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leftyladyfrommo

(19,965 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2022, 05:25 AM Apr 2022

Are you as sick of the trash talk as I am? [View all]

We don't seem to be able to just have conversations any more. People just fling around these rude, condescending one liners. It makes any kind of discourse impossible. People go on the defensive after the first salvo and it just goes straight downhill

I am so tired of it.

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Are you as sick of the trash talk as I am? [View all] leftyladyfrommo Apr 2022 OP

The vitriol is exhausting Walleye Apr 2022 #1

It Sure Is WiVoter Apr 2022 #27

Yes. Boomerproud Apr 2022 #2

Yes. femmedem Apr 2022 #3

Very well said.......I agree KS Toronado Apr 2022 #9

And, the grammar police are tiresome as well. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #15

Yes, all the trivial nitpicking PatSeg Apr 2022 #18

TOTALLY Agree. The world is ugly enough, I come here to get away from Raine Apr 2022 #12

Yes, indeed I am Sherman A1 Apr 2022 #4

Yes. murielm99 Apr 2022 #5

I often don't bother to check replies to my comments because half the time betsuni Apr 2022 #6

Same here. It often depends what my comment was regarding as Raine Apr 2022 #11

Funny thing is when comments I think will get heat don't and what I betsuni Apr 2022 #13

Yup, had that happen too. Something I fear might be controversial and Raine Apr 2022 #14

Everyone's an expert which leads to a lot of gaslighting bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #7

too many logical fallacies and ad hominem treestar Apr 2022 #8

Unfortunately they aren't wrong in this case. scarletlib Apr 2022 #10

You are right. Realization that no one gets held accountable Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #21

People are exhausted with all this stuff. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2022 #28

Aye. Ideas may be attacked, but posters should not be. Mister Ed Apr 2022 #16

yes I'm sick of it too vlyons Apr 2022 #17

I agree. XacerbatedDem Apr 2022 #19

Part covid pent up anger.. Part paid disruptors. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #22

I have noticed that of the Dalai Lama is mentioned leftyladyfrommo Apr 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #26

Agreed. llmart Apr 2022 #23

I ve had that happen, too. I was completely blindsided. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2022 #29

It helps to have thick skin when visiting GD on DU. nt Hotler Apr 2022 #24

This. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #32

I hate degrading, condescending, one-liners, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2022 #30

Maybe we should alert on certain words: Moron. Stupid leftyladyfrommo Apr 2022 #31

I wholeheartedly agree. scipan Apr 2022 #33

The whole world is heading to war, IMO. roamer65 Apr 2022 #34

... BWdem4life Apr 2022 #35

Sometimes I feel like I'm in Dr. Seuss land tavernier Apr 2022 #36

Patterns emerge Torchlight Apr 2022 #37