2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,721 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:54 AM Oct 2016

Is JPR really a pro-Trump site? [View all]

That is profoundly disappointing.

It is like spitting in the eyes of our Hispanic, African American, and lbtgq brothers and sisters.

They are giving succor to a monster.

-DSB

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Is JPR really a pro-Trump site? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 OP

Cliffnotes on how JPR came to be? HipChick Oct 2016 #1

Angry BOBers refusing to listen to the leader they purported to follow; MADem Oct 2016 #3

ahh...I took a break from DU, and only came back recently.. HipChick Oct 2016 #4

Mainly fake BoBers who were really winguts obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #16

Some genuine Sanders progressives went there initially, but Hortensis Oct 2016 #21

They like the "protectionism" piece and have discovered their latent racism, or something. MADem Oct 2016 #28

Vile yes, but "conscience"? What's THAT to do with it? ?) Hortensis Oct 2016 #36

Indeed--'conscience' is not a synonym for 'hatred' or 'rage' but I believe some might MADem Oct 2016 #47

Agree. "Conscience" was supposed to be a joke. Hortensis Oct 2016 #52

They should teach this in school--well said! MADem Oct 2016 #61

A DUer got banned, and humiliated by his female boss on the same day. msanthrope Oct 2016 #37

Ah, so that's it Hekate Oct 2016 #90

The "dead DUer" was Jackpine Radical and a good progressive AllyCat Oct 2016 #95

They did not form in good faith. "Nasty?" That's an interesting word to use. nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #98

Your response does not surprise me AllyCat Oct 2016 #99

It should not surprise you that I have limited patience for those who claim msanthrope Oct 2016 #100

Righteo AllyCat Oct 2016 #101

Just the people on the far left who are anti West and have more in common with far right snooper2 Oct 2016 #40

A popular flamebaiter who admitted to wanting 2008 overturned + a guy who said AA's and LGBT emulatorloo Oct 2016 #78

I'm sure it's not. elleng Oct 2016 #2

I don't go there but I've seen some of the posts as some posters link to posts over there. DLCWIdem Oct 2016 #5

No thanks. elleng Oct 2016 #7

95% of the dirtbags there are actively rooting for Trump geek tragedy Oct 2016 #9

There was a lot of Jill Stein support there a few weeks ago but now it is mostly pro-Trump/pro-Putin pampango Oct 2016 #14

Jill Stein was kind of a gateway drug--relatively benign crazy to full out Hitler-stye crazy geek tragedy Oct 2016 #57

It sure the f*ck is now... LowerManhattanite Oct 2016 #56

Yes, it is a pro Trump site obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #17

Sadly, you would surely be wrong now. JPR is unabashedly pro-Trump now Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #20

You are too smart and too good of a person to continue defending the indefensible emulatorloo Oct 2016 #82

Objectively yes, the overwhelming preference there is Trump instead geek tragedy Oct 2016 #6

Ugh! Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #43

They were cheering on Trey Gowdy a few weeks ago. nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #46

I just looked over there, does not seem very pleasant at all. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #77

Because you're a decent human being geek tragedy Oct 2016 #79

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2016 #8

yes, they were trolling this site for years JI7 Oct 2016 #10

And they're not welcome to return nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #11

too late obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #19

they can talk about pets and recipes I guess geek tragedy Oct 2016 #34

Recipes are good. Tasty. nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #38

I like a good pizza recipe as much as anyone Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #94

I expect they will try, though mcar Oct 2016 #48

exactly obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #51

I was never impressed with most of the JPR posters Gothmog Oct 2016 #25

It's probably debatable. lovemydog Oct 2016 #12

They are merely spoiled children JNelson6563 Oct 2016 #13

More pro HA Goodman than Trump. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #15

They are openly cheering on Trump Renew Deal Oct 2016 #39

Other than their sexist and brutal dreams of pissing on and killing Clinton.... NCTraveler Oct 2016 #41

An argument going on - claiming that Bush was more liberal and better than Obama womanofthehills Oct 2016 #69

