Do we have a lot of new people that have come to the democraticunderground?

[kentuck]

We would like to welcome them.

[elleng]

1. Yes. seems so.

[bdamomma]

2. Yea me too

Welcome to DU, let's stick together

[sab390]

3. Is that the Royal we?

Hi and happy to have found this. I ramble and hope to be not much of a nucence.

[GP6971]

4. I agree

Seems some of JPR members are coming back.

[cwydro]

18. That was inevitable.

But I wish they would stay over there.

[kentuck]

20. We need to unite...

if we are ever to win back the House or Senate.

[zippythepinhead]

27. jbr members

who dat?

[KT2000]

31. Jackpine Radicals n/t

[haele]

44. A sorry lot that took the memory of a late prolific DU'er to the extreme...

...And let the trolls, disrupters, and sock puppets take over. I doubt JPR would appreciate what is being done at a site supposedly developed to promote Progressive Democratic strategies and tactics in his name.

Haele

[zippythepinhead]

5. Yep, we are the number 43

of the web's most popular websites.
We are growing to become an awesome power in the struggle for justice and equality of the US political system.

Much reform is needed.

But remember, don't feed the trolls.

[Alekzander]

6. It also could be a lot of them had to get new profiles because could not remember their old email

address like me they had before the hack.

[meadowlander]

17. Yes this.

Been here since 2001 but my old account was deleted. I signed up for it with my university email address and graduated 14 years ago so couldn't remember the account name let alone the password.

Anyway, happy for a fresh start.

[kentuck]

19. Welcome back!

[Alekzander]

34. Hey kentuck.

[kentuck]

35. Yo!

[MountCleaners]

26. Me too

Been here since 2002, but I took a break for a long time.

[Dulcinea]

43. Same here. eom

[Dave Starsky]

32. That's what happened to me.

Member since 2004. I can't even remember what email address I had at the time.

[Luz]

33. Lol, me three. Been here since '02, but can't remember my

old email, so ive started over.

[RedWedge]

42. Me!

[Throd 2.0]

62. That would be me too.

Been here since 2004...

[Wiseman32218]

7. Thanks for the WELCOME!!!

This place is a gift to us who are going to dread the next 4 years along with our fellow liberals. A great place to vent and get the real news instead of the garbage of the MSM!

[JudyM]

16. We need all the Wiseman we can get. Welcome!

[Wiseman32218]

22. Thanks, the screen name is derived from being born and living Wisconsin for 45 years,

health reasons forced me to relocate to a warmer climate, unfortunately I am stuck in a "Red Area" of Florida. I thought Wisman sounded dumb so I added the "e". LOL

[JudyM]

23. Hey, it works. Sorry for your having to live where you are, but it does give your vote more impact!

You might want to check out the Florida group under "places" to connect with other DUers around you, or even organize.

[Wiseman32218]

28. Thanks for the tip, amazing how liberals are always willing to help others while the republicans

tell you to do it for yourself.

[JudyM]

36. And yet... here we are, a month from now...

We have to do a far better job of communicating our values.

[Initech]

10. Well there's one new Name Removed who I would like to welcome with a punch in the face.

I hope someone saved this message because we need to track these forums and possibly alert the proper authorities.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2663364

[kentuck]

12. I saved it.

[Initech]

13. Excellent!

We need to keep tabs on these people! I'm sure those forums are probably engaged in some very illegal activities.

[kentuck]

15. They can run but...

they can't hide!

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

39. Yeah. That one was a charmer.

I alerted on it, but I think MIRT got to it quickly enough.

And I quite agree, that one was a blatant threat against us.

Online Warriors striking again from their Cheeto-stained keyboards. Wonder if they're from DI?

[Initech]

40. I think it's funny how the right has demonized the term "social justice warrior".

When they're just as guilty of it as anybody is. They need more safe spaces than anyone else on the planet, and they use buzzwords far more than we do.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

41. Lol! I've noticed that lately, too.

They whine and complain about "those people" coming into their spaces, which means that they want the 'safe space' moreso than we do, apparently.

I haven't had a chance to talk to a New American Nazi yet. I'd like to ask them one question when they insist they're not Nazis and they're not violent say they want to "preserve their white heritage and not 'intermingle' with other races."

"How?"

How do they intend to do that in America where we're already mixed to a degree? How do they intend to do that in a country that was built by immigrants (and on the backs of slaves and the Native Americans already here) without violence?

But I digress...these people are the most un-American piles of putrid offal I've ever seen. I'm just hope that Skinner and company can forward the threats on to the proper authorities. And said authorities do something about it.

[Caliman73]

45. I would ask, "What exactly is White heritage?"

You cannot define "White" without pretty obvious exclusions. When you say Irish heritage you can mean people from Ireland or descendants who identify with some of their traditions. Similarly Mexican heritage typically shares some language and cultural traditions. Black Americans also have shared history, identity, and culture. Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, etc... all have a similar situation.

