Lessons learned on DU [View all]

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People who I have gotten totally crossways with on certain issues turn out to be in total agreement with me on others. Some who I thought shared my views on everything have shocked and offended me later.

I have been amazed when people who , like me, don't think Snowden/Assange/Manning are great men, put me down for believing in "the sky god." At the same time, others who have exchanged insults with me over, say Obamacare (I think it was the best we could get under the circumstances) have stuck up for me as a progressive person of faith.

And then there are current events like our brave Texas state Senator who is filibustering the right wing attack on women when we are all singing from the same page of the hymnal. Anyways, maybe this is meta stuff to be locked. But bless all you here who despise racism, believe every child has the right to an education and every worker should be paid enough to live above poverty.

Here is to DU!