover Dec 2014 #25

Oh absolutely. Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #68

Lee Fang wrote an article octoberlib Dec 2014 #20

Octoberlib - I couldn't possibly agree with you more Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #21

Since you strangely didn't give the link on Kos to the original article, here it is: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #24

To muriel thanks for the link Also The link to the Spiegel article is at the bottom of my diaries Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #28

Funny you should ask nichomachus Dec 2014 #30

A lot of people are intimidated at being flash mobbed and cyber stalked by trolls Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #31

This is an ancient problem for women who make pro-feminist comments daredtowork Dec 2014 #39

Where are all of these "paid troll" jobs advertised, anyway? Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #33

I'm paid by the number of times I get mentioned in ATA... Agschmid Dec 2014 #57

There are all sorts of "troll gangs" over there that selectively knock off users who True Blue Door Dec 2014 #36

The Internet is Saturated with Rightwing Trolls daredtowork Dec 2014 #38

Wow you live in the same city Markos does tosoris Dec 2014 #41

I haven't seen his house daredtowork Dec 2014 #47

To daredtowork - This is truly interesting Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #42

Berkeley daredtowork Dec 2014 #44

Thanks for the links Jim Beard Dec 2014 #79

ever seen a paid commentors home page? reddread Dec 2014 #77

It depends on how you define "troll". Quantess Dec 2014 #48

You might want to remove that last line. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #51

Hey Erich I wondered what happened to you tosoris Dec 2014 #63

I mostly wound up here. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #66

I have found myself rather tired of the chnge at KOS. Jim Beard Dec 2014 #53

Wait what - Armando is 2nd in Command at Daily Kos? daredtowork Dec 2014 #58

Whatever, His response was smartalechy Jim Beard Dec 2014 #61

It's also interesting that so many people blatantly accused you of having sockpuppets Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #62

What's a sockpuppet? RiverLover Dec 2014 #64

At DK, most people are only allowed to write under a single account at a time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #65

Thanks Erich. There's this whole alter-universe in cyberland. Such drama! RiverLover Dec 2014 #69

I don't know what happened and I don't have a dog in that fight tosoris Dec 2014 #67

I found this old craigslist thing on the net tosoris Dec 2014 #73

The people they hired Jim Beard Dec 2014 #76