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17. Eh?

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Thu Jul 4, 2013, 02:00 PM

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I've read here a dozen times today that DU is an echo chamber, has no wider impact, etc. [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2013 OP

Outstanding think Jul 2013 #1

Some of the "DU is meaningless" posts probably express genuine despair, winter is coming Jul 2013 #2

It's always the same group of people attempting to poison the well... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2013 #10

It seems odd that so many of the "internet doesn't matter" people Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #12

So which is worse, apathy or ignorance? Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #23

+10 vlyons Jul 2013 #28

Poster with >10^4 posts here... Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #26

iron pyrite is pretty, vlyons Jul 2013 #30

Yep. And when it weathers, is loses its luster and exudes pure acid. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #34

I feel that our perceptions here are managed much more aggressively than in the past. bemildred Jul 2013 #3

I also see it backfiring and a lot more open pushback and criticism of the Admin and Dem figures. leveymg Jul 2013 #11

It makes it too obvious, is what it does. bemildred Jul 2013 #20

The "people stop listening, tune u out" may be the point - more poisoning the well than persuasion. leveymg Jul 2013 #36

Yes, a lot of that too. All noise is good when you don't like the message. bemildred Jul 2013 #40

Great sub-thread. bleever Jul 2013 #42

Thanx. Next round's on me. leveymg Jul 2013 #53

I think it's too late to snuff the story, and anything that happened to Snowden or GG would simply leveymg Jul 2013 #52

Let's say I will find it very interesting if no heads at the NSA roll over this debacle. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #60

Yes. The DU dissidents who were criticized for daring to tell the truth about the importance of JDPriestly Jul 2013 #80

Bravo! kentuck Jul 2013 #82

I'll second that. Thanks for the historical perspective. This really is a period like the '40s - leveymg Jul 2013 #105

Yup. what you say. nt graham4anything Jul 2013 #46

More like the money men/women vlyons Jul 2013 #31

Yes! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #100

+1 xchrom Jul 2013 #14

And we met up and raised our voices suffragette Jul 2013 #4

seriously? DU has been an echo chamber on many things bigtree Jul 2013 #5

When you agree with what you read, it's informative. WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #8

I agree that it's a vehicle for action bigtree Jul 2013 #22

Definitely.. Cha Jul 2013 #113

+2 bvar22 Jul 2013 #32

+1 Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #25

"Coming to grips with that reality might just allow some here to look beyond these pages and expand Number23 Jul 2013 #88

What I hate is this talk about "motivations" instead of "ideas." Pale Blue Dot Jul 2013 #92

As I once explained to you about my own experience, Will, it wasn't all paranoia. It's intimidation. leveymg Jul 2013 #6

DU has always been relevant Hydra Jul 2013 #7

More good stuff, thanks Will. marble falls Jul 2013 #9

Absolutely remember those days, and we still are the best real-time think tank on the planet usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #13

Yes. I've seen many ideas first posted here that were picked up and Zorra Jul 2013 #35

Unfortunately... kentuck Jul 2013 #15

I lurked for a long time before I signed up in 2008 davidpdx Jul 2013 #108

You read those words because you wrote them. merrily Jul 2013 #16

Eh? WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #17

... Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #24

k&r n/t RainDog Jul 2013 #18

And that is the reason I have stayed around sense the beginning. zeemike Jul 2013 #19

Hmmm...I don't know pipi_k Jul 2013 #21

works for me vlyons Jul 2013 #27

BRAVO: I have really needed to hear a post like yours!!!! kpete Jul 2013 #29

K&R^^^^ ;-) ReRe Jul 2013 #33

A journey of a thousand li starts with one step. - Lao Tse Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #37

Good point davidpdx Jul 2013 #109

I have many war stories from the Old Days at DU, bvar22 Jul 2013 #38

And the US Senate knew about DU also. kentuck Jul 2013 #39

I was with friends back then having lunch and said something against Bush... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #41

