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May I acknowledge a DUer [View all] GaryCnf Apr 2018 OP
Thank you for your thoughtful, intelligent and thorough post. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2018 #1
You might want to read it a little more carefully EffieBlack Apr 2018 #13
I agree Gothmog Apr 2018 #31
I saw that also as I read, montana_hazeleyes Apr 2018 #40
Agreed. yardwork Apr 2018 #65
I raised my spidey senses. GentryDixon Apr 2018 #106
Read it through twice. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #115
Clearly... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #150
you mean it is still WhiteTara Apr 2018 #163
I'm getting that the writer of this OP is AA. I'm still try to understand the motivation. brush Apr 2018 #176
Agreed NastyRiffraff Apr 2018 #181
Exactly. n/t Tarheel_Dem Apr 2018 #187
I apologize for reccing before fully absorbing ecstatic Apr 2018 #209
Effie Black irisblue Apr 2018 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author panader0 Apr 2018 #3
best post I've read on DU in some time - both Effie's part, and your response. Thank you (both!) NRaleighLiberal Apr 2018 #4
Actually, it is not... read it again radical noodle Apr 2018 #142
You should re-read this post- it is an attack on a DU poster Gothmog Apr 2018 #145
Of course it is Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #151
.... LexVegas Apr 2018 #5
Well aren't you special, LexVegas Hekate Apr 2018 #14
Effie is original and sincere. LexVegas Apr 2018 #19
I ended up being quite confused by both of them and dropped out of the thread Hekate Apr 2018 #206
Unfortunately the OP was a hit piece in Effie. nt stevenleser Apr 2018 #89
Yes it was... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #153
As I said to Lex, I ended up being quite confused by both of them and dropped out of the thread... Hekate Apr 2018 #207
You're right, Lex.. Effie takes excpetion to Cha Apr 2018 #17
Many of us know.... LexVegas Apr 2018 #21
Smart you! Cha Apr 2018 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author mcar Apr 2018 #6
Aloha, mcar.. Cha Apr 2018 #16
Do you think we will ever get to... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #7
Anymore, I am ashamed to be white and associated in any way with the judesedit Apr 2018 #102
You should not be ashamed to be White. That has never been the point. Caliman73 Apr 2018 #133
Beautifully said! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #140
Caliman is right. You should never be ashamed of who you are EffieBlack Apr 2018 #139
Serves no purpose for us white folk to shame ourselves I suppose Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #165
Incredible post Moral Compass Apr 2018 #8
Only if you think thinly veiled hit pieces on other DUers are incredible nt stevenleser Apr 2018 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author oasis Apr 2018 #9
Kick dalton99a Apr 2018 #10
Hi dalton.. Aloha Cha Apr 2018 #18
Hi there, Cha dalton99a Apr 2018 #55
Very nicely done. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #11
Interesting post EffieBlack Apr 2018 #12
Thank you, Effie.. I read the whole thing Cha Apr 2018 #15
I dont think many have read the whole thing. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #22
Glad I did.. Cha Apr 2018 #26
To be honest I only had to read a few sentences to see where he was going. George II Apr 2018 #110
It's really disgusting. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #111
I wish we could say what it really is, but we dont dare. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #158
... LexVegas Apr 2018 #159
We arent fooled. This OP is a thinly veiled attack. LexVegas Apr 2018 #20
Not thinly veiled enough radical noodle Apr 2018 #32
Thanks for the support EffieBlack Apr 2018 #39
Your reply to the OP was classy radical noodle Apr 2018 #46
We know EXACTLY what is going on here. I just wish to FUCK we didnt have to Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #160
Agree 100%, radical noodle. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #118
Well said. emulatorloo Apr 2018 #27
Thanks! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #28
Good response to the OP Gothmog Apr 2018 #29
It is really interesting, Effie. It shows how you live rent-free in some people's heads lunamagica Apr 2018 #34
Lol - you're right EffieBlack Apr 2018 #35
The OP is petty. betsuni Apr 2018 #38
+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #58
Whether 100 or 92 GaryCnf Apr 2018 #61
More LOL! I love the part where you compliment yourself. R B Garr Apr 2018 #190
I noticed the same thing. yardwork Apr 2018 #63
Hear hear! (nt) ehrnst Apr 2018 #75
Hey, I can do better that THAT Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #161
