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In reply to the discussion: Does DU occasionally weird you out? [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)12. I get that feeling too, sometimes. Between all the.....
hardcore Snowden supporters, and "All white people have white privilege!" pushers, the climate doomers, and the occasional Obama bashers, it can feel pretty alien sometimes, like you've stepped into Fire Dog Lake, Gradient Lair, Greenwald's site or some other over-the-top wannabe joint.
But I try not to let the weirdness get to me. We're a big tent and undoubtedly, there's going to be some fringes along the side; that's something we're just going to have to deal with. But we can survive that, as we all share one thing in common: we're all Democrats and mostly liberal to boot. So it all works out in the end.
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Do you remember the time we had the username amnisty were everyone got to change usernames?
Snotcicles
Feb 2014
#44
I took my header on John Edwards, well at least we got his healthcare plan. nt
Snotcicles
Feb 2014
#45
It's one thing to have a position and another to lob bombs just to incite. nt
Snotcicles
Feb 2014
#41
As said, some take DU way too seriously. For example, I can't believe some use Du as a sort
quinnox
Feb 2014
#15
You guys ever bite your tongue in fear you may taint your next jury pool. nt
Snotcicles
Feb 2014
#17
Call me Snotcicles, not burdened with shame, rose still a rose no matter it's name. nt
Snotcicles
Feb 2014
#23
Sure, but remedy for what? Did you not anticipate getting weirded out on occasion?
Scuba
Feb 2014
#22
After some of the things I've seen and done in my life it takes major effort to weird me out.
hobbit709
Feb 2014
#38
spam, odd birds and wishes for painful injuries not to mention all the other stuff
uppityperson
Feb 2014
#49
Serious answer? I think DU skews seriously out of the mainstream in some regards.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2014
#54
I stopped taking DU seriously a while back. It's now a cesspool for a few special interest groups
Katashi_itto
Feb 2014
#56