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26. That's what I found

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 07:07 AM

Feb 2018

When things got crazy during 2016, I just left until the convention was done. The now-JPR people were practically running a censored board here, calling anyone who didn't pray to Bernie Sanders at night a Nazi, and deleting dissenting posts by jury shenanigans.

By the convention, they had gone to play in their own little world, and some modicum of sanity got restored., so I returned.

Still, it doesn't do to live in here, or even in your computer. There is a real world out there. I still have my day job, don't contemplate retiring until I'm 80, unless Mother Nature has me slated to quit beforehand. Get out and get rained on, or told off at a cashier somewhere, whatever. But don't any internet board become an obsession. A break is indeed required for relative sanity.

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you know, you could have just learned to use the IGNORE function Skittles Feb 2018 #1

Good advice. cwydro Feb 2018 #3

people I would not put up with in real life Skittles Feb 2018 #20

The trash can is a game changer, too. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2018 #33

It is a rough world out there and we need all the help we can get. democratisphere Feb 2018 #2

Dont take it personally when you get a post hidden. cwydro Feb 2018 #4

What are you going to do? Play Bloobs? dchill Feb 2018 #5

i don't know what this is about but DU has never been different than it is now JI7 Feb 2018 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2018 #7

Back in the day Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #8

Anybody who doesnt take a break A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2018 #11

Even if it's just for the rest of the day/night, I find that helps Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #12

Yep. I can take very little news or talking heads A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2018 #14

It didn't used to be this way, but Trump has brought it to a whole new level Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #17

That's what I found DFW Feb 2018 #26

Wishing you all the best Raine Feb 2018 #9

Do a pit stop. We had to tighten the rules to stop trolls and republicans. applegrove Feb 2018 #10

The disgusting demeaning cartoon SHOULD be removed. Wwcd Feb 2018 #13

I dunno .... KPN Feb 2018 #18

Yes. +1000 Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author unc70 Feb 2018 #41

Spine. You should stay. Or, at least, I encourage you to stay. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #15

Disgusting. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #37

Contemptible. yardwork Feb 2018 #39

If this is about something specific A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2018 #16

I think it refers to the cartoon posted just above yours. n/t Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #19

Thanks, Rhiannon. A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2018 #21

Glad to help Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #22

Sigh BigBearJohn Feb 2018 #23

I love that ...can I steal it. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #36

So you think the idea that the Democrats don't have a "spine" treestar Feb 2018 #24

Exactly. The parties are the same ...blah blah. They can't find one good thing to say about Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #35

it's funny you accuse others of lack of spine but then you post a thread like this JI7 Feb 2018 #25

And under another name. marble falls Feb 2018 #29

I understand how you feel janterry Feb 2018 #27

Its never been about the disagreement when someone gets hidden, its about the form of the .... marble falls Feb 2018 #28

Take care Demtexan. Nt NCTraveler Feb 2018 #30

Thanks for this post captain queeg Feb 2018 #31

The Donkey's and spine thing kind of explained your mindset...I have no idea why people come to a Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #32

A lot of the replies here missed your point entirely ms liberty Feb 2018 #34

FWIW, I've been online in on form or another since 1983... Orrex Feb 2018 #43

Anybody who doesn't want to help Democrats win can fuck off. yardwork Feb 2018 #40

I have gotten emails burnbaby Feb 2018 #42

GBCW! brooklynite Feb 2018 #44