I remember William Crewleader Jul 2013 #43

CREWLEADER!!!!! WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #44

Back at You William Crewleader Jul 2013 #97

Awesome to see you here! n/t MuseRider Jul 2013 #54

Thank you MuseRider Crewleader Jul 2013 #71

And to you Crewleader. MuseRider Jul 2013 #79

MuseRider, You made this lady feel real good! Crewleader Jul 2013 #96

What MuseRider said! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #102

CREW! kentuck Jul 2013 #63

Thanks kentuck Crewleader Jul 2013 #72

I was just thinking of you a few days ago. kentuck Jul 2013 #75

Thanks friend Crewleader Jul 2013 #77

Welcome Home, Old Timer. bvar22 Jul 2013 #64

Hello there Crewleader Jul 2013 #74

I was here. Awesome post. nt silvershadow Jul 2013 #45

k&R. Kurovski Jul 2013 #47

This is a great post, polly7 Jul 2013 #48

DU was better before but there are some great minds and activists here right now xiamiam Jul 2013 #49

Good that you are back. kentuck Jul 2013 #66

Gotta get off that number... kentuck Jul 2013 #68

that's very sweet..ty..i never really left all the way..just came here less and posted less..nt xiamiam Jul 2013 #76

Sometimes as friends you just have to hang out nolabels Jul 2013 #50

People who say DU is an echo chamber, and has no wider impact AndyA Jul 2013 #51

Well said Mr. Pitt Marrah_G Jul 2013 #55

ooga smooga booga wooga? annabanana Jul 2013 #56

And that is completely different from a forum that just wants to atgue about BlueStreak Jul 2013 #57

Kicked and recommended, the ripple in the pond is a dead-on analogy. Uncle Joe Jul 2013 #58

Yes! And some stones make bigger ripples than others here... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2013 #59

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #61

We stood up and gave our real names. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2013 #62

Yes, I too remember that. MuseRider Jul 2013 #87

K & R because DU does matter Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #65

DU has had a huge influence on my life. cheapdate Jul 2013 #67

We at DU are more like trim tabs. WHO SAYS we don't have influence outside of this site? calimary Jul 2013 #69

nice, but hfojvt Jul 2013 #70

I agree. Rarely will we see evidence of our effect outside DU. randome Jul 2013 #73

The focus on DU is on the information shared, not on the bright, shining stars who start JDPriestly Jul 2013 #78

Nice post, WilliamPitt! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #81

COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum siligut Jul 2013 #83

^ This. October Jul 2013 #117

My god I remember seeing that picture so many times. MuseRider Jul 2013 #84

MuseRider WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #89

I really thought you were going to trash DU lunatica Jul 2013 #85

K&R felix_numinous Jul 2013 #86

If I didn't come here I would miss out on a lot. LiberalFighter Jul 2013 #90

DU is a light in the dark. nt valerief Jul 2013 #91

Of course it matters, look at all the Occupy senators and congresspeople that were elected in 2012 WonderGrunion Jul 2013 #93

I C U WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #94

Is this an acknowledgement that the overall sentiment expressed here ecstatic Jul 2013 #95

Thank you for posting TxDemChem Jul 2013 #98

hardcore Obama supporters like to claim DU isnt the norm. Du is MORE INFORMED boilerbabe Jul 2013 #99

Nice try. Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #103

I seriously doubt it CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #104

WE matter. Mira Jul 2013 #101

This website does matter. Damn the trolls and naysayers. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #106

That really touches me libodem Jul 2013 #120

Yes, very nice. ElboRuum Jul 2013 #107

Fantastic post. I agree with every word. Thank you. Number23 Jul 2013 #111

That was such an orgasmically good piece of writing Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #112

I remember those days, ElboRuum, of which you Cha Jul 2013 #114

Thanks. Excellent assessment. -nt CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #115

Perfect summation. Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #122

In 2004 New Hampshire was recounted because of This Site. IdaBriggs Jul 2013 #110

There are just more trolls - proving there is some power here October Jul 2013 #116

I have never doubted that DU matters. Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #118

du matter to me--don't give a shit about what anyone else thinks dembotoz Jul 2013 #119

To a point. LWolf Jul 2013 #121