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Binkie The Clown

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4. You have the option to ignore them. nt

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2022, 05:05 PM

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Can the DU Wet Blanket Brigade give it a brief respite for now? [View all] Tommy Carcetti Jun 2022 OP

I am not seeing that too much yet. I will pwb Jun 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #3

lol.. that's why I haven't Cha Jun 2022 #29

Make sure you start from the bottom and go up. Iggo Jun 2022 #89

I totally agree.... FarPoint Jun 2022 #2

Do you mean "morale"? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #9

Your smart. FarPoint Jun 2022 #43

Oh dear. nt BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #44

"Your smart."? Your? . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #67

Are you trying to tell me something? FarPoint Jun 2022 #68

;) sheshe2 Jun 2022 #94

It is funny how every time it is brought up..... CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #63

Please share... FarPoint Jun 2022 #70

Wet blankets discouraging activism and voting are damaging to all. Not about disagreements. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #64

Damaging "morale" is not the same thing as damage to an individual. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #66

in a nutshell. stopdiggin Jun 2022 #90

+1000 wnylib Jun 2022 #77

You have the option to ignore them. nt Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 #4

Or alert on them, if it's bad enough. Wednesdays Jun 2022 #5

Post removed Post removed Jun 2022 #22

I sense many are on edge lately due to the 1/6 Hearings starting tonight. FarPoint Jun 2022 #51

Seriously? PatSeg Jun 2022 #71

If something is alert worthy, I don't hesitate to alert on it. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #117

I'm not calling anyone out by name for that reason. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2022 #6

Totally with you, Tommy, even if I don't see one. There are the doubters, but everyone's tired, so ancianita Jun 2022 #12

Apparently some are saying they have them on ignore already. LakeArenal Jun 2022 #7

A bucket of cold water is difficult to ignore. soldierant Jun 2022 #73

Colbert made a "joke" about Biden's polls being worse than Boris Johnson. LakeArenal Jun 2022 #8

Good to hear. I'm tired of it, too. badhair77 Jun 2022 #59

I stopped watching Colbert after his wnylib Jun 2022 #119

I think Colbert is funnier but not his politics. LakeArenal Jun 2022 #126

This message was self-deleted by its author CrispyQ Jun 2022 #132

Here's a video of Colbert celebrating Biden's win Doc Sportello Jun 2022 #136

+1 GoodRaisin Jun 2022 #140

What about the DU Pollyanna Brigade? Can they take off their blinders and rose-colored glasses? FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #10

Lol! Just brilliant!!! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #95

Anything else we shouldn't discuss in advance? brooklynite Jun 2022 #11

I, for one, do not wish to hear about the benefits of a low salt diet lol msongs Jun 2022 #14

Oh yes. Treefrog Jun 2022 #18

You are free to trash any threads you don't like. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #13

In the end it's just negative speculation. Sometimes they coach it as "reality" LakeArenal Jun 2022 #15

Please link to "calm down little missy". Treefrog Jun 2022 #19

I've been here a lot longer than you or that poster, and I've never seen a post like that. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #24

Hear, hear edhopper Jun 2022 #99

Agree!! And it is the same ppl over and over... PortTack Jun 2022 #32

"Coach" it as? Silent3 Jun 2022 #74

After Decades of Bashing..... McKim Jun 2022 #115

I don't like any posts that say "I don't like" in it! Lucid Dreamer Jun 2022 #16

Lol, well played Celerity Jun 2022 #20

LOL! calimary Jun 2022 #23

Hear! Here! sprinkleeninow Jun 2022 #112

So the OP is asking people to curb their opinions because they are offended by what is written? Chainfire Jun 2022 #17

Nope, just their pre-judging. summer_in_TX Jun 2022 #27

Well, I suppose that I should just put my little ole blinders on and follow the happy pack down the Chainfire Jun 2022 #78

And what is saying edhopper Jun 2022 #101

If posters would say this my opinion instead of cutting ppl off. Behaving as if their opinion means PortTack Jun 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #96

So, each post on DU needs to include a statement saying, "This opinion I'm posting is my opinion"? Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2022 #97

Here's the thing. When I post something that doesn't have a back up link..ppl say links please PortTack Jun 2022 #105

You're joking, right? Or, you fail to grasp the obvious difference between someone on a discussion Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2022 #106

I will POLITELY point out that you are entitled to your opinion!!! GEEZ PortTack Jun 2022 #109

Copout. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2022 #110

Ahh... So you point out that you are entitled to your opinion, but that I am not. "I am dismissed." PortTack Jun 2022 #125

Keep on talking to yourself. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2022 #138

Once again ....your opinion PortTack Jun 2022 #139

In my opinion, yes. I find I have to preface everything I say with In my opinion/I think/Seems like/ betsuni Jun 2022 #111

Please provide an example of someone "behaving as if their opinion means more than someone else's" brooklynite Jun 2022 #98

