Are DCUM Political Topics Changing Your Vote?

[Anonymous]

Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

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Anonymous wrote:Seeing threads like the Vance/ couch thread have opened my eyes to how petty and outrageous certain LWNJ’s are. Does nothing to sway my vote as I wasn’t voting for Trump anyway: however threads like that are so juvenile and repetitive that it’s a big eye opener.

The same people who hysterically emote about disinformation, misinformation, and Trump’s “lies” are flogging the Vance couch thing about. It makes the whole russian troll argument performative and null.

OMG! SOMEONE MADE A FUNNY!!!

We better throw out women’s rights.

DP. Not entirely clear who is throwing out of women’s rights with more alacrity, the Democrats or the Republicans. Both parties are leaning in hard on misogyny.

You think that something that affects 20 athletes out of like 50,000 athletes, and 1% of the population (that includes male to female and female to male trans) is on par with an issue that affects 50% of the population?

No. They actually oppose women in sports altogether and don’t think women should have any rights at all, but they’re hoping that no one notices.

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Who is actually fighting for women in sports - equal pay, facilities, opportunities, etc? Things that will positively impact thousands of women athletes?

Not the GOP.

[Anonymous]

I've never cast a vote Trump, and I haven't cast a vote for a Democrat for several straight presidential elections. I don't see either of those changing this year.

I did consider it briefly before Biden pulled out of the race. The Republicans are probably the "lesser evil" this year, but not by enough for me to stomach a vote for Trump.

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

I don’t mind the trolls, far-left, or far-right, as much as I do the heavily biased moderation particularly on fact based statements. Once I saw this insane tipping the scales, I drastically reduced forum participation.

I disagree with Jeff profoundly on some issues — and I think he is absolutely on the wrong side of history for some of them — but he is really pretty clear about his political leanings and subsequent moderation. Of course you are also free to respond exactly as you did, too.

Completely agree. I understand this is Jeff's website and he is free to moderate as he pleases but there is a heavy left leaning bias on here. One issue I believe he is misguided on is transgender issues. So many posts get deleted and it's difficult to have an honest conversation.

Unfortunately, we can’t discuss certain topics because they draw the bigots out of the woodwork. People who are disrespectful and throw out hateful comments as “a DiFfeReNt oPinIoN”.

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Anonymous wrote:Seeing threads like the Vance/ couch thread have opened my eyes to how petty and outrageous certain LWNJ’s are. Does nothing to sway my vote as I wasn’t voting for Trump anyway: however threads like that are so juvenile and repetitive that it’s a big eye opener.

The same people who hysterically emote about disinformation, misinformation, and Trump’s “lies” are flogging the Vance couch thing about. It makes the whole russian troll argument performative and null.

OMG! SOMEONE MADE A FUNNY!!!

We better throw out women’s rights.

DP. Not entirely clear who is throwing out of women’s rights with more alacrity, the Democrats or the Republicans. Both parties are leaning in hard on misogyny.

It’s very clear for those of living in reality.

The reality where millions of women have already lost access to healthcare.

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

Funny, I was thinking the opposite.

Guess you haven’t been here long. It was much better before the MAGA troll infestation.

You mean DCUM is only for those who follow and totally agree with Dem and far left policies like sheep? I am an Anti-Trump moderate but right leaning voter. And can honestly say it's the LWNJs that have soured my view of DCUM. Automatic foul language used for simply posting my support for certain policies.

Most people in the DC area are Ds. That doesn't stop the RWNJ trolls from infesting the forums.

Why do you consider comments with views different from yours as posted by trolls?

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I didn't realize this was a forum only for those who totally agree with liberal Dem political opinions. Calling anyone a troll simply confirms that liberal Dems are close minded.

Yes DCUM leans heavily to the left. The liberal dems on here seem to be more hateful and nasty towards those who share a different political opinion. It's too bad because I enjoy reading different points of views from both sides but the angry, hateful posts predominately coming from the leftists posting here are very off putting.

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They really are hateful. Liberals seem to excel at hateful, venomous posts

Maybe they’re tired of the incessant MAGA lies and efforts to take away people’s rights.

So they should die? Gee, that’s just how America should work.

Aren’t they entitled to their “beliefs”?

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

I don’t mind the trolls, far-left, or far-right, as much as I do the heavily biased moderation particularly on fact based statements. Once I saw this insane tipping the scales, I drastically reduced forum participation.

I disagree with Jeff profoundly on some issues — and I think he is absolutely on the wrong side of history for some of them — but he is really pretty clear about his political leanings and subsequent moderation. Of course you are also free to respond exactly as you did, too.

Completely agree. I understand this is Jeff's website and he is free to moderate as he pleases but there is a heavy left leaning bias on here. One issue I believe he is misguided on is transgender issues. So many posts get deleted and it's difficult to have an honest conversation.

Unfortunately, we can’t discuss certain topics because they draw the bigots out of the woodwork. People who are disrespectful and throw out hateful comments as “a DiFfeReNt oPinIoN”.

The problem is comments like “biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports” is not a hateful or bigoted comment, but gets labeled as such.

