# Hi. I am here because I was banned in the Democratic Underground **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049 "2016-02-13T21:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/21 "2016-02-15T15:36:37Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > It doesn’t matter, you are subconsciously ruled by your cultural biases and can never truly let go of feline privilege. You just can’t understand until you have experienced life as a dog. > > #doglivesmatter LOL, I actually had a poster here tell me he knows me better than I know myself. He has, of course, never met me and doesn’t know my name, but by God, he knows me better than I know myself so he can tell me what I’m thinking and why! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/22 "2016-02-15T16:19:06Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > LOL, I actually had a poster here tell me he knows me better than I know myself. He has, of course, never met me and doesn’t know my name, but by God, he knows me better than I know myself so he can tell me what I’m thinking and why! Life is suffering. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/23 "2016-02-15T16:59:47Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Life is suffering. Weird comment. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/24 "2016-02-15T18:48:30Z")
> [@](#): > > =Chronos;19099635 we even have some Trump supporters here 😕Where??? This is an honest question, I have not seen any. I have seen comments conflating not thinking of Trump as the antichrist as equalling support for Trump, but no actual loyal Trump supporters other than perhaps **SA**. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/25 "2016-02-16T04:44:10Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > LOL, I actually had a poster here tell me he knows me better than I know myself. He has, of course, never met me and doesn’t know my name, but by God, he knows me better than I know myself so he can tell me what I’m thinking and why! \ These are not the droids you are looking for I couldn’t resist ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/26 "2016-02-16T04:56:23Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > 😕Where??? This is an honest question, I have not seen any. I have seen comments conflating not thinking of Trump as the antichrist as equalling support for Trump, but no actual loyal Trump supporters other than perhaps **SA**. would a luke warm liking of some of the sentiment he expresses do? the frustration a lot of conservative leaning folks feel towards folks like Mcain [del]Boehner[/del] McConnell et al, who are truly “do nothing” politicians that _seem_ to be ignoring the majority, or at least very significant portion of, the people they were elected to represent. Just the sentiment mind you, not to sure about much of anything he actually says ---
**Author:** ![escaped](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/27 "2016-02-16T06:13:01Z")
Welcome…this is a great place to post. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/28 "2016-02-16T13:09:20Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’ve heard that DU bans for political beliefs, as in if you’re a Blue Dog Democrat, you’re not welcome. Probably not welcome if you’re a mainstream Democrat either. It should really be called Leftist Underground, but whatever. What’s the difference between non-leftist Democrats and Republicans? I am neither, but it seems both major parties are primarily center to center/right and support very similar roles (and scopes) of government. I took a quiz that said I agreed with Clinton exactly the same % as Rubio. Is there something just personally less repugnant about supporting conservative Democrats than supporting someone with an R who has the same authoritarian beliefs? ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/29 "2016-02-16T16:43:01Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > What’s the difference between non-leftist Democrats and Republicans? I am neither, but it seems both major parties are primarily center to center/right and support very similar roles (and scopes) of government. I took a quiz that said I agreed with Clinton exactly the same % as Rubio. Is there something just personally less repugnant about supporting conservative Democrats than supporting someone with an R who has the same authoritarian beliefs? Clinton and Rubio are miles apart on the issues. To the new posters, I would say that if you don’t want to get banned here, your personality matters far more than your beliefs. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/30 "2016-02-16T17:30:18Z")
If you have cats or dogs, you have to post pictures of them. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/31 "2016-02-16T19:06:05Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > I have experienced mods who insert their personal views into moderation and try to shut down reasonable discussion on this board too, but that is rare, and I wasn’t banned over it. No you haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/32 "2016-02-16T19:18:13Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > No you haven’t. Yes I have. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049/33 "2016-02-16T20:38:00Z")
I used to post on du but left around 2009 when they transitioned the board. I had no idea that this kind of censorship occurred there, I don’t remember it during the Bush years when I would post there. This board is left leaning (but far more tolerant than du apparently) , and conservatives are many times treated rudely in debates but people do not get banned for asking questions. But if you are looking for intelligent discussion this is probably the best place online, I’ve never found a better board for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-i-am-here-because-i-was-banned-in-the-democratic-underground/746049.md?page=1)