This is the reason I am still wearing a mask.

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95. I think it is in certain areas and topics

First, thank you for engaging with me. Sincerely, thanks.

There are certain topics that become dogma and can't even be discussed. Health policy when it comes to covid is one. Certain economic issues are another. Anything that is remotely negative about a democratic leader is another.

So what you end up with is a bunch of people saying basically the same thing. And if you challenge their logic or point out a flaw in their premises, most of the time you either get personally attacked or you get a post reported. And to be honest, I am probably taking a risk even discussing this, because I think I remember having meta discussions about DU and its rules is against the rules (I may be wrong - I know it was at one point; maybe its ok now???)

Now you can talk around the edges, and say things like "I wish Biden would be more aggressive going after trump". But if you say "I wish Biden would focus on the economy and leave Trump alone because it is a distraction" (which I have not said and would not say, btw), whoa-boy, you will get reported, attacked, burned at the virtual stake. But even something as ridiculous as that is a legitimate topic for discussion.

I'll give you a real-life example. I made a throw-away comment embeded in a thread about something else. Basically said we need to look at all options after the mid-terms, because there is a good chance we will lose both the house and the senate. Whew, you would think I would have posted a picture of Trump getting an award or something. Ended up having a thread deleted because I pointed out the obvious.

So yeah, this place can be an echo chamber, especially when it comes to important topics and uncomfortable truths.