HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 10:53 AM
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Are GD and GD:P forms of self-segregation? I just realized ... |
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Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 11:02 AM by HamdenRice
I think that GD-P generally has a pro-Democratic Party, pro-Obama administration majority and GD has an anti-Democratic Party, anti-Obama administration majority, or at least a much larger anti-Dem/Obama minority.
Is that what's happening?
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Thu Sep-17-09 10:55 AM
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1. That's why I stay in this forum most of the time. |
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It's like going into a cesspool sometimes when I read GD.
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HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 10:57 AM
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3. I just realized I was making myself miserable by reading and posting there nt |
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:15 PM
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19. I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt that way!! |
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Someone sent me a link from that board the other day, and I thought it was from here and I wondered where the hell all of the sane people went. lol I was relieved to discover it wasn't GDP.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:05 AM
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7. so that means. its GD: P(ersonality cult) for the Obama fans |
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who want to do nothing but gawk at pictures and agree with each other about how awesome He is and GD is for the people who actually care about and want to discuss the ISSUES. thanks for that clarification because I never noticed the difference.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:10 AM
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10. Thanks for setting the example of why I don't venture into GD that often. |
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Considering there are plenty of discussions in this forum that disagree with President Obama and the Democrats on certain issues, your little thoughts about what type of people post in here are silly at best.
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HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:18 AM
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12. Yup, he pretty much illustrates the difference. nt |
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:04 PM
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That makes GD "Grousing Do-nothings?"
"Godawful Doomsayers?"
"Ga-ga for Dennis kucinich?"
"Grumbling Democrats?"
I can go on and on if you like...
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:16 PM
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20. +1 for Grumbling Democrats and Godawful Doomsayers. LOL |
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Thu Sep-17-09 10:56 AM
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2. Probably. General Discussion seems more like General Dungeon. |
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Something here is still messed up after the badly handled primaries last year.
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HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 10:57 AM
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4. Good analogy. It has become one of the dungeons. nt |
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:01 AM
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5. GD has discussion about a wide variety of interesting topics with a number of diverse opinions, GDP |
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does not.
And for people who read/post in GD it's actually nice that some posters stay in GDP.
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HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:03 AM
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6. It seems that GD has an overall very negative world view-isn't that diverse |
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Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 11:03 AM by HamdenRice
It's mostly doom and gloom, same as Bush, etc.
Although you are right there are more diverse topics.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:06 AM
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8. There's a GD section?!?!? |
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I had always thought the GD section was GD-P for a year now...LOL...glad i didnt know since i prefer this area instead
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:08 AM
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9. well if you want to see a difference post this same thread in GD |
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I have friends in both but there is a different atmosphere in GD
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:17 AM
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11. everybody at DU is generally pro-Democratic Party, pro-Obama administration |
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everyone criticizes Obama and the dems at times.
Stop dividing people unnecessarily.
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HamdenRice
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:22 AM
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There is a group of people who explicitly say that the Democratic Party and AFL-CIO unions are a criminal conspiracy against the working class, and who don't provide constructive criticism but unrelenting negativity.
Why they post on a Democratic website is a bit of a mystery. At least now I know they are mostly on GD and not as bad on GD-P.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:27 AM
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:20 AM
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13. I post in both sections but really prefer GD:P better because its all about politics |
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Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 11:22 AM by Jennicut
And I am a political junkie. If I feel like getting a break from news on the WH, then I go over to GD. I started here and am just more used to it but I like both sections. Yeah, there are some extreme views over there but its a message board.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:29 AM
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16. GD:P used to be GD:Politics, not Presidential. I wish they'd switch back. |
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That was before the primaries.
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:59 PM
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23. IIRC, it was primaries then presidential in 2004, too. |
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I think they've been slower to change it since there's a Dem president in the WH. I'd support changing it back to GD: Politics, too.
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Thu Sep-17-09 11:43 AM
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17. I treat the "P" as "Politics" - even proposed this after the elections |
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So everything about politics I post here. GD is about everything else.
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:52 PM
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21. GDP is about making progress with what we have to work with..... |
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While GD is about how we must hold this administration's feet to the fire, till they cannot walk towards progress.
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Thu Sep-17-09 12:57 PM
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22. Hoisting them by their metaphors? |
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:rofl:
I just had the image of all these Obama administration figures with their feet burned off from being "held to the fire."
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Thu Sep-17-09 01:07 PM
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24. I've never noticed that. Anti and pro seem to post all over the place, both of 'em. nt |
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Thu Sep-17-09 01:13 PM
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25. GDP requires a certain amt of black/white view to participate regularly in |
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Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 01:14 PM by La Lioness Priyanka
either you are against the dems and obama and thereby a freeper or you are with us. the attitude is very similar to the GOP after they controlled congress/white house
most of us like shades of gray in these things.
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Thu Sep-17-09 01:16 PM
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26. At first I was going to say that it was GD that had black white thinking |
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because of the very doctrinaire Trotskyite types, but then remembered a post critical of Obama in GD-P that got pounced on, so I can see your point.
I think they are each b/w but on different topics and with different majorities.
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Thu Sep-17-09 01:21 PM
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27. its not just obama, if you question if the dems are focussing on the right issues or whatever |
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you are clearly a freeper. clearly. or some radicaly leftist. of course there are always some safe target, pelosi, hillary, kucinich & some others dont get this status.
still, you are either with us or against us, is a stupid argument in most instances
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