Democratic Underground Administrator Posts Absurdly Detailed Rules to Micromanage Dissent

NewsBusters ^ | June 21, 2010 | P.J. Gladnick

[buccaneer81]

It isn’t worth bothering with, IMHO.

Know thy enemy.

[Michael Barnes]

I have 3 logins on there, I make sure to bump a few threads every couple of months to remain active. I am saving them for Election Day +1 2012. It’s gone from BDS to JDS(Jesus Derangement Syndrome). I listen to alot of Christian Esoterica and Dark Conspiracy stuff like PID Radio and I can tell you most Obama supporters are fully in the grasp of the evil one. They mock our savior, our Christian morality, our traditions and worse our Scripture. Some of it borders on blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Looking on there some of them no so obliquely state that if they had total power the would look to exterminate us. We you aspire for perfection with fluid secular morality as your guidepost this is where it always leads, ALWAYS.

I tried, twice..

What the hell are you going on about??!!!

[GBA]

“Lord of the Flies” comes to mind.

[ataDude]

Man, with those rules nobody will be posting there... :-)

[RedMDer]

Hey DUmmies. Do as I say!

[buccaneer81]

Are they at each others throats over the new rules?

That's an understatement and then some.

[dangerdoc]

“There are plenty of Freepers who’d 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.

[rlmorel]

I do not think I have seen anything so politically funny (AND instructive) like that in a while!

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...:)

[avenir]

Thanks for the chuckle.

[SaraJohnson]

This is a great way for the Marxists to win friends and influence people!

[kanawa]

From the DU thread....

[MarineBrat]

"Is glass jawed goat humping commie dilweed ok?"

I think that one is out as well, I'm afraid. Sorry.

Dang! Well, how about "boy?" Can I call him "boy?"

[GSP.FAN]

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..

[griswold3]

Brown or green shirts?

[Salamander]

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.

[jerri]

Liberalism is a disease!

[Brytani]

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

[castlebrew]

so Milhous is out, as well?

[Graybeard58]

They’re a bunch of morons.

Oops, think I just broke a rule.<

And indeed you did, that's maroons, not morons.

[rlmorel]

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...)