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123. ... O, let America be America again --

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:34 PM

Jun 2017

The land that never has been yet --
And yet must be -- the land where every man is free.
The land that's mine -- the poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, ME --
Who made America,
Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain,
Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain,
Must bring back our mighty dream again ...

O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath--
America will be! ...

Let America Be America Again
Langston Hughes

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Goodbye democratic underground, the problem with America is not just about trump and his voters. [View all] shockey80 Jun 2017 OP

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

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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