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byronius

(7,982 posts)
30. Ironically self-revealing in every way.
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:43 PM
Jun 2017

Nothing specific to say about this magnificent forum after 293 posts, just a blanket condemnation and a complete abdication of all civic responsibility. Which happens to people, you know. It's a natural thing for sick creatures to crawl away and hide.

The truth is that staying in the fight and continuing to express opinions takes courage and strength, which fails all of us at some point. Me, I take great solace in this place. I'm amazed at the river of information and analysis, never seen anything like it, love every bit of it. But maybe someday I'll lose my heart as you have and withdraw to get closer to the dirt-nap stage.

You have failed to shame us, however, if that was your intent. You say nothing relevant or instructive except about your internal world view, which is clearly dismissive of all human beings that are not you. Classic. Consider, though, that declaring failure and opting only for self-preservation is not a brave or kind thing to do. Human, yes. Primal, yes. Worthy? Thoughtful? Not so much.

Luck of the former Democratic Undergrounder to you, short though your time may have been.

I'm not leaving until there's a tombstone in my avatar.

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Goodbye cruel world! hrmjustin Jun 2017 #1
Don't let the door hit ya... stopbush Jun 2017 #86
Drama! jpak Jun 2017 #2
Someboddyyy is trolling again????? imanamerican63 Jun 2017 #3
lol n/t. okieinpain Jun 2017 #6
I am devastated Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2017 #4
Sorry , I know MFM008 Jun 2017 #5
Well hell, guess Skinner et al. will close down the site now! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #7
Lol. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #8
This country has always been a fucked up place, we're just noticing it more Amishman Jun 2017 #9
Nah actually getting better every year.. snooper2 Jun 2017 #14
bye. jmg257 Jun 2017 #10
Some people disagreed with your post. It happens. cyberswede Jun 2017 #11
Is that what this is about? OP couldn't handle disagreement? stevenleser Jun 2017 #19
I presumed so... cyberswede Jun 2017 #73
Cool, hey a question- Since you are reading this thread to see the replies to the awesome OP snooper2 Jun 2017 #12
You didn't...... NCTraveler Jun 2017 #54
I Love a Good Retirement Speech Stallion Jun 2017 #13
Hope you used those 293 posts economically... brooklynite Jun 2017 #15
the problem with America...........No but trump and his voters are racist pigs . stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #16
If Trump voters are all "racist pigs" whathehell Jun 2017 #33
Misogyny would. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #38
+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2017 #120
EXACTLY!!!!! bdjhawk Jun 2017 #133
ALL of the Trump voters I KNOW are "racist pigs" stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #43
That may be, but I guess you don't know all of them.. whathehell Jun 2017 #50
show me one that is not a racist pig . stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #57
Um, at least SOME of the twelve million who voted Obama in 2012? whathehell Jun 2017 #62
if you voted for a racist pig you are a racist pig .... stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #66
Yep, keep that simple thinking. whathehell Jun 2017 #71
simple thinking is what gave us trump... stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #76
Yes, that's why I avoid it. n/t whathehell Jun 2017 #93
I agree.. if they voted for a racist pig they're a damn Cha Jun 2017 #111
hello Cha... stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #112
Aloha, stonecutter.. Cha Jun 2017 #114
if you voted for a black man, are you black? pangaia Jun 2017 #130
You think someone voting for Obama means they aren't racist? NCTraveler Jun 2017 #58
A "racist pig" would be HIGHLY unlikely to vote a PoC into the presidency. whathehell Jun 2017 #69
Interesting. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #74
Glad you think so. whathehell Jun 2017 #95
Yeah, I know. I've left in disgust several times. Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #17
C- on the Walt Starr GBCW Scale. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #18
That was a classic. Didn't he manage to get tombstoned after that? nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #78
Doesn't even come close to a "Walt Starr"! denbot Jun 2017 #81
Heh. The contents of the tombstoning thread... madinmaryland Jun 2017 #110
LOL. I wonder what ever happened to him...where he ended up. nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #118
Found him. Crunchy Frog Jun 2017 #138
Lolololol nini Jun 2017 #134
Best wishes. Sorry you dislike me so much. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #20
take care of yourself bigtree Jun 2017 #21
Is that a door bruise on your ass? yankeepants Jun 2017 #22
I bet he will NOT leave! Laf.La.Dem. Jun 2017 #23
most important thing I've read today (NOT!) NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #24
well... kentuck Jun 2017 #25
In honor of the late Powers Boothe geek tragedy Jun 2017 #26
Well, all rightee then. You do know the " American People" nor DUers for that matter hlthe2b Jun 2017 #27
I agree with most of your comment... defacto7 Jun 2017 #28
People will mock the OP, but he's right. Everything is left vs right now. We're not "Americans" Oneironaut Jun 2017 #29
You don't KNOW?! Do you KNOW that Republicans are shutting out all Democrats from the AHCA doings, WinkyDink Jun 2017 #40