You have written some outstanding OPs brer cat Apr 2018 #78
Ive stopped being surprised at the gaslighting and other dishonest tactics from a certain segment stevenleser Apr 2018 #83
... redgreenandblue Apr 2018 #127
Nope, they don't, there is no opinion here. It's a thinly veiled hit piece on another DUer. nt stevenleser Apr 2018 #137
It is, and we have NO idea who is who here as to certain things, do we. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #162
And that has been no help really. stevenleser Apr 2018 #193
Your post displays far more class, intellect and dignity than the OP, Effie. ehrnst Apr 2018 #91
Thank you for addressing this Effie JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #104
Great response, Effie. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #117
It took me a while to finally read through all this. Tom Rinaldo Apr 2018 #135
Thank you Effie lunatica Apr 2018 #138
oooh, excellent response! I saw those true colors from R B Garr Apr 2018 #154
Sadly we will have this to reflect on for some time...personally I am so fucking angry Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #156
I still don't get the motivation behind this OP. AAs and other POCs have all experienced... brush Apr 2018 #180
The point was never to suggest that any AA or other POC GaryCnf Apr 2018 #188
Still don't get it. We all live, have lived, or have family members in one or the other worlds you.. brush Apr 2018 #196
Let me start here. GaryCnf Apr 2018 #199
Couldn't disagree more. We are not a monolith. Progressives understand that as well as anyone... brush Apr 2018 #201
I may disagree with GaryCnf Apr 2018 #204
Here is the issue BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #205
This is a tremendous post. N/T GaryCnf Apr 2018 #208
Promise? Empowerer Apr 2018 #198
It felt off immediately. xmas74 Apr 2018 #184
Someone is coming off as petty, insincere and dishonest in this OP lunamagica Apr 2018 #23
I cannot believe this is not obvious to people. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #25
IKR? The intent is crystal clear lunamagica Apr 2018 #33
Benefit of the doubt is wasted on the wrong people. betsuni Apr 2018 #42
most people probably didn't read the whole thing JI7 Apr 2018 #45
Everyone now has had the time to read it all, so continued recs of the OP here tells us Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #173
Water is also wet Gothmog Apr 2018 #30
You seem like a good person but apparently you will say anything to protect a certain politician emulatorloo Apr 2018 #36
Damn! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #41
I know, right! Cha Apr 2018 #48
BOOM! betsuni Apr 2018 #43
MaY I add RandySF Apr 2018 #44
+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #56
Outstanding, emulatorloo! Cha Apr 2018 #49
Excellent! lunamagica Apr 2018 #51
Posts like the OP don't reflect well on the candidates they appear to be supporting. yardwork Apr 2018 #68
Very true. betsuni Apr 2018 #70
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Apr 2018 #84
Most importantly, he will be vetted by the voters as they've done already. BTW... George II Apr 2018 #109
Thats going to leave a mark... GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #121
Damn is right! Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #174
THIS! RIGHT! HERE! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2018 #189
And of course, crickets in response to this well thought out post. nt stevenleser Apr 2018 #194
DURec leftstreet Apr 2018 #37
Isn't there a rule against personal attacks? RandySF Apr 2018 #47
Not a very cool way to go about making this point, bruh (nt) mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #50
When is your biography of Effie coming out? What's the title? betsuni Apr 2018 #52
"I know Cha Apr 2018 #57
"And nobody has more respect for EffieBlack than I do" dalton99a Apr 2018 #59
smh.. Cha Apr 2018 #60
Subtitled "BUT...." George II Apr 2018 #112
CLASSIC Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #167
DU Rec!!!!!! Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #53
A rose by any other name is the false equivalency that some would like to paint, in order to still_one Apr 2018 #54
Not a single Democrat or progressive or liberal or Socialist I know would ever mock and dismiss EffieBlack Apr 2018 #79
Bravo!!! Well said still_one Apr 2018 #119
Interesting how you have to dance so much, we all do, when what we should be Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #168
I think passive aggressive are the most cowardly among us. JNelson6563 Apr 2018 #62
I will remember this post. yardwork Apr 2018 #64
+1 nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #67
