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In reply to the discussion: DU ... Just So You Know, It's NOT Our Imagination ... [View all]NBachers
(17,082 posts)I spend a lot of time on DU, but there's a lot here that I don't see. Usually I don't know about it 'till after it's happened and I read about it in another thread.
That said; many other "topical news and discussion" sites are filled with the most vile kind of hate and trolling. I start to scroll down through the comments sections, and I feel unclean and sick to my stomach.
Sometimes I lose hope; sometimes I feel like this is what everyone else in America thinks in their own unfiltered mind.
I come here for my daily dose of sanity, sensibility, and intelligent education. It's a way for me to stabilize my own, sometimes tossed-and-tumbled, psyche.
I read a lot of posts that don't mirror my opinion or experience, but that's OK. We're not all the same.
But I can't abide the hate, racism, and vitriol I sometimes see here. As I said, it's absolutely unacceptable.
Thanks for putting this in front of me, 1StrongBlackMan. I'm always glad to see your contributions here.