DU has made me, a newbie, feel totally unwelcome

[wakemewhenitsover]

My first thought was, I'll simply never post again.

My second thought was, perhaps it would be more helpful, for the sake of the Democratic Party, to draw your attention to what I doubt is an isolated phenomenon.

I posted a thread yesterday which it would be impossible for any fair person to construe as that of a troll or freeper or whatever the politically correct term is.

My post went as follows...

"Just attended a Christmas party where the entire room was buzzing with word that Kerry was planning to "unconcede", due to Triad hijinks, and other nefarious fraud evidence.

Anyone know if this is true, or was the egg nog just flowing freely?"

Here's the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x196006

At first, the comments were somewhat helpful, then someone apparently outed a troll on the thread, then comments directed at me indicated that I too was considered a troll -- comments such as:

"It's smells kinda funny here today, huh?"
"i think the mods need to bust out with some air freshener"
"dude go home"
"Wow, where was the party??... a RepubliCON district..."
"I noticed you disabled your profile"
"I always come along to late to join in the fun!"
"Enjoy your short stay here"
"Isn't a website on the right missing someone?"
"Excuse me, your frip is showing."
"They were serving Crack! know on the street as Cracknog"
"Who has parties on Christmas day?"
"I am use to parties a week or two in advance. Everybody is usually traveling home this week."
"I agree--and notice the lack of response to the questions"

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I thought I would encounter like-minded souls at DU, not suspicion, confrontation, and hostility, for asking if anyone can confirm something I'd heard at a Christmas party.

Is this some sort of hazing ritual?

Of course, I wonder if Republicans are trying to scare me away from the site, since paranoia begets paranoia.

If these people are indeed Democrats, I cannot even begin to fathom what they believe my ulterior motive is.