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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Meanwhile, at that other progressive site [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)39. :) It's for the sorts you can imagine just fine from a distance.
I've only gone there because I knew some people from here who once posted seemingly sensibly but disappeared down that rabbit hole in 2016 and found a home there.
What they were posting caused me to go read about extremism to understand what happened to them, which has become a growing, serious concern for our nation on both far left and right. It's not just individuals whose tendencies to extremism are being encouraged to take over as they become increasingly become increasingly detached from reality, but whole groups that become more extreme as they react together. For those who recognize names, it's not just somewhat weird but a sad place to visit.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Juicebox revolutionaries and sanctimonious ratf*ckers, as Rick Wilson says.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#3
I'm being polite using the "p-word" since that's what they claim they are. nt
TexasTowelie
Mar 2020
#14
You know they've got to be simply THRILLED to get a mention and a link on DU!
NurseJackie
Mar 2020
#30
They always were a classy lot. I do notice some of our old friends coming back for
Squinch
Mar 2020
#29
People on DU used to ask me why I put "progressive" in quotes. There is a great example why.
wyldwolf
Mar 2020
#35
I don't frequent the site, but I was curious to their reaction to the primary loss last night.
TexasTowelie
Mar 2020
#54
Yes, I felt exactly the same way when you mentioned that I was the topic of somebody else's
TexasTowelie
Mar 2020
#58