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In reply to the discussion: I'm not sure the country is going over the cliff, but DU sure as hell has. [View all]druidity33
(6,916 posts)You are one of the few balanced voices left here at DU. This place has MORPHED again. I stopped coming here for awhile during the DU3 transition, but some of the old posters and their insights drew me back in. I remember when DU actually had people who researched issues, brought serious discussions into the mix, charts and data, y'know with links. This used to be the first place i went to to get News.
I usually go to the Greatest Page and for the past few months there have been so many repeat threads, meaningless callouts, outright blather, etc. What happened to the News? What happened to the Dialogue? What happened to the Insight? GD has become an echo chamber.
My Dad, Brother, Sister-in-Law and Uncle are teachers. For years i have been hearing the same frustrated concerns you have been voicing about our Education policy and the deterioration of our schools from them and reading your posts in tandem. Thank YOU Mad, for being there for teachers when TOO MANY people here at DU aren't. I appreciate you, as i know so many other here do too.
Happy New Year! Don't take this online shit too seriously... there's Life to live!