2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Just a thought and requesting input from all sides. [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)the less happy I became. I also started out very negative about her previous stay in the White House as I believe this can very easily be seen as banana republic style corruption, but my anxiety about the possibility quickly became horror at the fact the corruption appears to be a done deal.
As her supporters became increasingly offensive, I began using the Ignore and Trash philosophy. I attribute much of the venom to standard Primary Passion, although this seems way more intense than 2008 (but keep in mind I was dealing with young twins during 2008 and not as focused, so I may have just missed things).
I am not banned from the Hillary group to my knowledge, but have always tried to respect the sanctity of it as a "protected" group (which is how I try to treat all of the special interest groups on DU - with respect). I consider the GDP area to be reasonably open for mild sarcasm and snark, but never for abuse. To my knowledge (again, I temporarily have a large number of voracious hidden folk) I have generally been treated with courtesy and respect by fellow members.
Hope this helps!