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Tumbulu

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13. So true, and luckily I have not had much experience with anyone who believes in these
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 06:21 PM
Sep 2014

conspiracy theories (with the exception of one woman who cut my hair for a while, and although she was good, I just could not stand the discussions).

But on DU, there have been intelligent longtime DU posters who wrote up thought provoking histories and issues. But they got lumped in with the sort you seem to have encountered on Facebook. And then jumped all over. It is so very ugly and does not promote any understanding of the complexities a democratic politician might encounter while campaigning.

If anyone trying to run for office dared talk to potential voters the way these people approach the matter, they would lose votes fast.

And so, if we think this is an important topic, we had best speak about it with more tact and a quest for trying to understand.



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