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zeemike

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70. Well I get it.

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 07:32 PM

Oct 2015

People want to be wanted...at least the healthy ones do.
And when people post GBCW posts they want to hear from people that they are loved and cared for...something most healthy people want.

I don't think turning a cold sholder to them is the way to go...compation seems to be the best way IMO.

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I've had it DU. Nothing personal I have met many great people here I will cherish my whole life. [View all] mmonk Oct 2015 OP

Let's take a break elehhhhna Oct 2015 #1

I hear you. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #2

Just self-delete and take a little break. demmiblue Oct 2015 #3

Come back after the primary HassleCat Oct 2015 #4

Well what about the people here that agree with you? Rex Oct 2015 #5

Check in from time to time. Wellstone ruled Oct 2015 #6

I guess you gotta do what you gotta do but I wish you wouldn't tularetom Oct 2015 #7

I'll second this. ladyVet Oct 2015 #92

I'm sick of the bull sh*t too bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #107

Same, a protest against the machine. CentralMass Oct 2015 #110

I hear ya,this is bull shite. wendylaroux Oct 2015 #8

Laughter is the best medicine Fumesucker Oct 2015 #9

I can't imagine many of us would disagree with that: i.e., economic & racial justice linked hlthe2b Oct 2015 #10

GD:P is a cesspool. I don't go there. hunter Oct 2015 #11

People take this place way too serious. Nt Logical Oct 2015 #12

Especially the irrational and overly-emotional folk LanternWaste Oct 2015 #17

One of the great features of DU is the ignore list feature so that we don't have to listen to liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #22

I know you won't see this, since you put me on ignore too a few days ago. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #43

You got some issues. Your other posting name is more rational. Nt Logical Oct 2015 #23

I still don't know why I was banned from the Bernie group. wolfie001 Oct 2015 #59

I completely agree with you. Tipperary Oct 2015 #19

+1. It's just a message board, and not even closeupready Oct 2015 #20

I sensed this honey trap of issues beforehand. nilesobek Oct 2015 #13

Your voice will be missed. Downwinder Oct 2015 #14

Of course they are. Not everyone knows this yet. In the perspective of time, we've come a huge way. Gregorian Oct 2015 #15

Trash GD:P entirely hifiguy Oct 2015 #16

I did exactly that - trashed GD-P, but left the individual candidates groups. That way I can read patricia92243 Oct 2015 #42

I rarely see anything constructive going on LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #93

Is this like the fifth or sixth time? jberryhill Oct 2015 #18

Good catch! Nt Logical Oct 2015 #24

I've left a couple of web forums over the years... jberryhill Oct 2015 #31

Well I get it. zeemike Oct 2015 #70

There is also a pathological variant of that jberryhill Oct 2015 #103

Well I am sure there is. zeemike Oct 2015 #116

after a job well done, it's best to just turn out the lights quietly nt mhatrw Oct 2015 #88

Gotta love the repeat swan songs. cwydro Oct 2015 #32

Exactly. To each his or her own. merrily Oct 2015 #52

Eeyup. hifiguy Oct 2015 #61

Don't let anyone run you off. cwydro Oct 2015 #72

Thanks! hifiguy Oct 2015 #73

I feel the same. cwydro Oct 2015 #74

If nothing else, I cannot bear the thought of hifiguy Oct 2015 #75

So? merrily Oct 2015 #49

a needle pulling thread jberryhill Oct 2015 #51

That's immaterial. Orrex Oct 2015 #63

That was a long, long way to run. rug Oct 2015 #80

I've seen people who have post Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #68

Maybe he just forgets that he'd already posted this pintobean Oct 2015 #90

Maybe he doesn't remember that he'd already posted this pintobean Oct 2015 #91

Too funny. nt cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #113

One of those links is to another poster and the rest all say it is only temporary. Rex Oct 2015 #96

Lol... jberryhill Oct 2015 #97

Point being none of those are GBCW posts if you follow the links. Rex Oct 2015 #98

