The hysterical hate-clowns have driven away another DU-er.

[rug]

6. Thanks for the direction. What an eloquent post.

Lately though, there's an animosity at DU that has sapped my enjoyment of posting. Way back when, when I first found this place, there was a sense of familia. Now, it's like I always imagined a street corner in the USSR to be: Shifty eyes and open ears... always trying to find someone who's going against the grain so as to tattle on them and garner some kind of favor with the powers that be. Now, a post is instantly judged based on its perceived "Obamanosity", or perceived lack thereof. By the same token, a poster's worth seems to be judged by fealty to a politician and/or an administration rather than loyalty to an ideal or philosophy. In addition to that, there seems to be an expectation to hate someone, as if you don't hate the right people, you can't be one of "us". I don't hate. I think I may have said here before that in my entire LIFE, I haven't had a single headache (yeah, I've had hangovers, but they're NOT headaches per se). I believe there are reasons for that, and not having the capacity for hatred is one of them.