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Dorian Gray

(13,463 posts)
52. It depresses me....
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 09:37 PM
Feb 2020

because it's so contentious. It doesn't bode well for us coming together to destroy Trump when the time comes. We must annihilate him. Win this election. But if there's animosity and resentment left over from the primaries, it's going to be ugly.

more like a cesspool still_one Feb 2020 #1
Well. I was trying to be diplomatic. But I can't argue with your assessment. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #5
It depresses me.... Dorian Gray Feb 2020 #52
This is me, when I venture over there. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #67
I try to steer clear of it for the most part, almost every Jury I serve dewsgirl Feb 2020 #2
Yep. Mine are ALL from there as well. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #12
Yep, it's brutal over there. Luciferous Feb 2020 #25
Same here, and I always cancel. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #46
+1000 dewsgirl Feb 2020 #48
Same. pazzyanne Feb 2020 #54
It's like that every cycle. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #3
2008 was brutal. xmas74 Feb 2020 #63
What was so bad about 2008? PTWB Feb 2020 #70
Extreme fighting xmas74 Feb 2020 #71
Yep, I went for a couple of years too canetoad Feb 2020 #72
What primaries forum? Cary Feb 2020 #4
Nice. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #7
The one that is is before the Candidates Group. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #8
I thought Cary was being facetious, BP. If not - I hope they'll accept my apologies. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #10
Maybe it went over my head, which often happens with me. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #14
Hehe backtoblue Feb 2020 #21
Cary was definitely being facetious. Cary Feb 2020 #17
Cary is a sly one. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #28
I trashed it too. nt Flaleftist Feb 2020 #44
Good move! Cary Feb 2020 #85
That forum is definitely for the brave DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #6
And, in my experience, there is a lot of alert-baiting. Gore1FL Feb 2020 #18
They flag anyone who even posts an article about their candidate in a negative light. OliverQ Feb 2020 #35
Strikes me as you are both correct DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #56
Someone gave me a heart. Thanks. I needed that. n/t Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #9
Better now than October RandySF Feb 2020 #11
Well noted. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #13
It really does change a person. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #15
It DOES change you. After 10 minutes ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #57
I have a lot of people who post regularly in that forum on ignore. demmiblue Feb 2020 #16
Let's just get this straight. BKDem Feb 2020 #19
Re-trashed safeinOhio Feb 2020 #20
BACK THE FUCK UP!!! jberryhill Feb 2020 #22
. backtoblue Feb 2020 #24
Do they have decontamination.... SergeStorms Feb 2020 #37
Has it gone airborne??? n/t? Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #59
20% fatality. Easy jberryhill Feb 2020 #60
I'm thinking hidden posts are ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #61
It's one big food fight. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #23
And usually the one alerted on is replying to one that is worse. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #53
Oh yes, I'd noticed that canetoad Feb 2020 #73
Occasionally - when that seems to be the situation - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #75
Well if you DO venture in there ibegurpard Feb 2020 #26
Yeah...this bad and getting worse by the minute. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #30
Yeah, it's one of the forums I'd stay out of sakabatou Feb 2020 #27
If we lose to the most despicable POTUS in American history because of childishness then maybe it's walkingman Feb 2020 #29
Glad I have avoided it. TNNurse Feb 2020 #31
I blocked it in 2016 ThoughtCriminal Feb 2020 #32
I've contemplated quitting this forum over how I've been treated in DP OliverQ Feb 2020 #36
Everyone has jberryhill Feb 2020 #42
I was on the edge of being kicked off Codeine Feb 2020 #50
17 years here, and i am on the verge of being ffr'd mopinko Feb 2020 #76
So much truth. Codeine Feb 2020 #77
Just don't go there. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #55
It is disheartening. Marie Marie Feb 2020 #33
It's an absolute cesspool over there. OliverQ Feb 2020 #34
I went in there by accident one time. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #38
Yeah, I mostly avoid it. I'm still burned out from the primary wars of '04 and '08. Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #39
Amen to that Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #40
I started lurking here Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #41
I'm having 2016 flashbacks. sarcasmo Feb 2020 #43
I think it's worse than 2016. I wasn't a member ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #58
2016 was way worse. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #64
I think 2016 was worse too ibegurpard Feb 2020 #81
Well, let's put it this way... lonely bird Feb 2020 #45
Well said. mia Feb 2020 #83
I just use it for entertainment purposes only. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #47
lol TwilightZone Feb 2020 #66
The toxicity is overwhelming AverageJoe Feb 2020 #49
Stay out of there! Texasgal Feb 2020 #51
I'm becoming more fond of the Lounge, too. I was ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #62
sigh blogslut Feb 2020 #65
I think its a cruel joke that... Xolodno Feb 2020 #68
DP is another safety valve, venting steam that might otherwise blow shit up. ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #69
It's not for the faint of heart that's for sure MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #74
Oh its not so bad, just pick your path through the eggshells carefully to limit the alerts, lol Baclava Feb 2020 #78
We need a Yellow Dog Forum wcollar Feb 2020 #79
so would I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Feb 2020 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2020 #82
I'm more of the opinion some of that is POSTED by republican operatives and strategists KentuckyWoman Feb 2020 #84
That really wouldn't surprise me. For the Russians, maybe we need to start ... Whiskeytide Feb 2020 #86
Made me laugh KentuckyWoman Feb 2020 #87
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