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

I don’t mind the trolls, far-left, or far-right, as much as I do the heavily biased moderation particularly on fact based statements. Once I saw this insane tipping the scales, I drastically reduced forum participation.

I disagree with Jeff profoundly on some issues — and I think he is absolutely on the wrong side of history for some of them — but he is really pretty clear about his political leanings and subsequent moderation. Of course you are also free to respond exactly as you did, too.

DP. In most discussions I've seen here, the conversation is allowed to flow and develop as it will, with moderation that is reasonable. Still, the number of times I've seen moderation that I'd describe as disruptive and offensive is non-zero.

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Anonymous wrote:Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

Yeah. In 2020, she was considered one of the worst candidates before she was anointed. Now that she's been anointed for a second time, it was suddenly like, "We're all completely behind and completely inspired by our undemocratically-selected representative!" To me, it shows that Democrats will rally behind a bag of pinecones if they're told to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

Yeah. In 2020, she was considered one of the worst candidates before she was anointed. Now that she's been anointed for a second time, it was suddenly like, "We're all completely behind and completely inspired by our undemocratically-selected representative!" To me, it shows that Democrats will rally behind a bag of pinecones if they're told to do so.

More and more Republicans are sick of Trump. All he cares about is himself and what *he* can get out of a given situation. And Vance is an effing pansy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

Yeah. In 2020, she was considered one of the worst candidates before she was anointed. Now that she's been anointed for a second time, it was suddenly like, "We're all completely behind and completely inspired by our undemocratically-selected representative!" To me, it shows that Democrats will rally behind a bag of pinecones if they're told to do so.

That's because the bag of pinecones would be a better president than Trump.

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Anonymous wrote:Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

Yeah. In 2020, she was considered one of the worst candidates before she was anointed. Now that she's been anointed for a second time, it was suddenly like, "We're all completely behind and completely inspired by our undemocratically-selected representative!" To me, it shows that Democrats will rally behind a bag of pinecones if they're told to do so.

More and more Republicans are sick of Trump. All he cares about is himself and what *he* can get out of a given situation. And Vance is an effing pansy.

Not sure what anything I said had to do with Trump, but ok.

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

Funny, I was thinking the opposite.

Guess you haven’t been here long. It was much better before the MAGA troll infestation.

You mean DCUM is only for those who follow and totally agree with Dem and far left policies like sheep? I am an Anti-Trump moderate but right leaning voter. And can honestly say it's the LWNJs that have soured my view of DCUM. Automatic foul language used for simply posting my support for certain policies.

Most people in the DC area are Ds. That doesn't stop the RWNJ trolls from infesting the forums.

Why do you consider comments with views different from yours as posted by trolls?

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I didn't realize this was a forum only for those who totally agree with liberal Dem political opinions. Calling anyone a troll simply confirms that liberal Dems are close minded.

Yes DCUM leans heavily to the left. The liberal dems on here seem to be more hateful and nasty towards those who share a different political opinion. It's too bad because I enjoy reading different points of views from both sides but the angry, hateful posts predominately coming from the leftists posting here are very off putting.

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They really are hateful. Liberals seem to excel at hateful, venomous posts

Maybe they’re tired of the incessant MAGA lies and efforts to take away people’s rights.

So they should die? Gee, that’s just how America should work.

Aren’t they entitled to their “beliefs”?

“Beliefs” that others should die?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Since Kamala Harris was named candidate I noticed an aggressive number of posts and responses that seemed to me designed/written by political consultants and this post further enhances my suspicions.

I have stopped taking anything here with any weight as I don't even think most are written by regular parents but rather, professional consultants. You are asking if your efforts have worked - my answer is "no".

Yeah. In 2020, she was considered one of the worst candidates before she was anointed. Now that she's been anointed for a second time, it was suddenly like, "We're all completely behind and completely inspired by our undemocratically-selected representative!" To me, it shows that Democrats will rally behind a bag of pinecones if they're told to do so.

DP. Exactly! I still can't get over how fast the Democratic spin machine remade Kamala into this "fantastic" candidate who everyone wanted. And just like sheep, Democrats fell in line.

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Anonymous wrote:No but I think many interesting and convincing Democrats have left the forum.
The intellectual rigor has left with them

It’s too Trumpy here now. It’s not worth engaging with the trolls who aren’t posting in good faith.

I don’t mind the trolls, far-left, or far-right, as much as I do the heavily biased moderation particularly on fact based statements. Once I saw this insane tipping the scales, I drastically reduced forum participation.

I disagree with Jeff profoundly on some issues — and I think he is absolutely on the wrong side of history for some of them — but he is really pretty clear about his political leanings and subsequent moderation. Of course you are also free to respond exactly as you did, too.

Completely agree. I understand this is Jeff's website and he is free to moderate as he pleases but there is a heavy left leaning bias on here. One issue I believe he is misguided on is transgender issues. So many posts get deleted and it's difficult to have an honest conversation.

Unfortunately, we can’t discuss certain topics because they draw the bigots out of the woodwork. People who are disrespectful and throw out hateful comments as “a DiFfeReNt oPinIoN”.

The problem is comments like “biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports” is not a hateful or bigoted comment, but gets labeled as such.

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