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Black DUers Matter [View all] CreekDog Sep 2015 OP
Yes! lovemydog Sep 2015 #1
K&r uppityperson Sep 2015 #2
I didn't know what was going on until I got a jury summons. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #3
I am not sure which jury you were on. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #4
Gladly: Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #5
You are awesome JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #8
You hit the nail on the head. lovemydog Sep 2015 #10
Bingo! brer cat Sep 2015 #11
Brer cat, I love your cat gif passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #100
It seems that way but I was not aware before the summons. nt. Cheers! Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #14
Thanks. I hope everyone will read that entire thread. lovemydog Sep 2015 #9
Agree with everything you said. nt betsuni Sep 2015 #12
I appreciate your optimism. brer cat Sep 2015 #13
Well, they're currently doing a pretty good job. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #110
rec. There is a very mean spirited undercurrent weaving its way throughout DU lately. MerryBlooms Sep 2015 #24
This. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #36
We have white people here who want to control geek tragedy Sep 2015 #39
I know what you mean RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #69
Dammit. I thought DU was better than this. There should be a limit to alerts. Alert stalking is evil ancianita Sep 2015 #88
That's a good idea. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #111
THere is sort of one nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #116
Thank you. I was Juror 3. (nt) Heidi Sep 2015 #90
Awful kcr Sep 2015 #109
K&R betsuni Sep 2015 #6
That needed to be said. Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #7
Thank you, CreekDog. brer cat Sep 2015 #15
Couldn't agree more and that letter is octoberlib Sep 2015 #16
K & R n/t malaise Sep 2015 #17
Thank you. This shit has to stop (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #18
Absolutely. DLevine Sep 2015 #19
for my pal yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #20
I agree. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #21
I've seen the lame ass alerts too. yardwork Sep 2015 #22
Agreed Gothmog Sep 2015 #23
what's this about? Doctor_J Sep 2015 #25
Here-- brer cat Sep 2015 #27
Wow. demmiblue Sep 2015 #28
No need to be afraid JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #32
She is brave. demmiblue Sep 2015 #34
I think the easiest thing to do is to look at JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #37
Why the St. Petes/Tampa area? I have not seen jwirr Sep 2015 #76
Don't know if it is on the open thread JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #81
Yes, she is brave. Heidi Sep 2015 #92
Thanks very much JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #93
Had I received that... ReRe Sep 2015 #125
You were much nicer than I was JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #31
I guess we will see how much comprehension brer cat Sep 2015 #35
Horrible! Bernie would be ashamed of this person! LongTomH Sep 2015 #74
At risk of coming across as one of those Divisive Uppity African American Group Members JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #30
meh. Maybe. Doctor_J Sep 2015 #42
I knew the word "divisive" would show up here. betsuni Sep 2015 #43
No fair. zappaman Sep 2015 #53
I had to push the button you know? n/t JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #59
Has anyone forced you to read brer cat Sep 2015 #44
Your post is creepy. JTFrog Sep 2015 #54
Now now - JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #58
If I had grown up in Manhattan JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #56
Can't decide whether it's heartening or predictable Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #63
^this^ total agreement here. I am eating crazy cake here today. Both sides are nutty. Hiraeth Sep 2015 #82
What really bothers me is that two more members who supported Bravenak csziggy Sep 2015 #68
Yes. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #106
There are alert bullies all over the place csziggy Sep 2015 #120
I removed myself from it becuase it does not work nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #129
There is that, too. csziggy Sep 2015 #130
There are people at other, more conservative sites, Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #72
There are posters at DU JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #78
+1 Lisa D Sep 2015 #89
Maybe I worked in the legal biz too long, Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #91
You are allowed to give people a pass JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #96
I hear ya, Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #98
I'm a group host in the AfAm Group JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #136
You are definitely allowed to have free access to your opinions, but what Blue_In_AK wrote R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2015 #132
Much more likely, IMO Doctor_J Sep 2015 #79
I don't know about that... Bradical79 Sep 2015 #84
I am not doubting what you are saying but last month jwirr Sep 2015 #83
K & R. nt cyberswede Sep 2015 #26
K&R Scuba Sep 2015 #29
100% n/t MuseRider Sep 2015 #33
K&R Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #38
K&R mcar Sep 2015 #40
Agreed. That hate mail sent to bravenak was despicable. aikoaiko Sep 2015 #41
KnR. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #45
K&R Texasgal Sep 2015 #46
Taking DU to real life is unacceptable. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #47
Agree 100%, things have been really ugly toward the AA group. Rex Sep 2015 #48
Black DUers are being threatened in real life for not swearing fealty to Bernie Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #49
Sad thing is bravenak was one of DU's few AA Bernie supporters. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #52
Yep... Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #55
Yep - and personally? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #57
This is not true Doctor_J Sep 2015 #86
Black DUers feel otherwise. Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #97
You know what? I have been alert stalked nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #114
I am inclined to let black Duers describe their own experiences ... etherealtruth Sep 2015 #108
Why not take that last wee step... OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #122
I am not going to jump in the bandwaggon that it was done by somebody from here nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #131
"I like cjeekdgg" Glassunion Sep 2015 #50
thank you CreekDog Sep 2015 #101
It never gets old Glassunion Sep 2015 #102
K&R. eom BlueCaliDem Sep 2015 #51
K&R Solly Mack Sep 2015 #60
What he said! KamaAina Sep 2015 #61
K&R Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #62
Yup...nt SidDithers Sep 2015 #87
+1 SunSeeker Sep 2015 #94
K&R hedgehog Sep 2015 #64
It should not even need an Op, of course they do, sad that this needs an Op AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #65
Spooky. Whomever has to know a person's name at least to do that. mmonk Sep 2015 #66
Absolutely. n/t RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #67
Nobody said they didn't. Deadshot Sep 2015 #70
Absolutely. nm rhett o rick Sep 2015 #71
K&R suffragette Sep 2015 #73
Indeed. McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #75
All are welcome here. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2015 #77
Yes they do! redwitch Sep 2015 #80
Now is the time to come out and support each other despite our political differences. Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #85
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2015 #95
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Sep 2015 #99
K & R mountain grammy Sep 2015 #103
Completely. nt Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #104
#BlackDUersShouldMatter BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #105
... nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #107
K&R SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #112
KnR flamingdem Sep 2015 #113
Bernie Supporters, African-American and Yes.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2015 #115
Ditto dpatbrown Sep 2015 #117
KNR DoBotherMe Sep 2015 #118
K and R geardaddy Sep 2015 #119
Well, of course they do... ladyVet Sep 2015 #121
+1, some of the responses are common FUD responses and non arguments... there's no doubt uponit7771 Sep 2015 #123
K&R NT Scruffy1 Sep 2015 #124
Absolutely. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #126
K&R revmclaren Sep 2015 #127
Yes, they do.. they matter so much. And, thankfully a lot of people around here know that. Cha Sep 2015 #128
NO SHIT? raven mad Sep 2015 #133
Yes. Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #134
K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #135
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