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geek tragedy

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8. primary season induces this kind of authoritarian behavior.

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:53 PM

Aug 2015

people see doing this to supporters of other candidates as doing their part to help their candidate win.

it's insane, but it won't stop as long as there's a primary going on, and we have a jury system

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bravenak, giftedgirl, maggie, vanilla rhasody, NCTraveler .... [View all] seabeyond Aug 2015 OP

Glad to have you here ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #1

ty. 4 people away from being kicked off and silenced, myself. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #2

I think we all are if we bother to tell truths Warpy Aug 2015 #3

some of us, literally. though i get your point. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #4

I don't understand why anyone would even alert that post GitRDun Aug 2015 #5

"I don't understand why anyone would even alert", maggie has to go. no more reason needed. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #14

There is no perfect candidate! NOT ONE OF THEM IS WITHOUT FLAWS! seabeyond Aug 2015 #15

bravenak's sacking was especially bad. And so was yours. I'm glad you're back. marble falls Aug 2015 #6

i read gifts hides too, pretty bad. oh oh oh, read vanilla the other day. horrible hides swiftboat seabeyond Aug 2015 #9

I'm glad you are back out in the boards JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #11

thank you, and yes. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #13

Good to see you back GeoWilliam750 Aug 2015 #30

I am glad you are back, sea. brer cat Aug 2015 #27

People are apparently now hiding questions simply because they don't want to answer them. gollygee Aug 2015 #7

i do not think anyone even cares about the answers. maggie had to go. that simple. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #12

primary season induces this kind of authoritarian behavior. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #8

"doing their part to help their candidate win. " i see it as lack of intergrity with a majority rule seabeyond Aug 2015 #10

the two are not mutually exclusive . . . geek tragedy Aug 2015 #16

"I trashed GD-P." did you? i did in '08 too. well, not trashed but rarely went in. i have been seabeyond Aug 2015 #17

Completely trashed. the entire forum. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #18

thumbs up.... nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #19

NCTraveler too BainsBane Aug 2015 #20

no way? NC is like one of the ones that worked the hardest at being fair, just and balance. seabeyond Aug 2015 #22

ALL women. and look in the recent past? though we have come back, again, ALL women. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #23

The last hide for MaggieD was really weak Gothmog Aug 2015 #21

I think it's clear she was a very effective proponent for Hillary Clinton. BainsBane Aug 2015 #24

sure. very knowledgeable, very succinct OPs and posts. seabeyond Aug 2015 #25

MaggieD had some great posts Gothmog Aug 2015 #26

You know, that is a sin around this place. brer cat Aug 2015 #28

Precisely. BainsBane Aug 2015 #29

"EVERY post is rolling the dice for some of us women." Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #31

Seabeyond wanted to let you know she can't respond, Major Hogwash. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #33

Question Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #36

Compelling/ haunting lyrics. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #37

You don't do PM. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #38

Deepest sympathy sheshe GeoWilliam750 Sep 2015 #39

Hey, Geo. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #40

SonderWoman ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #32

She got a hide for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2015 #34

Yeah her hides were crazy messed up ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #35

Wow gollygee Sep 2015 #41

5 out of the 5 hides had interaction with one particular poster... hmmmmm... boston bean Oct 2015 #42