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In reply to the discussion: What we have here ... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)that were mixed, Right Wingers and Dems. At first I was shocked at how nasty and mean and just plain ignorant they were and even cried after being attacked by a swarm of them once. But then I got mad. And I would not allow them to run me of the board, which they tried to do with all Democrats.
I was not very knowledgeable about politics at the time, I was a Dem and knew right from wrong. But to stay there, I had to do a lot of homework. And I have them to thank for what I know and for not backing down no matter how nasty they get, no matter how many times they threatened to kill me (that did scare me at first I have to admit). And oddly enough after a while some of them even said that 'while you are wrong about everything, we like you, you're not mean like some of the other 'lieberals' here'.
You are correct that we see here sometimes is no different. But there are rules here so they have to be more careful. There there were no rules, no mods, so they were free to do as they pleased. I am glad I had that two year experience before I found a Dem forum.
So what goes on here is old and familiar to me, it doesn't phase me in the least when they attack. So in my case, thanks to my old Right Wing adversaries, they are wasting their time. I do understand your reaction though. And don't blame you one bit for avoiding them. You're not alone, some of them are on huge ignore lists which is why you don't see too many people responding to them.
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