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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:43 PM Mar 2020

Some kid on my Facebook friend list is constantly slamming Joe

And making accusations about him being a rapist and shit. I just asked the little fuck if he's just working to get Dump reinstated.

That shit pisses me off. We KNOW Dump is a rapist. Who the hell proved that Joe is a rapist???

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Some kid on my Facebook friend list is constantly slamming Joe (Original Post) thegoose Mar 2020 OP
Facebook in general pisses me off. William769 Mar 2020 #1
You can mute him or report his posts as spam kimbutgar Mar 2020 #2
Don't have Rebl2 Mar 2020 #3
Yes, I can unfriend him thegoose Mar 2020 #5
Can't prove a negative. They count on that. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #4
If they tell that lie enough times people accept it as fact, and we waste a ton of time debunking it groundloop Mar 2020 #6
just IMHO we would be better not to post this kind of stuff. Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #7
Don't waste your time - unfriend him n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #8
Agreed. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9
Same here caraher Mar 2020 #10
But he doesn't want anybody! thegoose Mar 2020 #11
Some, even on DU, enjoy the back and forth left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #12
Lots of right wing and Russian trolls in Facebook Promisep Mar 2020 #13
This Bernie Bro "invaders" crap is all over the Facebook Elizabeth Warren for Prez Facebook group LVZ Mar 2020 #14
He's just another young Bernie Bro who can't be bothered to show up and vote for Bernie. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #15
Has the Tara Reade story gotten any traction here at all? Just skimming the subject lines of GDP Blue_Adept Mar 2020 #16
Here is one 2018 twitter post from Reade that leads to some skepticism LVZ Mar 2020 #17
I didn't ask for tweets. I asked if the story was getting any real traction Blue_Adept Mar 2020 #18
I saw that crap on Yahoo News yesterday Generic Brad Mar 2020 #19
 

William769

(55,783 posts)
1. Facebook in general pisses me off.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:46 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

kimbutgar

(23,114 posts)
2. You can mute him or report his posts as spam
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:48 PM
Mar 2020

I deleted one of them on my Facebook timeline.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Rebl2

(14,503 posts)
3. Don't have
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:52 PM
Mar 2020

FB, but can’t you block him somehow? Don’t know anything about it so excuse my ignorance.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
5. Yes, I can unfriend him
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:55 PM
Mar 2020

But I want to try to talk him down. He's not a Dump supporter, just a really young kid. He needs to be taught.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LakeArenal

(29,721 posts)
4. Can't prove a negative. They count on that.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:52 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

groundloop

(12,138 posts)
6. If they tell that lie enough times people accept it as fact, and we waste a ton of time debunking it
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:58 PM
Mar 2020

That's the right wing playbook, start an outrageous lie then spread it far and wide. Unfortunately we can't just ignore it and expect it to go away, ask John Kerry how that worked out.

This seems to be a case of the right wingers inoculating against what's likely to come out about tRump, accuse your opponent of what you've done so the story doesn't carry as much weight.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Thekaspervote

(34,411 posts)
7. just IMHO we would be better not to post this kind of stuff.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:15 PM
Mar 2020

Or, discuss it without using the words they are using

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
8. Don't waste your time - unfriend him n/t
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:29 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(28,356 posts)
9. Agreed.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:35 PM
Mar 2020

People like that aren't worth the time or effort, and the time and effort wouldn't matter anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

caraher

(6,307 posts)
10. Same here
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:51 PM
Mar 2020

The problem is a segment of young Bernie supporters are in full cult-of-personality mode, imagine Bernie can still win, and feel they have to pull out all the stops to make that happen including smearing Biden with every rumor they can.

I've tried explaining to them that they're just helping re-elect Trump and they just feel personally insulted(!). They don't understand politics.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
11. But he doesn't want anybody!
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:05 PM
Mar 2020

I'm trying to teach him since I voted against Ray-Gun forty fucking years ago but he just doesn't get it. RRRRR! Goddamn kids!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
12. Some, even on DU, enjoy the back and forth
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:06 PM
Mar 2020

If you say 'up',
they say 'down'.

If you say 'go',
they say 'stop'.

They will demand an explanation,
and then ask you to expand on it.

There is never an 'end'.

Just stop it by unfriending (ignoring) the person.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Promisep

(31 posts)
13. Lots of right wing and Russian trolls in Facebook
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 03:17 AM
Mar 2020

Unfortunately.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LVZ

(938 posts)
14. This Bernie Bro "invaders" crap is all over the Facebook Elizabeth Warren for Prez Facebook group
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 03:39 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
15. He's just another young Bernie Bro who can't be bothered to show up and vote for Bernie. n/t
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 05:44 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Blue_Adept

(6,435 posts)
16. Has the Tara Reade story gotten any traction here at all? Just skimming the subject lines of GDP
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:21 AM
Mar 2020

seems to indicate nobody knows about it here.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LVZ

(938 posts)
17. Here is one 2018 twitter post from Reade that leads to some skepticism
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 07:26 AM
Mar 2020



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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Blue_Adept

(6,435 posts)
18. I didn't ask for tweets. I asked if the story was getting any real traction
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 08:24 AM
Mar 2020

I ended up seeing two other stories on GDP that surfaced, neither of which used her name in the title.

And the bulk of the posts disbelieve her as well.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)
19. I saw that crap on Yahoo News yesterday
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 09:39 AM
Mar 2020

The comment sections were clearly being hammered by bots. The number of likes to dislikes for outrageous comments were running approximately 500 to 1. It was essentially a Trump "grab 'em by the pussy story" with Joe's name substituted for Trump. It was really obvious it was a planned campaign hit job.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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