Posted on 06/21/2010 6:45:15 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
The leftwing blogosphere has a big problem: dissent. Last week we saw Keith Olbermann leaving the Daily Kos because he was attacked there for mildly criticizing Barack Obama. And this week, the administrator of the Democratic Underground, David Allen aka Skinner, was forced to deal with a recent wave of purges (tombstoning). One reason was due to simple liberal crackup temper tantrums among the DUers as happened when their most prominent member, William Rivers Pitt of Karl Rove indictment hoax fame, was tombstoned last month for threatening physical violence upon a fellow DUer who turned out to be a homeless woman. More serious is the current wave of dissent from DUers who are expressing dissatification with Obama's poor performance as president.
In order to stifle more dissent, Allen has set forth an absurdly detailed and lengthy set of rules for posting at the Democratic Underground. The result is pure comedy gold. So enjoy this small sampling from the buffet table of Allen's obsessive micromanagement down to the smallest laughable detail:
{ } Inappropriate attacks against Democrats
- Insults against prominent Democrats, such as "F--- Obama."
- Name-calling against prominent Democrats. Calling Barack Obama "Barry" or some other name.
- Repeating Republican partisan attacks against Democrats.
- Broadly suggesting that there is no difference between Barack Obama and George W. Bush, or that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans. (Arguing that specific policies are the same would be permitted.)
- Suggesting that President Obama has perpetrated a "con job" or "fraud," or similarly over-the-top assertions of bad faith.
- Advocating voting against Democrats, or in favor of third-party or GOP candidates.
- Broad-brush smears against Democrats generally.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Know thy enemy.
I tried, twice..
What the hell are you going on about??!!!
“Lord of the Flies” comes to mind.
Man, with those rules nobody will be posting there... :-)
That's an understatement and then some.
“There are plenty of Freepers whod have the same rules here (with the GOP instead of the Democrats).”
Nobody likes their ox to be gored. However, during the last 8 years, there has been rational, and less so, discussions of many GOP officials. How many GOPers have been described as RINOs, and somehow Jim has been able to let the discussions roll.
Your dig at fellow Freepers may have some validity but your argument that FR is somehow equivalent to DU does not hold water.
OMG...if anything highlights the stark difference between liberals and conservatives, it is this.
We have our purges and dogmas, but, just WOW to see it written down like that. For purposes of illustration of the absurd, read on...
The NEW Free Republic Rules
Inappropriate attacks against Republicans
Insults against prominent Republicans, such as "F--- Bush."
Name-calling against prominent Republicans. Calling George Bush "Jorge" or some other name.
Repeating Democrat partisan attacks against Republicans.
Broadly suggesting that there is no difference between George W. Bush and Barack Obama, or that there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats. (Arguing that specific policies are the same would be permitted.)
Suggesting that President Bush has perpetrated a "con job" or "fraud," or similarly over-the-top assertions of bad faith.
Advocating voting against Republicans, or in favor of third-party or Dem candidates.
Broad-brush smears against Republicans generally.
I think this is hilarious! Thank you for finding this, PJ-Comix...:)
Thanks for the chuckle.
This is a great way for the Marxists to win friends and influence people!
I think that one is out as well, I'm afraid. Sorry.
Dang! Well, how about "boy?" Can I call him "boy?"
DU was always very loose on what could be said,i guess they had 8 yrs of crying and moaning about Bush but now that Barry is in charge ,things are still the same...
In the last couple of weeks they have been locking threads,due to negative articles being posted about Barry..
Brown or green shirts?
Inside of every liberal is a tyrant trying to sneak out.
The List Of Rules is not surprising.
What does surprise me is that it took them this long to create it.
Liberalism is a disease!
OH do tell, do tell. I can’t go over there since the last time something had to do with a shower on here I got into trouble....lol
so Milhous is out, as well?
Oops, think I just broke a rule.<
And indeed you did, that's maroons, not morons.
Wow. THAT i creepy, especially Emanuel and Goebbels. Of course, Godwin’s Law will be invoked, but since you aren’t arguing, then...I guess you can’t lose?
Wait, didn’t you come here for an argument?
(I’m taking that picture, by the way...)
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