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malokvale77

(4,879 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2013, 12:32 PM Jul 2013

Poverty is now, not only mockable, but considered off topic on a democratic forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023204564

Good to know

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WTF nt LWolf Jul 2013 #1

I don't think it was deemed as off-topic because it related to poverty... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #2

Oh, I agree that it's not a hot topic...unfortunately... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #34

Poverty reflects badly on the administration magellan Jul 2013 #3

Nah, that's not it. HappyMe Jul 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author magellan Jul 2013 #3

Two things: Orrex Jul 2013 #5

I think the term is "Hard Scrabble" cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #6

Yes that is the meaning of hard-scrabble... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #13

I've known it as Hard-scrapple all my life. malokvale77 Jul 2013 #9

Poverty is not considered off topic in GD. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #7

Start a thread about your world travels RandiFan1290 Jul 2013 #10

LOL malokvale77 Jul 2013 #14

hardscrabble FSogol Jul 2013 #12

Not in modern dictionaries, true. malokvale77 Jul 2013 #15

LOL, sorry, but your link is hardly a dictionary. n/t FSogol Jul 2013 #16

Didn't mean to imply it was... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #17

Yes, you are not the only one to make that mistake. FSogol Jul 2013 #18

One more link... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #19

I suppose my parents and grandparents... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #21

Where did I mock poverty? FSogol Jul 2013 #23

there was a lot you might have been thinking but didn't say. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #24

YOu see this thread?: SomethingFishy Jul 2013 #25

Pretty disgusting... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #26

I wouldn't have understood what you wanted to talk about, closeupready Jul 2013 #28

I used a term from my childhood... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #31

kick just to keep the topic of poverty near the top. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #33

Thanks for the kick... malokvale77 Jul 2013 #35