MannyGoldstein
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Who else?

His posts are so entertaining. It was difficult to not lash out yesterday.

Anything is possible, but it was not my perception of him.

And he was goaded, baited and trolled like no one else was, with the possible exception of Will Pitt.

He was rightfully very angry yesterday and as 'hot headed' as I've ever seen him. It was the statement that he would write in Sanders if he didn't get the Democratic nomination. Given the anger level yesterday it should have been given a pass. In fact I think that statement said in anger during the primaries should be given a pass. During the general election, well that's another story.

For anyone to examine... So much for "transparency."

Better ban all 221 people who recced it then. If it was so bad, why didn't they lock it?

Apparently he advocated maybe, possibly not voting for what he perceived to be a really bad Dem in the general. Advocating not voting for Dems is a no-no. But worthy of a time-out, if you ask me, not the ban-hammer.

So, I gather from that post he's really pro-Bernie. That's it.

I don't see the parts about hating Hillary, not voting for her if she's the nominee, and actively working to ensure President Trump/Cruz becomes a reality.

Perhaps he typed it in invisible ink? Cuz I sure don't see anything ban-worthy here.

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removed and have been reprimanded here before. I've been spending more time the past few years posting in FB groups and Twitter.

Sad to see DU sabotaging itself.

People were so pissed off about the events of the DNC. If the events had been settled immediately, quietly, Manny would still be around.. Many were so mad, that we often lash out.
Perhaps in quieter times this couldn't have happened but it was such a big issue in all the press. It took two or three days to settle things.. I agree, he should have been given a pass..perhaps Skinner tried to get him to remove the thread, but he was still too angry at the situation and the DNC. You know, we really do get angry here, and this is a fucken computer..correct???

Often we do not stop and think about what we are saying.. The head of the DNC took awful action, and we responded. If she had just shut up, and said that this would be worked out, (which she did not say)..actions might have been different..

Still I think Skinner should have given Manny a pass..but that is my opinion only...

in the general get a pass until after the primary.

There are a lot of posters whom I appreciate, but Manny's absence will make DU much less fun.

Bernie isn't going to run as a third party candidate and is running as a Dem in the presidential election, so technically what Manny said (I'm going with what you posted since I wasn't really on DU yesterday) was not against the rules.

They are just looking for reasons to purge Bernie supporters.

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This Wasserman Schultz, she's got to go.

And, it does look like Bernie's campaign did wrong. But he's fired what, three people so far? So he's taking the bull by the horns at least.

Honestly, I think it is still a ratfuck - Bernie's guys just gave them a golden opportunity. Because why did DWS go to press instead of the police?

Maybe we all need it at some point if we don't know when it's time to quit.
Manny just felt like family.

of having to do those, yes indeed.

Plus a place where folks are welcome to speak their minds -- truly Underground in the since of that word - Independent Underground

And yet, still not banned.

For the most part I pass over his nonsense stuff.

Credit where it's due.

Their likeness is a big blank, just like the countless points they try to make.

...than others.

Same as it always was.

has Manny been banned/exiled/hidden out of existence?

I guess you need to be careful around here.

Don't expect equal treatment to HRC supporters.

TOS applies only to Bernie supporters, apparently.

... I don't even know what I have to be careful about.

Where's the OP that led to the ban? If I could read it I'd be able to see what to avoid.

As-is, I'm left with nothing more than WTF ... & that lack of transparency provides motivation to go somewhere else.

Sad.

I think Manny said he (or she, I don't know Manny) would not vote for HRC.

...especially if you're a Sanders supporter.

If you're a Clinton supporter, and say you will never, ever, ever vote for Bernie even if he wins the nomination... well that's a different matter entirely.

All depends on whose ox is gored. And who is doing the refereeing.

I guess it's safe to assume skinner is not a friend to Bernie supporters then.

Several years ago when he purged quite a few of us for standing up against homophobic attacks on DU. Even after admitting he was wrong months later he didn't reinstate posters he'd banned. I wonder what the other admins think about his leadership in these moments.

supporter and this will probably get me banned too. MANNY! COME BACK!

for having a President of color (as if that's why we voted for him), and COMPLETELY ignored what had happened with Prop 8 in CA.

To save any posting privileges here...."A President Of Color"???? WTF does that mean?

Where free speech is free and truly Underground - Independent Underground

it was a very mean thing to do.

He said basically as much before the primary season began.

We were warned.

Emphasis on safe.

A veritable: defy the emperor at your own peril - type thing.

Or so it has been said many times, without confirmation it could merely be a rumor.

At the beginning however he suggested that Hillary supporters should be nice to the majority of DU that supports Bernie so as to not disenfranchise voters... Guess that no longer applies.

when the best writers and thinkers of the 80% of the members who support someone other than Hillary are shoved out, and the rest of the 80% follow, then the 20% left here on DU will have a cheap, bland, boring ghost town.

My Heart Is A Ghost Town....

I'm sure I'll be able to live with the Ads going forward. I have no problem with any of the Admins/owners of this site backing any candidate. Having said that, I'd prefer they recuse themselves when terminating opposition supporters unless, of course, they apply the same standards to all (which apparently hasn't been done in this case).

Manny, I'm so sad that this has happened to you, but want you to know you're one of best satirists I've ever seen. Best of luck to you now and always. Hope your holidays are happy ones. You will be missed!

If it's any consolation, I don't feel bad about using ad blockers on DU anymore, not that I've ever clicked on an ad inside a web page.

Hell, if this is all true and becomes general knowledge prior to the election, there might just be a revolt.

...simply confirming what most sadly know about the present state of DU.

Free speech...is not free...at least here...watch your step and march like a Zombie for her...or else.

Manny I will SO miss your posts...at least his voice cannot be suppressed on the big, wide Net!

but, for the record, the 1st Amendment doesn't protect speech on in Internet forum.

I'm not sure if that's permanent or not. Seems to me, it would be pretty foolish to perma-ban the best writers on a site...even if you don't agree with them... but a timeout would make sense. Corrective action without necessarily silencing a voice. But that's just my two cents. If this is how things normally run her, I may have to building a directly competing website.

sort of like McDonalds getting rid of burgers and fries.

There was more money to be made in finance.

But it happens to all...they soon become cooped by money. And then meld with the system.

, without the stench of the DLC/ThirdWay/TrojanHorse/DINO types who have infiltrated the party of FDR.

I'd love to see someone like Cali, Willy T or Sabrina put one up. Third Way cementheads need not apply...

We're normally posters given a permanent boot are Ultra Right Wingers and Trump Supporters -- you know the one's that have little to no mind to use proper sarcasm to speak (type) on anything of substance.

Independent Underground

However, there is now a forum for Sanders Supporters jackpineradicals.org

And it's the royalists who created their own site because they felt that HRH wasn't being treated deferentially enough on DU?

See you over there, Manny!

Bookmarked.

haven't seen anything new for a while. damn i'm sorry they banned him, I just donated a 100 buck to this site, now i'm having second thoughts......

I just sent Manny a message through his contact info there.

See ya on the other side!

Thanks for the link!

Cheers Manny, wherever you are! Telling it like it is, with your brevity.