General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: On DU's population aging, and change to DU... [View all]tishaLA
(14,176 posts)for a variety of reasons, I suppose, but it seems not especially reflective of the Democratic Party and our base. I'm going to avoid being specific because I'd have a post removed, but lots of posters who made the African American group dynamic disappeared long ago and, as much as DU loves to celebrate black women for saving us from people like the former guy, it's less celebratory about contributions here. And that effect snowballs.
I came here when I was 27 and I'm nearing my 20th anniversary on the site, so I guess I've become part of the "robust middle age" cohort. I've learned a lot from posters older and younger than me and the site has certainly pushed me in many ways--largely by making me envision political possibilities that I'd thought were impossible, like marriage equality and really profound changes to our access to health care. I hope we have new voices, especially younger and more racially diverse voices, to continue expanding what we can envision in our politics, our country, and the world.