Our humanity is dying. (Reply #24) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Good God almighty, where are we headed? (Rant) [View all]

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Wed Apr 3, 2019, 09:51 PM

StarryNite (6,461 posts)

24. Our humanity is dying.

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78 replies	Author	Time	Post
Good God almighty, where are we headed? (Rant) [View all]	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	OP
"People here are condemning anyone who touches them as if it were a violent crime."	eShirl	Apr 2019	#1
Headed toward finding out our military readiness is going to be zero for decades because the amount	uponit7771	Apr 2019	#2
The Biden story is being propelled by someone who thinks it will benefit them.	LonePirate	Apr 2019	#3
My money is on Beto or Bernie, can i say that here?	Baclava	Apr 2019	#7
I wouldn't rule out Kamala	louis c	Apr 2019	#18
Do you have a reason to state such nonsense? eom	Control-Z	Apr 2019	#37
Just a feeling I have...	louis c	Apr 2019	#38
I'll bet she does. nt	Skidmore	Apr 2019	#55
Ah. So successful people	Control-Z	Apr 2019	#70
You just described me,	nocoincidences	Apr 2019	#4
I'm 70 and experienced what you did and I agree with you	lunatica	Apr 2019	#5
I'm also 70 & have expereinced both; the difference is very clear. Another thing	Amaryllis	Apr 2019	#21
Frank Bruni made a good point in this op-ed:	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2019	#6
It is not only a risky strategy, it is a losing one. nt	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2019	#65
I SO hear you, sinkingfeeling...	Guilded Lilly	Apr 2019	#8
This 70 year old Male appreciates your post and agrees that we are in the verge of losing	Atticus	Apr 2019	#9
Oh, it already is.	Ligyron	Apr 2019	#26
Thank you!	redstatebluegirl	Apr 2019	#10
I agree completely. K&R!	highplainsdem	Apr 2019	#11
I'm 65. I hear you loud and clear, and I agree!	Silver Gaia	Apr 2019	#12
Please keep Ranting	njhoneybadger	Apr 2019	#13
I agree with you wholeheartedly, SinkingFeeling.	Honeycombe8	Apr 2019	#14
I'm almost 60, female, and I agree with everything in your post.	yardwork	Apr 2019	#15
Love what you shared...	Dan	Apr 2019	#16
Great comments	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2019	#17
Amen!!	Alliepoo	Apr 2019	#19
In my own case, being a mid 50's male, I agree with you	bhikkhu	Apr 2019	#20
awwwwwwwww....	Grasswire2	Apr 2019	#49
It's not that simple.	zentrum	Apr 2019	#22
I disagree. I was a woman in a large corporation with a 500 to 1	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#23
I respectfully disagree	crimycarny	Apr 2019	#29
Of course you can say "no".	zentrum	Apr 2019	#43
I agree with you. Especially about how men see it as an unspoken privilege to touch women.	Demit	Apr 2019	#33
That's it exactly.	zentrum	Apr 2019	#44
Are you old enough to remember when he got hair plugs for his receding hairline?	Demit	Apr 2019	#45
Our humanity is dying.	StarryNite	Apr 2019	#24
Nice rant. Thank God and thank you for it. We really need to hear this. Nobody is perfect to	KPN	Apr 2019	#25
I hear you, but...	Sparkly	Apr 2019	#27
We elected a black man.	SlogginThroughIt	Apr 2019	#41
Right fucking on !	WheelWalker	Apr 2019	#28
K&R	EveHammond13	Apr 2019	#30
Thank you. This needed to be said.	bitterross	Apr 2019	#31
Thank you. Love your post and completely agree with your common sense assessment of	c-rational	Apr 2019	#32
Memo to the GOP.....	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 2019	#34
Yes, old-fashioned warmth. It's what Joe Biden, Al Franken, and	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#35
My consolation on that point	DFW	Apr 2019	#40
Agree on that!	True Blue American	Apr 2019	#76
I am a 71 year old female who grew up without a lot of touching	demigoddess	Apr 2019	#36
It's all political.	Boomerproud	Apr 2019	#46
K&R	HAB911	Apr 2019	#39
Same here.	we can do it	Apr 2019	#42
I agree	sabrams	Apr 2019	#47
Your automation point is silly, people of complained about automation forever. You....	USALiberal	Apr 2019	#48
The cat's out of the bag. We've been marching with "believe women" signs for decades.	MadDAsHell	Apr 2019	#50
Moi aussi!	Mme. Defarge	Apr 2019	#51
I'm from the same generation.	Mz Pip	Apr 2019	#52
What's most upsetting is the	samplegirl	Apr 2019	#53
My wife's career was with the BGA.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2019	#54
I think a hug from a family member or good friend	LibDemAlways	Apr 2019	#56
I'll be 62 this year and....	mudstump	Apr 2019	#57
"As a mid-50s male I agree with you. I love pats, hugs and kisses." -bitterross	Different Drummer	Apr 2019	#58
I very much Appreciate your	Cha	Apr 2019	#59
Agree completely!. Had you noticed that men are becoming more demonstrative with	Karadeniz	Apr 2019	#60
Completely agree. There's a distance and isolation from one another that is growing and I think	suffragette	Apr 2019	#61
Great post. I know those times very well because I lived it as you did.	saljr1	Apr 2019	#62
Thank you so much for your "rant"	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2019	#63
KICK!	Cha	Apr 2019	#64
You're not so much "old school" as a genuine human being. Thanks	Evolve Dammit	Apr 2019	#66
It's no wonder many conservatives think we liberals are stupid.	PatrickforO	Apr 2019	#67
My two cents on, esp. US culture	lambchopp59	Apr 2019	#68
My two cents	lambchopp59	Apr 2019	#69
One of my favorite bosses is of the Biden age	Horse with no Name	Apr 2019	#71
I can't agree	starphlo	Apr 2019	#72
I feel sorry for persons who interpret all human touch as sexual advances.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#73
I didn't say anything	starphlo	Apr 2019	#78
I usually dont read posts marked as "rant"	912gdm	Apr 2019	#74
me2	jrellis	Apr 2019	#75
Different people have different reactions to being hugged. Some people are huggers and others aren't	Nitram	Apr 2019	#77

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