Why is DU in a gender war anyway?

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110. Huh?? (I'm new here. To the so-called "gender war at DU" anyway)

1) what was it about the o.p. of that thread that suggests it has the " intent to stir the pot and upset people"? WHY would anyone at a progressive political forum be upset by a statement that's about the equivalent of "the sky is blue"?

2) here's a couple ways you could respond to a thread that says something so freakin' obvious one (such as yourself apparently, though not so much like me) might be compelled to assume a nefarious agenda ("pot stirring fly trap&quot : 1 - don't. 2 - with agreement. 3 - with commiseration and examples of recent news events where our actual enemies, the misogynistic right-wing douchebags, violate this simple obvious moral principle.

You see, not every post is meant to be an initiator of an argument.

3) how not to respond: insulting the poster of the thread. If that's all you've got, then go with 2)1. - don't. You may not have noticed, but there's lots of other stuff at DU.