Are your rights, your life being put at risk by the Republicans? pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #46
Yes and yes. The general tone has turned toxic. It's behind agreeing and disagreeing. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #63
The shooter was not a Democrat nor a Clinton supporter. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #80
Another false equivalency post YCHDT Jun 2017 #51
shit like this vomit from trump is what's making Americans hate each other . stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #52
I totally agree. Trump is the most poisonous of them all. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #67
When only one side tries to debate, there's not going to be a debate. haele Jun 2017 #65
I would say that proselytizing has become the norm in politics. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #72
Respect and #fakedebate Worktodo Jun 2017 #75
That's bollocks. Load of Republicans mistrust or hate Trump too muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #88
He is at 64% disapproval now. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #128
Ironically self-revealing in every way. byronius Jun 2017 #30
Maybe you've got a point Nevernose Jun 2017 #31
Nevernose is spot on jodymarie aimee Jun 2017 #59
"Poverty threads, for instance, are infamous for dropping like stones around here." Indeed. YoungDemCA Jun 2017 #122
Oh no, not more drama! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2017 #32
The Mighty Oz has spoken! SHRED Jun 2017 #34
dude, you wrote a good o.p. in that other thread. so you didn't like a few replies. big deal. unblock Jun 2017 #35
Whatever. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #36
Only 29% of Americans voted for Trump.. whathehell Jun 2017 #37
Goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Lint Head Jun 2017 #39
You'll be back... under this handle or another coded one. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #41
Quitter. tazkcmo Jun 2017 #42
bye samnsara Jun 2017 #44
So long here, yet so soon gone. MineralMan Jun 2017 #45
Now, where did I put it . . . uh . .. AH! There it is! hatrack Jun 2017 #47
Huh? How does DU prove the "american people have lost their way"?? Marengo Jun 2017 #48
That's the spirit ! nocalflea Jun 2017 #49
GCW... Raster Jun 2017 #53
It's crazy how blunt and raw his concession speech was considered for years.... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #83
No kidding... tRump* has changed the political landscape... Raster Jun 2017 #94
Well, this is the end NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #55
Oh no!! Guy I never heard of is really leaving??!!! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2017 #56
Why do folks always need to annouce they are leaving???... HipChick Jun 2017 #60
Well bye Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 #61
Weren't you supposed to have left in November? lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #64
Hell, I AM retired and will never give up this country. tonyt53 Jun 2017 #68
Did somebody say something? Is there an echo in here?? Lil Missy Jun 2017 #70
Do we know you? Loki Liesmith Jun 2017 #77
My first thought--I was like who the hell is this poster? Oh well. I'll go back to GD now. anneboleyn Jun 2017 #119
And you are...? denbot Jun 2017 #79
So You Felt The Need To Announce This.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2017 #82
Having survived to retirement age, most folks my age have acquired a thick skin. procon Jun 2017 #84
Goodbye, Shockey. Stay well. Voting is what counts, Hortensis Jun 2017 #85
... LexVegas Jun 2017 #87
Run and fetch the smellin' salts quick as you may and you there, go and get Doc Peterson! tandem5 Jun 2017 #89
Only 293 posts and ready to schuck it all. Well, goodbye!! book_worm Jun 2017 #90
So young ... Such a shame. NurseJackie Jun 2017 #100
I get upset and so very tired at times... sheshe2 Jun 2017 #131
Bye bye miss American pie we can do it Jun 2017 #91
Yeah, well, whatever. DinahMoeHum Jun 2017 #92
Take care of yourself.. disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #96
+1.nt Snotcicles Jun 2017 #98
you should delete this Mosby Jun 2017 #97
LOL! Oh you! Such a kidder. NurseJackie Jun 2017 #99
Heh. Squinch Jun 2017 #101
Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #102
Goodbye Cruel World Mr. Ected Jun 2017 #103
Hi Shockey - sorry you're leaving us - but you're welcome to come back anytime diva77 Jun 2017 #104
Lol. Your profile speaks for itself. You spent so much time here after all still_one Jun 2017 #105
Good Luck & enjoy your retirement lunasun Jun 2017 #106
I had almost forgotten what DU rage-quitting was like. Aristus Jun 2017 #107
Are you gone yet ? stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #108
Gosh, I'll miss you SOOOOOO much! johnp3907 Jun 2017 #109
There is an ignore button. dalton99a Jun 2017 #113
Pink has a cure for that MyNameGoesHere Jun 2017 #115
Or James Darren..... Tanuki Jun 2017 #116
Lol. Post removed pintobean Jun 2017 #117
What a dopey thing to do. rickford66 Jun 2017 #121
... O, let America be America again -- struggle4progress Jun 2017 #123
There is a place where you can post and everyone who accesses it agrees with you Generic Brad Jun 2017 #124
You shall not be missed. In fact, I, for one, are glad you're gone. Stinky The Clown Jun 2017 #125
293 posts and you are out? GitRDun Jun 2017 #126
Almost nine years here and 293 posts. Prolific. rzemanfl Jun 2017 #127
Hasta... LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #129
Bye, I was just beginning to not know you Alea Jun 2017 #132
Thanks for stopping by! FrodosNewPet Jun 2017 #135
swan song? orleans Jun 2017 #136
But stay, O spite! betsuni Jun 2017 #137
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