Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0?

[NanceGreggs]

450. Well, let's discuss the differences ...

... shall we?

DU has a TOS agreement that must be agreed to in order to post here. That TOS sets out rules for posting that include civility, not engaging in personal attacks, etc. And being this is DemocraticUnderground, it forbids prosteltyzing for Republican candidates, or encouraging fellow Dems to abandon their own party.

The fact that many JPR posters have said that the DU TOS is a "loyalty oath" makes it rather apparent that they don't know the difference between the two.

JPR, on the other hand, clearly states that it will ban members who say that Bernie is NOT the Dem nominee (which he clearly isn't), and/or those who refuse to acknowledge that HRC won the nomination by any means other than having "stolen" it.

If a post on this site is deemed inappropriate, it is judged by other DUers and removed or left alone. If a post is deemed inappropriate on JPR, the site admins simply "edit" the post to say what they want it to say. Censorship? Oh, no, of course not!

DU offers discussion on any number of diverse topics. JPR offers one discussion: How much do you hate Hillary? That single topic is sometimes disguised as being about something else, but it is ALWAYS about hating Hillary.

A DU post calling Hillary - or any woman - a "cunt" is subject to being alerted on and removed. A JPR post calling Hillary a "cunt" is not only lauded, it is actually considered to be the height of intelligent political discourse.

I think the "comedy gold" term belongs, hands down, to JPR's many, many conspiracy theories. They are (I have to admit) wondrous in their scope, amazingly creative, and absolutely award-winning in the Does anyone with a brain believe this shit? category.

CTs posted on DU are assessed on their bat-shit craziness, and are usually laughed at and criticized mercilessly. On JPR, however, there is no CT that is deemed too bat-shit crazy to be accepted as indisputable fact.

I have had my "problems" with DU and the way it is run, and I have posted about that often. But that doesn't change the fact that this site is far and away more progressive in its outlook, more liberal in its attitude, and more tolerant of differing political opinions that JPR is, or will ever be.

There is also the obvious fact that DUers are far more educated about how the political process works, as well as how government works. Many of the posts on JPR demonstrate a complete ignorance of both, and are downright ridiculous in their "interpretations" of same.

Comedy gold? Absolutely. We are all awaiting the "comedy gold" that will manifest itself on JPR when Bernie endorses HRC - and the site allegedly started to support him turns into a "fuck that traitor" site.

It's good times ahead for those of who knew that JPR was being run by RWers all along - not so good for those who will finally realize they got taken in by the flim-flam men.