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66. Welcome to DU, Vine Gatherer!

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:37 PM

Sep 2014

Good to have you with us! I echo those sentiments another +100! Hey, We ALL need each other, especially NOW. NOW is when Dems everywhere have to start doing a little better at bonding and having each other's backs. We are our own worst enemies sometimes, I'm afraid. It becomes tiresome after awhile when it seems as though all you see is criticism. Criticism sometimes just for the sake of criticism and the "favorite indoor sport" of chopping each other up, seems to me. Just for the love of stirring things up. Look: we're COLLECTIVELY up against an enemy that would eagerly do that to us every other minute of every hour of every day and double that on Sundays. Why is it that so many among us, the supposed "good guys," seem hellbent on beating the bad guys to it?

I never was all that impressed with the individual who sits there on the sidelines and boasts - "I'm playing devil's advocate here..." Um - NO YOU'RE NOT. You're playing 'devil's ARROGANT'!"

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Saw this today and I cried [View all] SummerSnow Sep 2014 OP

Thank Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld and Powell malaise Sep 2014 #1

They only act shocked so as to not sully their public "image" Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #59

Not sure malaise Sep 2014 #67

and Clinton and Obama (nt) bigwillq Sep 2014 #65

Greatest Page for this heartbreaking image...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #2

PLEASE give credit to the artist who took pictures you post rather than just plagiarizing it. Mika Sep 2014 #3

No intention to plagiarized it. Didn't know the artist name. SummerSnow Sep 2014 #4

Bahareh Bisheh is an Iranian artist. Mika Sep 2014 #10

Jesus why do MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #12

Hear, hear. Thank you. SO much of that goes on here it's sad. n/t elias49 Sep 2014 #15

Thank you, good question. There are ways to provide someone with information they obviously didn't sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #42

Beautifully stated. My sentiments exactly! n/t Mira Sep 2014 #46

Exactly right. This seemed more an attempt to derail the OP than an honest interjection. marble falls Sep 2014 #48

And voting time is coming, lol. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #56

X100, MRW! Vine Gatherer Sep 2014 #61

What does that mean? MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #62

That I echo your sentiments 100 times over Vine Gatherer Sep 2014 #63

Welcome to DU, Vine Gatherer! calimary Sep 2014 #66

Welcome to DU, MoleyRusselsWart! calimary Sep 2014 #64

Agreed. llmart Sep 2014 #68

Amazing. I'm being interrogated and judged.lol SummerSnow Sep 2014 #13

OK. The child's situation? Want to explain how you got your orphanage story? Mika Sep 2014 #21

Sadly your "you suck as a human being" message JNelson6563 Sep 2014 #55

I have no skin in this game, and have avoided posting images maddiemom Sep 2014 #60

You are not using that word correctly since the OP did not claim credit for the photo uppityperson Sep 2014 #14

Then, explain the made-up orphanage story in the OP. eom Mika Sep 2014 #19

I did a search for "Bahareh Bisheh" and found this graphic.... uppityperson Sep 2014 #25

Thank you. Obviously Mika is stressing about the op.lol. SummerSnow Sep 2014 #24

Other links say the little girl is the photographer's cousin, not in an orphanage. uppityperson Sep 2014 #29

I'm concerned over the made up false narrative, as well as the lack of attribution. Mika Sep 2014 #30

concerned? take it easy dude. SummerSnow Sep 2014 #34

Narcissism (eom) MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #37

No need to cry. Brickbat Sep 2014 #5

Woof, emotional roller coster Scootaloo Sep 2014 #7

It's a clever photo. It just doesn't need a made-up orphanage story to go with it. Brickbat Sep 2014 #11

Thank you for the information about the photo, subject, photographer uppityperson Sep 2014 #17

It's a lovely picture, and can say a lot about the power of love and protection. Brickbat Sep 2014 #32

This should be posted on every bulletin board on Capitol Hill. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #6

It should, but they would have to have a heart to be moved SummerSnow Sep 2014 #8

'Profits trump peace' - hehe. closeupready Sep 2014 #54

Very tragic and very moving n/t etherealtruth Sep 2014 #9

plus 1 Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #16

Not an orphan. 840high Sep 2014 #28

Heartbreakingly sad. nt. polly7 Sep 2014 #18

This child is not an orphan. 840high Sep 2014 #26

That doesn't matter. polly7 Sep 2014 #31

Why is it not a statement on the warmth and protection love brings? Brickbat Sep 2014 #33

For me, it's both. polly7 Sep 2014 #35

The truth doesn't matter so long as we catapult the propaganda. AMIRIGHT?? Schema Thing Sep 2014 #41

URRIGHT. 840high Sep 2014 #43

Oh get over yourself! polly7 Sep 2014 #47

Hoorah! for the ministry of truth and justice! Schema Thing Sep 2014 #49

What bothers you the most, the message? polly7 Sep 2014 #50

please reread my post above Schema Thing Sep 2014 #51

Exactly right, it's not about me. polly7 Sep 2014 #52

Yes that hurts jimlup Sep 2014 #20

Hey people, read Brickbat's post above ^^^^ progressoid Sep 2014 #22

seriously. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #23

I'm starting to wonder if SummerSnow or others have me on ignore. Brickbat Sep 2014 #27

No, I do not have you on ignore. Why you ask? SummerSnow Sep 2014 #36

Brickbat posted a quote from the photographer, "There is no orphanage involved and no tragic story " progressoid Sep 2014 #44

Here is the Flickr page for this photo by Bahareh bisheh from iran csziggy Sep 2014 #38

Very nice, thank you. SummerSnow Sep 2014 #39

It is very touching--heart-breaking, really, and I *don't* discount the value of the image. tblue37 Sep 2014 #40

I teach studio art and art history. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #53

I teach English, so I don't have your expertise, but I could tell that was an adult's tblue37 Sep 2014 #57

Yeah, kids don't know how to draw a knotted bandana like that. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Purrfessor Sep 2014 #45