~~HillBuzzers .. Axelturfing 2.0 .. PING!
Rather common here on FR.
It's a shame that they use the term "we" to describe their sycophantic idolization of a political shark who doesn't know or care about them. "You" are a nobody who serves as a stepping-stone for "her," peasant.
Am I supposed to accept the words of an admitted Hillary fanatic?
Very familiar.
I love HillBuzz, thanks for posting.
Eeyores and Concern Trolls: 2 new terms added to my lexicon. Thanks.
Isn't it though.
And two more derogatory names with which to label people who’s views may not fit the FR group think. It is so much more easier and fun to apply labels than engage in discussion.
Yes, yes, I know, anyone that isn’t gaga of Palin is either a troll or naysayer or moderate or obama hugger or something like that, right?
Didn’t see much about another internet forum infestation, that of the POE. An extreme satire of a supporter, designed to repel further support. FR has quite a few on the elibibility threads, as well as the Sarah threads, usually the same screen names.
Understanding what a Poe is and does will make some of the more bizarre characters you encounter make a little more sense. They actually are trying to drive people away, with an over the top satire of support.
Thanks for posting that. I think we’ve all ran into a few of those Concern Trolls and Eeyores.
I read this article on Hillbuzz first thing this morning and thought it was great. Keeping the article in mind I have been on the internet off and on all day and have spotted the eeyore’s and Concerned everywhere!! I will enjoy picking out the “Concerns” from now on. Thanks for the post Starwise.
““You know, I really like Scott Brown, but it’s Massachusetts, and even though he’s had a surge, it’s Massachusetts, so we should stop phone-banking or working hard and just give up. It’s Massachusetts”.
Reply: “ Just give up? Hows that Corzine guy in NJ workin out for ya??
This paper examines the growth of government during this century as a result of giving women the right to vote. Using cross-sectional time-series data for 1870 to 1940, we examine state government expenditures and revenue as well as voting by U.S. House and Senate state delegations and the passage of a wide range of different state laws. Suffrage coincided with immediate increases in state government expenditures and revenue and more liberal voting patterns for federal representatives, and these effects continued growing over time as more women took advantage of the franchise. Contrary to many recent suggestions, the gender gap is not something that has arisen since the 1970s, and it helps explain why American government started growing when it did.
Interesting stuff - thanks for posting that.
On another board I’m on, there is another kind of troll - the distractor. Their goal seems to be to make some obscure issue the center of discussion in order to distract attention from important issues. They pop up like clockwork whenever things “heat up” as if to say, “Don’t look over THERE, look over HERE!”
I don’t think everyone who is negative is a troll (some folks are just like that LOL), but I believe it is important to recognize them when they do appear. I noticed it a lot when the tea parties were first going. So many folks were here saying it was nonsense and wouldn’t amount to anything!
Demoncrats instructing and describing Republicans as gays...great source of wisdom, Starwise.