Again, what is White heritage? except "not Black, or brown, or Jewish, or other excluded group". There is no shared cultural tradition except hatred of other groups.

I mean Germans had Germanic and Aryan (although this identity was totally made up) culture to emulate, but White people in America aren't exclusively Germans and they certainly are Aryans. They are just people who identify as "not Black, brown, Jewish or other excluded group."

To your point, the purpose of "PC" with respect to marginalized groups, is to achieve a level of dignity and respect equitable to the dominant culture. We just want equal consideration. The purpose of "PC" from the right is to maintain the elevation of the dominant culture. They think they have somehow earned the status and see any advancement of other groups as a threat to their dominance.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

47. That's a good question to ask, too.

Excellent post, by the way.

[meow2u3]

54. I'd challenge those "whites" to prove they're 100% European ancestry

before they spew their white supremacy bullshit. I'd ask them if they have submitted their DNA and if they didn't, they might not be fully white. I'll bet they'll end up turning yellow below the waist.

[greatauntoftriplets]

59. I took a DNA test last summer.

The surprise was that I am 100 percent European. I would have been fine had it been otherwise, of course.

[meow2u3]

63. How much did the test cost?

If it's cheap, I'd like to take it. I know for sure that I'm at least 87% European since I have 3 grandparents from Europe and at least 7 great-grandparents from there.

[greatauntoftriplets]

64. $99 from Ancestry.

Some are way more expensive, but the results were very interesting. It provided percentages of where my family generally came from in terms of countries, but not specific locations.

I'd love to delve further, but I just can't afford it.

[Initech]

55. I think people who have no culture wish they had culture.

Which is why they resort to attack any and all *actual culture* to make the culture of not having culture dominant. Yeah that makes sense.

[meow2u3]

53. Now that's a term we need to reclaim as a compliment

We need to throw SJW back in the faces of the far right as in "you say 'social justice warrior' as if it were a bad thing!"

[Initech]

56. I keep saying they're now the thin skinned whiny crybabies they accuse us of being.

I mean shit, did you see Bill O'Reilly's latest rant? He proves that the right is the actual crybabies. They boycott anything that doesn't agree with them. They actually care what stores greet them with Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas (we don't, never have and never will give a fuck). They have lawyers that sue everybody. They go off on public rants about how much they love their leader and complain if someone shows anything other than Fox News. If that's not being a social justice warrior, I don't know what is!

[teezy]

11. Yes!

*raises hand*

Canadian here... horrified for your country and mine.

Thanks for the welcome. I wish it was under better circumstances.

[Initech]

14. Believe me, we all do!

[sab390]

25. You have gotten it right finally

Murdoch has put in place conservative government in all of English speaking world but you have thrown it off. Any advice on how to do it?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. Yes, welcome teezzy... is there room in Canada for one more? (Ashamed of my country)

[MovingForward2020]

21. Thanks

Thanks for the welcome.

[kentuck]

24. Stay a while.

We need to hang together or we will all hang separately, to paraphrase Ben Franklin.

[applegrove]

30. Welcome.

[angstlessk]

37. Like Gore v bush*

The first thing I did was look for democratic chat sites, to avoid the usual arseholes after Gore 'lost', and stumbled into DU. Been here since, except the time when I was banned for accusing Will Pitt (of all folks) of infiltrating, and trying to distract us from our anger..I have to say DUH to that one!

After my ban, I searched the entire internets,,,to the very end to find something similar to DU...well, you see the result of that waste of time...

Welcome to the lucky ducks that found DU but welcome only to the sincere new folk...the posers will get their comeuppance

[Wounded Bear]

38. Underground once more....

Welcome to those who come for meaningful discussion. Appropriate responses to those who come for "other" reasons.

I fear we will be under attack for the next 4 years, at least. Trumplodytes are nothing if not vicious and vindictive.

[B2G]

46. Betting it has something to do with Discussionist

being down for so long.

When is it coming back up so they can go 'home'?

[Solly Mack]

48. Yes. They've come to pay homage to me. I wanted them to pay cash. Oh, well.

Welcome you wonderfully delightful newcomers who are behind on their payments.

There's still time:

All your cash are belong to us me.





Welcome!

Well, unless you're a troll. I'll still take the cash but I can't extend a welcome. I'm sure you understand.

[sarah FAILIN]

49. I signed up a long time ago but

I didn't need this place like I do now that Obama is leaving.

[NightWatcher]

50. March will be ten years!

[TheHak]

51. Newbie

Im new thanks for the welcomd

[California_Republic]

52. Hello

[liberaltrucker]

60. Welcome!

[earthgeoguy]

57. I've been around for years...

I've been a lurker on this site for years, and finally decided to sign up the day before Election Day so I could discuss the election with like-minded people, but you know how that went....

Anyway glad to finally be a part of the community and post!

[ThirdEye]

58. I've had a few people welcome me as a new member recently

... but I don't think at this point I deserve such recognition.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

61. Thank you!