I added some further information jberryhill Oct 2015 #99

True, that is worse than 'so why post it, if it is rude for others to notice your post, posts.' Rex Oct 2015 #100

It kind of reminds me of "the government is observing our protest!" jberryhill Oct 2015 #102

No don't do that. Rex Oct 2015 #105

You don't feel bad enough jberryhill Oct 2015 #106

I wonder who holds the record for announcing they are leaving - then back they patricia92243 Oct 2015 #115

Take A Break... Go Sit On A Beach, Or A Mountain... And Then Come Back... WillyT Oct 2015 #21

Elections are nasty business. There is a reason most Americans hate politics and don't vote. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #25

A reason or excuse? Same difference, same result; worse government. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #26

I love the ignore feature. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #33

What a great idea nt fadedrose Oct 2015 #46

"A Hillary-free holiday season might be nice." That is a brilliant idea. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #76

I would never use it. I am that type who Tipperary Oct 2015 #35

AGREED Skittles Oct 2015 #56

Understood. I'll miss you. Kip Humphrey Oct 2015 #28

You'll be missed. Hope you return after you've had a rest. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #29

best to you whatever you do restorefreedom Oct 2015 #30

Life is short. Seek what gives you azmom Oct 2015 #34

Please do come back after the primary. I have very much enjoyed your posts. stillwaiting Oct 2015 #36

For posts like these I always offer the same suggestion before leaving Township75 Oct 2015 #37

Wheels On Fire struggle4progress Oct 2015 #38

Jools 'n' Brian hifiguy Oct 2015 #64

This place, at first a beloved refuge, has become the place I go to be told I'm evil and foolish. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #39

There is a small, easily identified group hifiguy Oct 2015 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #69

You make it sound like the separation is a condition of posting here muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #40

Yes, actually it has become quite an angry divisive issue in GDP. riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #81

I just took a look at the first page of GDP, and can't see arguments about this separation muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #95

I hate to do this but. retrowire Oct 2015 #41

I loved DU fadedrose Oct 2015 #44

Take a break....We all need it from time to time.... KoKo Oct 2015 #83

I hope you come back after a break. cyberswede Oct 2015 #45

I learn far too much here to leave anytime soon. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #47

I wish I could rec this post. cwydro Oct 2015 #108

Thanks. I'm staying for the sanity and truth, which will always be here in force. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #112

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #48

You mean you people take this seriously? katmille Oct 2015 #50

gbcw hibbing Oct 2015 #53

K&R... spanone Oct 2015 #54

no, NO Skittles Oct 2015 #55

Take a break, and come back soon. OnyxCollie Oct 2015 #57

Wonder why economic zentrum Oct 2015 #58

Your voice will be missed. After some R&R please reconsider. snagglepuss Oct 2015 #60

Discussionist is where you need to be! Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2015 #62

DU2 was the best PatrynXX Oct 2015 #66

Separation of the two issues seems a bit nonsensical to me. jalan48 Oct 2015 #67

Feel free to take some time off Hydra Oct 2015 #71

Hope to see you sooner rather than later. Nt NCTraveler Oct 2015 #77

DU needs a GBCW group...nt SidDithers Oct 2015 #78

Yes. bravenak Oct 2015 #79

Obama supporters... sheshe2 Oct 2015 #86

Aww!! We just need to adjust our flawed thinking. bravenak Oct 2015 #87

With a revolving door Orrex Oct 2015 #94

Take a break. Come back. You're one of the good ones nt riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #82

Dear mmonk... Octafish Oct 2015 #84

Be Well. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #85

LOL at the everyone in the unwelcome wagon above. True colors if I've ever seen them. mhatrw Oct 2015 #89

Take a rest fratter m JackInGreen Oct 2015 #101

mmonk - TBF Oct 2015 #104

Again? Person 2713 Oct 2015 #109

I've gotten there, myself. n/t Aerows Oct 2015 #111