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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsthis would be a great place to talk things over
solve the problems of the world. we used to have great conversations here.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)They just haven't all taken affect yet...
Be about another 231 years...
shenmue
(38,512 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)and also to compete for "Most Liberal".
There also seems to be a compulsion to label others as prudes.
IMO, there was never a Golden Age on DU.
One's ability to filter out this/that deteriorates as time goes by. We want to come here and see only posts that validate our own opinions.
mopinko
(70,751 posts)the plame threads. the dan rather threads. those were the days. even the primary wars were more grounded than the unmoored crazy that floats around here.
maybe i should start just hangin in the lounge hoping for another mixed animal to wander it.
shenmue
(38,512 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)Maybe if the economy improves, the level of discourse on DU will improve, as well.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
eat the rich was always there. but it has gotten nastier.
not just about members. seems like there are no good people above 6 figures to hear some talk.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)mopinko
(70,751 posts)my presence here.
progressoid
(50,143 posts)Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)I got benched for the weekend!
But, I still support what you did and thought you defended yourself well.
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One think I've learned about DU that I think we can unanimously agree on:
No one agrees unanimously on DU.
mopinko
(70,751 posts)i do enjoy honing my writing and debating skills here, even if i am howling into the wind sometimes.
always learn something, even if it about my fellow liberals, or myself.
Texasgal
(17,063 posts)I'm on the edge of leaving. I don't post much anymore. I get sick of the infighting and the viciousness here. I've been here 10 years and I believe it is the worst it's ever been.
*slinks back to lurk mode*
troll infested juries. you can call people pedophiles, apparently, and if the jury doesnt agree with you, its all good.