There area lot of posts on DU that appear on a daily basis and don't appeal to a vast audience Cozmo Jun 2022 #21

it will make a hard copy for history if nothing else samnsara Jun 2022 #25

It will be an invaluable historical documentation lunatica Jun 2022 #26

Is it too much to ask people not to give their opinion on any particular post? Yes, it is too much BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #28

Nothing will ever get better. Nothing. Ever. NO ONE will ever be held accountable for anything... paleotn Jun 2022 #37

This right here. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #100

Trump isn't no one edhopper Jun 2022 #103

If DU had a "like" button for comments ShazzieB Jun 2022 #116

I pick agenda driven. Kingofalldems Jun 2022 #118

Yes, maybe it is too much, but ppl need to be respectful and say THIS IS MY OPINION!! PortTack Jun 2022 #40

Surely you do understand that anything anyone posts here is an OPINION. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #47

And what would be the harm in saying this is my opinion. JMHO, MHO something just to be respectful PortTack Jun 2022 #83

+1000 USALiberal Jun 2022 #55

Thank you for this request LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #30

Can't say I disagree..... paleotn Jun 2022 #31

JFC crimycarny Jun 2022 #33

You're right. This thread is a valuable resource. Thanks, OP. Iggo Jun 2022 #88

A-friggin-men! nt 2 Meow Momma Jun 2022 #34

The Debbie Downer brigade. sarcasmo Jun 2022 #35

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jun 2022 #41

Perhaps you should share all of the great news on the social and political scene lately, apparently Chainfire Jun 2022 #79

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #146

Please excuse the Newbie here, but... Pyryck Jun 2022 #36

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Jun 2022 #72

A voice of reason? I must be dreaming! Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #39

Hear, hear! DFW Jun 2022 #42

I yhink people are just afraid there won't be anything they haven't already read on DU Warpy Jun 2022 #45

The hearings brought out the White House Tapes edhopper Jun 2022 #48

Yes, but they were kept hidden for decades until long after he and much of his gang were dead. Warpy Jun 2022 #54

Speaking as one of the edhopper Jun 2022 #46

Lol. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #49

Only if we can call you.... paleotn Jun 2022 #80

I usually get edhopper Jun 2022 #81

Eeyore is much more cuddly. paleotn Jun 2022 #82

I predict much wailing mcar Jun 2022 #50

You were correct! CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #102

Amen. Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #52

It's a discussion board, people discuss USALiberal Jun 2022 #53

Has it ever occurred to you that the critics who strongly express skepticism of the legal process sop Jun 2022 #56

?? Does Garland read DU daily? wnylib Jun 2022 #122

You mean the 'Trump always wins' taunters? Kingofalldems Jun 2022 #57

I pretty much ignore all political prophets. Torchlight Jun 2022 #58

I often say..."This is my opinion" You can check it out if you want. Stuart G Jun 2022 #60

I don't want to get my hopes up. They've been shattered every single time before. Kablooie Jun 2022 #61

Fucking-A! CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #62

I often wonder how many are trolls vs legit clinical depression or anxiety IronLionZion Jun 2022 #65

So you think it's fine to insult people who disagree with you? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #121

I prefer positive attitude and optimism IronLionZion Jun 2022 #124

So a positive attitude means that anyone with opposing opinions is either Chainfire Jun 2022 #128

I don't know what you're talking about but good luck with that IronLionZion Jun 2022 #129

Just responding to your words, Chainfire Jun 2022 #130

I'm glad you understand IronLionZion Jun 2022 #131

Thank you. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #137

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2022 #69

We're making a big bowl of "Hopeful Popcorn" to munch while we watch. Stinky The Clown Jun 2022 #75

A-Flipping-Men! nolabear Jun 2022 #76

Good, lots of Recs! Cha Jun 2022 #84

My thoughts exactly orangecrush Jun 2022 #85

So many on DU blame the media for everything (just like the GOP), but it looks like Martin68 Jun 2022 #86

?? Spreading negative propaganda? Where? Here ? Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #93

You mean the DU reality, Patton French Jun 2022 #87

Sorry but IF we who believe & hope to capture MORE Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #92

How do you do it from a position of wnylib Jun 2022 #123

Who is feeling that? Anyone that questions what and how we're doing something is a doom and gloome Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #133

Please show me where I said: wnylib Jun 2022 #135

??? You just referred to the position of doom and gloom Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #141

But not in reference to wnylib Jun 2022 #145

Some of us said edhopper Jun 2022 #104

I agree with you when on another post you said, "I'll say what I want to say." n/t patricia92243 Jun 2022 #107

Exactly! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #143

Maybe you can make a list of people that are allowed to weigh in along with the rest of the public. NCLefty Jun 2022 #108

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #144

yep Snoopy 7 Jun 2022 #113

K&R betsuni Jun 2022 #114

Thanks for this post, Tommy Carcetti. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #120

I don't expect much Icanthinkformyself Jun 2022 #127

K&R ck4829 Jun 2022 #134

KnR Hekate Jun 2022 #142