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slor
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:12 AM Original message |
Why the sudden concern for use of the term "sheeple"? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. My problem with the phrase stems from... |
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leftofthedial
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. that's pure ad hominem |
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Edge
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:53 AM Response to Reply #22 |
64. I agree. |
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Silverhair
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. It often seems to be used to refer to the American people in general |
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HereSince1628
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. Electability sometimes depends on baa, bla, bl-hhhind support? |
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FreeperSlayer
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. Over 50% of America believes.... |
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OneTwentyoNine
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That was 67% last time I saw a poll....not surprising |
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monobrau
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
51. Exactly |
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militarymanusaf
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. Instead of sheeple, how about lemmings? |
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patricia92243
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
7. Because it used to be meant for Pubs, now it is also being used for Dems - |
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leesa
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. A sheeple's a sheeple, whether Dem or Repub. |
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imax2268
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. well... |
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BiggJawn
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. It's not "sudden" concern. |
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zanana
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. It's an insult to sheep. |
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buckeye1
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. Its a Wingnut term. |
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kalian
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Its not a wingnut term.... |
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drdigi420
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Sat Feb-07-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. ya, a term that describes wingnuts |
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Paladin
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Sat Feb-07-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. I Agree With You |
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RapidCreek
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. No it isn't , it's a descriptive term... |
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kalian
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. Here's a definition: |
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kalian
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. BTW...run a Google search for the word "sheeple"... |
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Paladin
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
48. Then Feel Free To Use It |
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Eric J in MN
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
16. "Sheeple" dehumanizes. It is like Republicans calling Democrats "rats." |
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OneTwentyoNine
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Which they do!! On a daily basis! I know,lets not sink to their level... |
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TahitiNut
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. "The Lord is my shepherd..." |
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Eric J in MN
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. An analogy in literature is different from a derogatory term on a board nt |
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drdigi420
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Sat Feb-07-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. yep, people that are religious |
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The River
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
19. Sheeple doesn't cut it... |
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trumad
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Moron Americans! |
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Eric J in MN
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Sat Feb-07-04 04:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. I prefer that, too, becuause it's not dehumanizing (nt) |
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qanda
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. I'm not offended at all by the term |
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kalian
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Bingo! |
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rucky
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
26. If people are ignorant to world events... |
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JohnOneillsMemory
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Sat Feb-07-04 02:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Yes. Vent in ways other than insult. 'Elitist' is a tag to avoid. Careful |
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DemLikr
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. The unholy offspring of my OK rancher cousins and their livestock.. |
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Trajan
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Sat Feb-07-04 01:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That is ... |
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wuushew
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Sat Feb-07-04 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sheeple defender lie #1 (Its the media's fault) |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sat Feb-07-04 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. It's an offensive "ivory tower" term |
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RapidCreek
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. What's an egghead? |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:13 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Kind of the response I expected |
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RapidCreek
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:35 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Interesting... |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. People who work for a living |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:32 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. So you are suggesting then, that those who work for a living |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sun Feb-08-04 08:15 AM Response to Reply #61 |
67. They can, they often have more important things on their minds |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 06:05 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Oh ok..... |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sun Feb-08-04 06:19 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. They ARE thinking for themselves |
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stevedeshazer
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:41 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. You've just made a good point |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Really? How so? |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sun Feb-08-04 08:17 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Not what I said |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 11:40 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. I would put forth sir |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sun Feb-08-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. You can put forth anything you want |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. What does running the world have to do with it? |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Sun Feb-08-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. You are "putting forth" how people should spend their time |
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Rex
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Sat Feb-07-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. I've noticed that the species thin-skinicus usually hates that term |
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Eric J in MN
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Sat Feb-07-04 04:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. The term isn't meant for DU-ers in the first place. |
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Rex
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Sat Feb-07-04 05:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I was thinking more along the lines of Bill O'Reilly |
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Eric J in MN
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Did Bill O'Reilly criticize the term "sheeple?" nt |
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depakid
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Sat Feb-07-04 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. People often get a laugh out of the term sheeple |
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Eric J in MN
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Sun Feb-08-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
76. you can call them "idiots" or something else which isn't dehumanizing (nt) |
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belle
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Sat Feb-07-04 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
40. I've never liked it. Here's why: |
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cryofan
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. those of us who use sheeple do not aspire to leadership... |
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ComerPerro
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. It is condescending |
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RapidCreek
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Worse yet |
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NashVegas
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. Because It's Being Used on DU to Describe |
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DemLikr
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. Anyone else think this should be spelled SHEOPLE? |
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smirkymonkey
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I do.... |
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pacifictiger
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Sat Feb-07-04 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. DU was the first place I saw the word sheeple used |
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T Bone
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Sat Feb-07-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Actually I prefer Ditto Monkeys |
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Violet_Crumble
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:42 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. I think the term is offensive to sheep... |
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eileen_d
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
53. I have always hated the term. |
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stevedeshazer
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
55. Question |
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RapidCreek
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Sun Feb-08-04 04:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
65. Question |
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Edge
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
63. Sheeple....brainless people who go on and believe... |
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Spentastic
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Sun Feb-08-04 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
66. It's a term that centrists hate |
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Eric J in MN
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Sun Feb-08-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
77. Few people anywhere on the political spectrum want to be called animals nt |
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Sun Feb-08-04 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
73. Why do they call leaders "leaders"? |
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