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demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
54. that goes on all over DU
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:57 PM
Nov 2015

it is getting so you can't even have an opinion without being yelled at and insulted for that opinion.

Unfortunately, the Balkanization of DU is not a good thing. longship Nov 2015 #1
I don't think DU is Balkanized. kwassa Nov 2015 #4
Please! longship Nov 2015 #5
DU turns into pre-school every primary season. kwassa Nov 2015 #36
Walled off groups are, by definition, Balkanization. longship Nov 2015 #41
Worse than the Balkans, some groups are walled fortresses from which attacks are launched on others. leveymg Nov 2015 #43
I agree with you wholeheartedly. longship Nov 2015 #44
+100 notadmblnd Nov 2015 #51
Oh, it is more than Balkanized. HuckleB Nov 2015 #26
If applied consistently within your context, you imply the Dewey decimal system is balkanized. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #7
Huh? longship Nov 2015 #10
Comparing DU groups to the Dewey Decimal system? cwydro Nov 2015 #11
Conservative viewpoints are common on DU... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #2
A "safe space" on an online forum romanic Nov 2015 #3
The internet bleeds into real life more and more The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #6
I didn't think of that. romanic Nov 2015 #15
So, subject at hand is College Campus are DANGEROUS! Um, why would you go there for a "Safe Space" snooper2 Nov 2015 #17
Your version of safe space is actually an Orwellian inversion of the concept Prism Nov 2015 #8
This could be its own OP. Great post. tritsofme Nov 2015 #12
+ 10^6 lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #13
My same thoughts more eloquently stated. Thank you! Throd Nov 2015 #14
Hot damn. romanic Nov 2015 #16
SJW? ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #18
Fortunately, you just illustrated the difference Prism Nov 2015 #24
No, my shock was seeing a term coined by MRA's used in this context ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #34
Except, of course.... opiate69 Nov 2015 #45
It wasn't coined by the MRA's Prism Nov 2015 #53
So there shouldn't be a space where people of color can talk? Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #20
Not in a public space Prism Nov 2015 #27
DU and an academic environment are completely different. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #35
Yeah, I'm not sure what your argument is Prism Nov 2015 #40
There can be private spaces within a public space. kwassa Nov 2015 #48
Speaking Only RobinA Nov 2015 #28
If it's not your jam, then that's fine. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #32
I Wish I Could Be RobinA Nov 2015 #23
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #29
That's some good posting Bonx Nov 2015 #37
^^^^^+1^^^^^ NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #38
No. you are wrong, and wildly over the top, IMHO. kwassa Nov 2015 #42
Thank you so much for your wise words. n/t tabasco Nov 2015 #47
Precisely. beevul Nov 2015 #49
"Safe place?" The Gungeon group? BWAHAHA! Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #9
safe spaces DustyJoe Nov 2015 #19
Most of the safe havens on DU are about protecting from those of privilege. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #21
Everyone has some type of privilege. romanic Nov 2015 #25
For the most part, of course they do. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #30
Yes, everyone is privileged in some way. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #46
My safe-haven group is the Photo Group Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #55
That's exactly how I imagine DWS FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #22
You've never been to the Sports Group, have you? bluedigger Nov 2015 #31
Censorship groups are destructive of the broader DU community. earthside Nov 2015 #33
there is a difference between safe spaces and demigoddess Nov 2015 #39
DU isn't a public university campus pintobean Nov 2015 #50
You say that, but... Android3.14 Nov 2015 #52
that goes on all over DU demigoddess Nov 2015 #54
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