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Showing Original Post only (View all)How often do you have an "I'm not touching that with a ten foot pole" reaction to a DU discussion? [View all]
Especially gender, race, guns, "privilege", "woo", "rape culture", voting third party/maybe not voting... the typical flame war stuff.
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| Never - I'll say what I like, I don't care how people react | |
2 (12%) |
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| Never - But I'm cringing thinking about the reaction I'll probably get | |
0 (0%) |
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| Sometimes - Holding back when I'm not feeling that impassioned or interested in a topic | |
1 (6%) |
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| Sometimes - Hoping (usually in vain) that my words won't get twisted, turned into a straw man | |
2 (12%) |
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| Often/Always - Just can't be bothered wasting my time with that crap | |
11 (65%) |
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| Often/Always - Can't take the ration of shit I'll get if I speak my mind | |
0 (0%) |
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| Often/Always - Hoping I'll make DU a better place by not stoking the flames | |
1 (6%) |
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| Other (please explain) | |
0 (0%) |
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| 0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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How often do you have an "I'm not touching that with a ten foot pole" reaction to a DU discussion? [View all]
Silent3
May 2014
OP
The better answer for me is "rarely" but never is as close as your poll gets.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2014
#3
I venture into threads like that when I think I at least have a slightly novel take...
Silent3
May 2014
#8