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Lots of different opinions being expressed on DU on many different topics.
If you come across posts that are straight out abusive, alert a moderator.
If you come across posts where you disagree, feel free to do so, but be polite. 
This is why computers and laptops have a big OFF switch somewhere.
If you have something useful to do, like live your own life in real time, feel free to push that button.
In short, don't be like my wife - rarely switches off the TV because she may miss something important. 
everywhere with too little real understanding of anything. 
IMO, DU has been one of the rare forums where most people truly try to educate each other about facts, especially about facts that concern cultures foreign to too many US citizens, who all too often do not get the whole picture from our corporate-controlled media.
I appreciate those who are willing to be open-minded.
Interestingly, wrt one of the most hot button issues here at DU, I received photos from the US today from my older biological son's family (I also have stepsons and a stepdaughter from my 42+ year second marriage).
Backstory: his father, a Muslim Arab, and I were married for 13 years and had two sons. We parted more or less amicably and we both remarried other people after some years. My ex's family (who have never lived in the US) and I have always remained on good terms. My ex's daughter from his second marriage calls me "Aunt," is a dual-national (as my sons could be, but haven't exercised the option), knows her half brothers well, has lived and studied in the US and has visited me in my home several times. With her young family (Muslim Arab husband & two-year-old daughter, an absolute darling!) she plans to travel to the US to celebrate Thanksgiving with my son's family.
In one picture, my son - dressed in a suit for once (LOL, that is rare) - is standing arm-in-arm with his host, whose son is celebrating his Bar Mitzvah. In another, my youngest grandson is standing with that same son, dressed in their Halloween outfits. They went trick-or-treating together and had a great time.
My grandsons are half-Asian. I am Caucasian. Per Ancestry.com, my DNA shows predominantly Viking (Norwegian) heritage, with Celtic (Irish & Welsh) ancestry ranking second, and Anglo-Saxon, etc. trailing the others. My extended family includes several African-American and Hispanic cultures, among others. I respect all those cultures.
If only ALL people would stop imposing and/or projecting their own biases on others and practice humanity, without immediately imposing qualifications on practicing that humanity. Especially here at DU.
Athough a "cradle Catholic," I am, at best, agnostic or deist. I respect every human being who treats others as s/he would treat her/himself. Period.
of kindred spirits on this site, which is why I keep returning. 
Me too. Every single day for a few decades now....except when I've been hospitalized, which the past 3 years has been frequent. All's well now.
Lots of love to you!
or said it is a war crime."
based a superficial pop-cultural understanding of complex issues.
They accuse and call names to deflect or to project, but it's generally so obvious that the only response is
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