Oh, there's a blast from the past. NurseJackie Oct 2016 #53

Trump supporter and possibly a writer for the "Sane" Progressive. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #54

You're right about that ... very transparent ... NurseJackie Oct 2016 #55

It was created mainly by fake BoBers who are really wingnuts obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #18

Why are you surprised? Those posters spit in the eyes of all minorities while on DU. yardwork Oct 2016 #22

Agreed Gothmog Oct 2016 #24

I agree. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 #30

Yep,they all have had many right wing opinions right here sufrommich Oct 2016 #27

Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #59

And hundreds of posters recced that thread. Most now on JPR. yardwork Oct 2016 #63

No surprise from me .... those were my observations etherealtruth Oct 2016 #66

"Continuous low level irritable drunken mumbling about our first black president"... Hekate Oct 2016 #91

The member list over there strongly resembles those blocked from the Obama group here. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2016 #102

Exactly. /nt yardwork Oct 2016 #106

The JPR posters really believe that Trump is a better candidate than Clinton Gothmog Oct 2016 #23

They're PUMAs,many of them embraced the right too. sufrommich Oct 2016 #26

Trump is a white nationalist. Much worse, in my opinion. grossproffit Oct 2016 #31

They sound just like the people mitch96 Oct 2016 #29

It is disappointing mcar Oct 2016 #32

It really is a pro-Trump site. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #33

Well, one of it's founders stated that his biggest regret was voting for Obama. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #35

Best. Banishment. Ever. Bobbie Jo Oct 2016 #42

He was "too big to fail" for way too long. emulatorloo Oct 2016 #81

I honestly think that whole project... Adrahil Oct 2016 #45

yes. emulatorloo Oct 2016 #80

And a woman's right to choose ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #44

I had to go look. wildeyed Oct 2016 #49

Yup ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #50

I hate to admit it but you are 100% correct. Nt LostOne4Ever Oct 2016 #58

They were spitting in the eyes of all those folks over here all last year. Starry Messenger Oct 2016 #60

Check out the KKK thread. ". Well, they need someone to vote for." grossproffit Oct 2016 #62

Goddamn ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #64

what a bunch of evil sacks of shit those JPR deplorables are nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #65

I thought nothing shocked me anymore. emulatorloo Oct 2016 #83

Looks like an Anti-Hillary thread, not Pro-KKK/Trump Shivaraja Oct 2016 #97

Wow. They are citing the National Enquirer lesbian shaming articles. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 #67

It truly very strange ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #68

I just read a thread on JPR about going all in for Trump Gothmog Oct 2016 #71

Jackpine Radical is rolling in his grave, not unlike John Birch Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #72

Wasn't he a missionary in China who got killed?/nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 #92

Yes, but he was also a Captain in the US Army Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #93

I loved Alec Baldwin's portrayal of Jimmy Dolittle in Pearl Harbor. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 #104

Doolittle's autobiography, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, is a great read Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #107

They're carrying water for James O'Keefe now. grossproffit Oct 2016 #73

Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #74

I would respond in kind but I don't want a hide. Thank you for kicking my thread. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2016 #75

Probably more anti-Hillary than actually pro-Trump Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #76

nah, it's pro Trump now obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #96

I'll take your word for it... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #105

The JPRs are backing Trump big time Gothmog Oct 2016 #86

What is sad is that they were able to disrupt conversations here as long as they did. nt pnwmom Oct 2016 #89

Yes, and sadly Andy823 Oct 2016 #103

They can try, but Skinner said in ATA that the new rules pnwmom Oct 2016 #109

There is so much irrational conspiracy theory stuff over there LeftInTX Oct 2016 #87

And to think so many of them had been here. nt pnwmom Oct 2016 #88

It's an anti-Clinton site. "Pro" doesn't really come into it. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2016 #108

It's now a pro white supremacist site. grossproffit Oct 2016 #111

They are truly evil. One of the fuckers just linked to a video by "Jewnathan Kikenberg" grossproffit Oct 2016 #110

Taking things out of context, stubbornly wrong about everything -- the usual. betsuni Oct 2016 #112

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