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Divernan

(15,480 posts)
22. Get a grip; you're embarrassing yourself
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 07:51 AM
Mar 2016

Dismissing expressions of concern, worry and sympathy for the people in Istanbul as "drivel"!?!?! Describing such expressions as fucked up? trivia? belonging in the lounge?

The experiences, impressions and concerns of DUers who have lived, worked, traveled, and/or studied abroad have traditionally offered interesting perspectives & nuance on developments abroad.

I just saw one of your posts in another thread you started, in which you called someone "fucking naive". because, he/she, in a very serious and civil way didn't agree with you 100% on the topic of protestors interfering with free speech.

Your responses are way over the top and offensive. I'm not alerting on you because I think basically you make some validly debatable points - it's just your choice of language and uber-sensitivity which are really, really off-putting.


I have been there many times. Heartbreaking. mainer Mar 2016 #1
Al Jazeera's background re ISIL/ISIS and PKK Divernan Mar 2016 #4
I have traveled Turkey a number of times as a lone female mainer Mar 2016 #6
PKK does not pick a fight with Ankara. Erdogan has waged war on the Kurds forever. ellenrr Mar 2016 #9
Erdogan is a horrible nightmare. But PKK did claim responsibility for the Ankara bombing. mainer Mar 2016 #10
Turkey supports Hamas as US supplies the weapons + war vs. Kurds wordpix Mar 2016 #12
I don't think the PKK are picking a fight with Ankara as such. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #14
absolutely - Kurdish autonomy ellenrr Mar 2016 #15
manifesto of founder of PKK ellenrr Mar 2016 #16
i'm not angry nor having a bad day. Just bec. I don't want to have to read trivia ellenrr Mar 2016 #17
I don't think posting expressions of sympathy is drivel mainer Mar 2016 #19
Get a grip; you're embarrassing yourself Divernan Mar 2016 #22
It's been sccessful in Iraq too. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #18
"Equivalent of bomb going off in Oxford St. in London or 5th Ave, NYC" Divernan Mar 2016 #2
I've been there more times than I can count Recursion Mar 2016 #5
I love Istanbul. This breaks my heart. (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #3
Sunni Islamist extremists, most likely. But Erdogan himself Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #7
general comment re the responses: ellenrr Mar 2016 #8
Why are you so angry? mainer Mar 2016 #11
having a bad day? Pls. lighten up wordpix Mar 2016 #13
Two US citizens killed in Istanbul suicide blast: White House MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #20
we have a friend in Turkey now. redwitch Mar 2016 #21
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