Goodbye Denial

Hello new day. It is the first day without that other site in a long time. Every time since 2006 that I had a browser open I have had a tab up to TOS. I lurked until 2009 when I decided I had something worth offering to the discussion. Well, no longer do I have anything to offer to a site now fully dedicated to all Hillary, all the time.

I suspected this day would come when I read the manifesto of censorship for the Greater Good by Hillary's wanna be BFF, kos. I had no idea how bad it would actually become but my wildest expectations have been greatly exceeded. teacherken's passive aggressive lecture yesterday was my eye opening event. I very much respected everything I ever read from him until yesterday. I didn't think he had any pettiness in him or that he could be so condescending. I was so very wrong. I expected it from the usual suspects. No disappointments there. If anything they have exceeded all expectations in pettiness, vindictiveness, mob mentality, rudeness, dickishness, and nasty childishness. kos surely knew he was releasing the hounds and has no intentions of leashing them until the echo chamber is secure. Several people here have mentioned the nearly complete lack of comments and diaries that are counter to the new orthodoxy in honor of Hillary the Inevitable. Flags, flags everywhere. Free license to flag a Berniebro. It is worse today than yesterday. It will likely be even worse tomorrow. I am struck by the dramatic decrease in recs to pro-Bernie comments and from those joining in to defend our fellow Bernie supporters. I think our people have mostly given up on the GOH. Good on 'em. I wouldn't put up with this stuff if it was Red State so why is it OK at GOH?

Following greywolf's Gandalf diary yesterday and GBB's diary today as the mob attacked them brought the thought that is the equivalent to Herr Drumph savaging protesters at his campaign appearances. He barks, his paid goons escort them out, and his bots attack. It follows and old, old methodology. Call out those not like us, demonize them, ban them\burn them but make them go away. Good thing there isn't an virtual oven at TOH. Although as long as they disappear and don't remind them of what they don't want reminded there is not much difference, is there?

Oddly, I'm OK with all of that shit. kos has chosen and, like the GOP establishment did until Herr Drumpf, will get what he wants. A long life has taught me to not be too self satisfied when I get exactly what I want. I have as often as not found I really didn't want everything that came with my apparent victory. There are only a few things I can help kos, the GOP, and the DNC get everything they deserve. The first is to ensure kos doesn't get my clicks on his site which may, along with so many of us who I join today, shave a few $$$ off his bottom line. (We all know he loves him some bottom line.) The others are donate to Bernie, and the candidates he supports, as well as work to get out Bernie's message. The third, one, volunteering, I have not done. Yet. I will remedy that by tomorrow.

These fuckers have finally pissed me off. Now, it's personal.

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angel d's picture

I am so gol darned excited right now ...

I'm going to bake some cookies and pass them out in line ... Smile Snickerdoodles!!!!!

Okay, that was totally off topic.

I just think TOS is ... well it's certainly a dull place filled with dullards who think they are clever.

LOL

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vtcc73's picture

We lived in the Seattle area in '86 but had to move, yet again, when NWA closed their domestic pilot base. I've been stuck in middle Tennessee since '88 and want out. My wife offered a carrot in January when she suggested we look at returning to WA or OR. I really didn't see the stick coming. Maybe later. Have fun at the rally!

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"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."

Like the American economy, DKOS is rigged for the 1 Percent. I registered there in 2006 but I deleted that bookmark on March 15 and do not plan to visit the site again anytime soon. They can have their Hillary bubble until it meets the fate of every bubble.

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"We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

Pat K California's picture

Sorry ... I must have missed the glossary. TOH? GOH? TOS?

I knew GOS = Great Orange Satan. Can't wait to hear what the other acronyms stand for ...

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"Long term: first the rich get mean, then the poor get mean, and the rest is history." My brother Rob.

vtcc73's picture

GOH = Great Orange Hillary. That one might get you banned over there for Hillary = Satan.

Nah! Just kidding. You'd be gone in a flash.

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"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."

Staying there only gives them a target for their daily hunt and a lot of pleasure. I'm not good at being a victim, so I left. I still read the BNR, and I limit all other participation to close to zero. I am determined to contribute as little as possible to what is obviously a Democratic blog. I am surprised at how surprised so many of you are at teacherken. I've always found him to be pompous as hell.

Anyway, donate, phone bank and avoid the aggravation that is TOP.

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We're all recovering DKos addicts. We're all going through withdrawals. The more and longer you stay away, the easier it becomes. This is a calm, rational space. Welcoming in every way. A wonderful home to decompress and get your feet back under you.

I continue to write my daily BNR comment and might lurk now and then. The Reddit site is another welcoming place to hang out.

Bernie needs us at our best. Let's do this!

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Both site can serve as a home as we move forward. I spend more time here. No reason really. The format is easier to work with and more familiar. I've never been a fan of long interlocked strings of text. There are some very good posts there as well as here and there is a strong intersection of memberships do I expect both to flourish. I have no use for holding a grudge with GOH. I'd, like you suggest, rather spend my time helping Bernie carry his revolution as far as it will go. Sending the Clintons packing would be the best outcome possible. Watching the DLC/DNC/Third Way/ND bunch in disarray scrambling to hold onto power has always been my desired outcome.

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"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."

through Tken's diary. I'd developed a lot of respect for the guy that drained away in that diary.

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Martha Pearce-Smith's picture

but I am really disappointed in him.

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any traffic but it is worth a read. The guy is a teacher of government who presents himself as able to connect well with HS students with students. He claims to have broad appeal which in my experience says he has to have the ability to read each individual, choose the right way to teach the material, and then deliver on it. You can't do that without respecting each student for who they are without judgement. His diary came across as an angry foster parent explaining why shitting your pants is bad for civilization, m'kay? When told several times by different people, with respect and patience, that he just kept shoveling and came off condescending and belittling cloaked in "who me?" More than a few he simply ignored leaving them to his posse. His legion of protectors couldn't have been nastier. The comments were outrageous with all the mini-me Trix and LL clones trying out their new dickish wings. The comments and commenters I expected. Losing years of earned respect for someone? Gob smacked.

But then again why subject yourself to what you already know is running rampant through that community? Never mind.

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He was really good at it. Helped a lot of kids in his day....

He could also be a real dick sometimes... Beee

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We can all be one at times. I told my kids I was required to be one--I'm a father.

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I couldn't be more relaxed. I've been here since the 6th and I'm confident it will grow into a place that is comfortable and challenging. GOH was that place until so many of us were sacrificed to promote a candidate whose positions and actions are unsuitable for progressives to support. The sense of betrayal by respected "friends" is strong and I take it personally. I hold no resentments but I will work to see our candidate does the best he can.

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"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."