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In reply to the discussion: So long DU [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)I've only been here since 2011 myself, but I've noticed a pretty drastic change within this last year or so in terms of discourse. Frankly, it does get tiring, hearing about literal "white privilege", and "all men are potential rapists", from some of our resident fringe lefties, not to mention climate doomer idiocy, etc.
And, btw, I am very much a devoted Obama supporter.
Speaking of the doomers, btw, I assume that an E & E problem might have been the last straw(judging by some comments here)? I won't comment on your situation because I dunno what really happened there, but I was banned myself......but not for actual "denial"; rather, it was for simply disagreeing with some of the resident doomers(including the application of critical thinking skills), and being willing to stand by my positions, and call out bad info, or fearmongering, etc. for what it really was. Don't get me wrong, there are some pretty thoughtful folks over there, but unfortunately, the doomers and their allies pretty much run the place right now.....and they're about as annoying as the most extreme of the HoFers sometimes.
(P.S., btw, for those of you concerned about my mention of "white privilege", I realize that not everybody who believes in such is actually part of the aforementioned problem. In other words, if you haven't engaged in personal attacks, manipulation, trolling, etc., and have been able to respectfully disagree with anti-"privilege" folks such as myself without resorting to dirty tactics, then don't worry, because this isn't referring to you.)
In any case, have a good life, doc03. Happy trails, fella.