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brer cat

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44. Has anyone forced you to read

Thu Sep 10, 2015, 09:07 AM

Sep 2015

or join one of those divisive groups? Trash thread is your best avoidance method if you can't resist taking a peek. I have never seen anything "creepy" in AA or the women's groups, just a supportive community of people who want to share common interests and concerns, preferably without the intrusion of trolls, jerks, or serial disruptors. I never had a desire to venture into the men's group so you could be onto something there. Oh, and you better watch out for cooking & baking...with all their dicing, chopping, and rending they wield some pretty sharp knives.

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Yes! lovemydog Sep 2015 #1

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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

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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

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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