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boston bean

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106. Here is some more of that very interesting reading and discussing going on over there..

Sun May 18, 2014, 11:48 AM

May 2014

Is it possible to be a racist and still be civil?

By racist, I mean the classic definition of one that believes there are difference in intelligence and other attributes among the races (if you accept the notion of races). I do not mean the hate spewing, vile, obnoxious persons that are trying to get attention and prove a point.

Can a quiet, in the closet, so to speak, racist be civil?

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Discussionist poll #2. Digging a bit deeper.... [View all] NRaleighLiberal May 2014 OP

I deal with the mouth breathers IRL enough, no need on the internet. eom MohRokTah May 2014 #1

So for you it's Echo Chamber or nothing at all. cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #35

WTF? Do you two have history? Because if not, this makes no sense at all. Squinch May 2014 #54

That is what I was thinking, because Jamastiene May 2014 #84

I am noticing with a few posters in this and some other Squinch May 2014 #95

I don't think this is about "us." MADem May 2014 #2

interesting insights there.... NRaleighLiberal May 2014 #3

Excellent! pacalo May 2014 #8

Well, I hope I'm right--we'll see! nt MADem May 2014 #18

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i agree and hopefully it will bring back to DU some who left JI7 May 2014 #10

More safe haven and team spirit, less stealth attacking, and sometimes from the left... MADem May 2014 #17

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BTW, your avatar cracks me up! nt MADem May 2014 #19

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I couldn't believe that clip when I saw it...the expression on that woman's face was PRICELESS!!! MADem May 2014 #36

"good old, knock-down, drag out ideological fight" Number23 May 2014 #13

Well, like I say, better there than here! MADem May 2014 #16

So far I don't see much difference there than here. Except there, so far at least, it seems to be sabrina 1 May 2014 #39

I agree with that assessment. Ms. Toad May 2014 #41

Good that you're happy. I think I'll do most of my serious policy discussing here, though. MADem May 2014 #42

Lol, there is far more 'down in the dirt back and forth HERE than over there so far. sabrina 1 May 2014 #43

Like I said, if you're happy, good for you. MADem May 2014 #44

Both places work for me. If you feel safer in just one forum, I'm happy for you. The future sabrina 1 May 2014 #45

Well, I didn't say I felt "safer" but interesting that you'd derive that characterization. MADem May 2014 #48

Why do you say that Democrats were fleeing this site? Squinch May 2014 #55

Some were leaving it... KoKo May 2014 #57

Could you tell me where you found that? Squinch May 2014 #63

Check the stats Ms. Toad May 2014 #60

Is that a good source, given that they only count those who install Alexa toolbar? Squinch May 2014 #62

Moreover, there's been problems for a good chunk of the DU population trying to access the MADem May 2014 #64

The stats at the link went much farther back than a week. Ms. Toad May 2014 #79

Well, I don't have an Alexa toolbar and I'm here all the time. MADem May 2014 #83

That means it is not a good measure of the total number of views - Ms. Toad May 2014 #114

I don't know about that. All it would tell me is that it reflects the activity of MADem May 2014 #119

Probably as good as any - Ms. Toad May 2014 #77

That would only be true if the Alexa toolbar were widely used, but it isn't. Squinch May 2014 #94

No. You're missing my point. Ms. Toad May 2014 #111

And I believe you missed my point about Alexa not being a large enough sample Squinch May 2014 #117

We need longer stats. joshcryer May 2014 #89

True. n/t Ms. Toad May 2014 #112

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What makes you think so? Do you have anything other than, "Because they are?" Squinch May 2014 #92

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Several points NuclearDem May 2014 #68

Are you an administrator here? You speak as if you had some extraordinary rights to advise longtime sabrina 1 May 2014 #78

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I've gotten some good laughs Renew Deal May 2014 #5

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Really? You actually think Right Wingers are easier to tolerate than Democrats who have not changed sabrina 1 May 2014 #40

Good luck convincing right wingers. boston bean May 2014 #98

I've had lots of experience with Right Wingers throughout the Bush era. I don't care sabrina 1 May 2014 #100

huh? Kali May 2014 #107

Okay! n/t sabrina 1 May 2014 #108

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I haven't noticed that hitting them stops the lying, either, so what's the difference? n/t winter is coming May 2014 #21

"Other" MadrasT May 2014 #9

Agree 100%. My first visit there I was intrigued by the numerous call outs of one of GD's favorites Number23 May 2014 #12

And the fixations are cute nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #14

Really? They use the same handles then? Cha May 2014 #31

A few do... sheshe2 May 2014 #32

I took a look too, she.. the other night and I felt like I'd walked into Cha May 2014 #33

Tis where it belongs Cha! nt sheshe2 May 2014 #34

It's kind of like Meta, but with masks. BainsBane May 2014 #15

It will probably Evolve...But..my First Take from a few days visiting..... KoKo May 2014 #22

It is simpler, but that's probably better given the target audience. MADem May 2014 #49

I like the format of the DU forum better than any other. CrispyQ May 2014 #102

It's an interesting site Terra Alta May 2014 #24

other arely staircase May 2014 #25

I'll bet everyone is over there tonight and this weekend checking it out.... KoKo May 2014 #26

I have thought this concept was a good idea for a long while. MADem May 2014 #38

I chose option # 4, but there's a lot of # 3 in my opinion. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #27

Too soon to say, for me. winter is coming May 2014 #28

I like the layout Change has come May 2014 #29

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I'm surrounded by them down here - TBF May 2014 #30

Bunch of cavers... ellisonz May 2014 #37

One of the big cheese ones is over there... MADem May 2014 #90

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I decided not to bother. ismnotwasm May 2014 #47

It's got some flaws that could be fatal. sufrommich May 2014 #50

There is a TOS there. The site is new, it will develop its own culture over time, I'm sure. MADem May 2014 #59

Oh my god! Threads about "hotness" even!!!! Warren DeMontague May 2014 #66

I said nothing about being outraged by it,I said it sufrommich May 2014 #67

Well it must be frustrating that there's something which isn't organized the way you think it Warren DeMontague May 2014 #69

Christ,I said nothing about feeling distress,nor did I place sufrommich May 2014 #70

Okay, fine. You don't see how celebrities might fit under "culture" as well as "fun"? Warren DeMontague May 2014 #71

My point was that the catagories are a clusterfuck.That's all. sufrommich May 2014 #72

Sure, my bad. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #75

and people have deliberately cultivated outrage BainsBane May 2014 #86

Your point is well taken. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #88

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Perfect BainsBane May 2014 #97

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The option to go to the Discussionist kept flashing nilesobek May 2014 #56

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Kick KoKo May 2014 #65

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I like it.. EvilAL May 2014 #103

Anyone who voted # 1, I wonder how they can come to that conclusion. boston bean May 2014 #104

Interesting from the point of view of freak-show observers? maybe. nt Snotcicles May 2014 #105

Here is some more of that very interesting reading and discussing going on over there.. boston bean May 2014 #106

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