What ever happened to Pro Sense?

[karynnj]

346. Thanks for the compliment -- and I am quite addicted, so even as I often wonder if it makes sense

to stay, I stay. Maybe because it is the one environment, where I feel free to continue arguments until I have no more points that can be made. In real life, many times I stop far earlier for "peace in the community". On the other hand, I suspect that there might be less reason to advocate for anyone on line, after Obama leaves office. Now, I think it is important to counter the lies of the neocons/Netanyahu on Obama's Iran and Israeli policies. I think few on the left have considered how far from earlier US position, Obama/Kerry have been willing to go on Iran. Especially for Obama, this is an incredibly brave thing to do. However, as I said, I am addicted to this place.

I think that there was a trade off between how quickly and completely you could respond and whether the answer was tailored to address the specific point. I often learned a look from her links, but I had more time to write my own posts - as I was and am retired.

I know from talking to her that she is an intelligent, engaging person, who is intellectually curious and has thought about the issues very thoroughly. On line she was far more information oriented than in person, though we were all a pretty wonky group. I also think that she felt far more constrained about putting out any personal information about herself because she did not want anything to be tied to her real life identity. On this, she was not alone. When a group of us from the JK group met, several people spoke of this. It is an interesting dilemma, because the more you are willing to share of yourself, the more real you are -- but for people with jobs or in communities where their comments on somethings could affect them or their families, it is not a good idea to share too much.