Might you try speaking for yourself... NCTraveler Apr 2018 #66
It occurred to me that the OP proves Effie's point. yardwork Apr 2018 #69
As I explained to Effie GaryCnf Apr 2018 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Apr 2018 #73
And here I thought I was clicking on a something nice in this time of backbiting and snark. phylny Apr 2018 #72
Effie needs whitesplaining? Really? (nt) ehrnst Apr 2018 #74
I would say not. GaryCnf Apr 2018 #76
Oh, man...I cant wait for the response you get to this... TCJ70 Apr 2018 #77
That's what this is. LexVegas Apr 2018 #82
Did I happen to mention I am a black female lesbian astronaut? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #169
#### ehrnst Apr 2018 #170
No you have not... tonedevil Apr 2018 #182
I saw this when it was first posted BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #80
The entire thing is a personal attack on Effie. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #81
Yes, I saw her responses last night BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #86
Excellent analysis. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2018 #85
Yep a thinly veiled hit piece at Effie. The OP thinks themselves too clever by a lot. stevenleser Apr 2018 #87
I don't think people have actually read this hit piece. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #88
I read it through twice. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #120
Disgusting is what it is. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #123
Excellent - and every word true. Thanks: EffieBlack Apr 2018 #90
What is sad is that as of this post time, it still has 84 recs BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #113
There are two groups of "reccers" stevenleser Apr 2018 #143
Spot on. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #144
Agree BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #146
It's very emblematic of the way JPR types discourse. Very dishonest, rife with logical fallacies and stevenleser Apr 2018 #147
Yup. BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #149
Yup. But that is only on JPR, right? sigh Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #171
Unfortunately not. :-( stevenleser Apr 2018 #195
Very well said. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #94
Even though this will be incomplete GaryCnf Apr 2018 #97
You really should just let it go. EffieBlack Apr 2018 #100
To you GaryCnf Apr 2018 #103
And as a response BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #107
I'll just ignore GaryCnf Apr 2018 #114
You can take it any way you want BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #122
Yeah, you are right there. GaryCnf Apr 2018 #126
As my response BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #129
Now you are the victim? MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #124
Amazing how that works right? They attack someone else and they are the victim. nt stevenleser Apr 2018 #141
So what do you suggest? All you post is negativity. yardwork Apr 2018 #131
It's worse than plain negativity which would be honest. It's negativity often presented deceptively. stevenleser Apr 2018 #148
My spidey sense is tingling. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #157
This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #92
What an insulting post that is! George II Apr 2018 #95
After actually reading your entire post, I suggest you self-delete it. MineralMan Apr 2018 #96
Sorry GaryCnf Apr 2018 #99
It was just a suggestion. MineralMan Apr 2018 #101
Unfortunately GaryCnf Apr 2018 #105
It was blatant to anyone paying attention. MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #116
I wish we could just end all this dancing. One person Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #185
No hope for that, I'm afraid. MineralMan Apr 2018 #186
Except that you forgot to use this: George II Apr 2018 #108
You do realize that you are not making friends and have alienated a large number of posters Gothmog Apr 2018 #172
Really? Cary Apr 2018 #98
I don't know what to think anymore IronLionZion Apr 2018 #125
Funny how many white DUers in this thread think they have identified the "right side" of an internal redgreenandblue Apr 2018 #128
... LexVegas Apr 2018 #134
Funny how committed some posters are to creating divisions, isn't it? yardwork Apr 2018 #136
This isn't an "internal discussion within the African-American community" EffieBlack Apr 2018 #152
I know, right? Nonsense. nt LexVegas Apr 2018 #155
I expected better GaryCnf Apr 2018 #183
What a surprise, the higher one climbs, the lower they aim nolabels Apr 2018 #130
This message was self-deleted by its author lunatica Apr 2018 #132
Remember that movie "The Help"? FakeNoose Apr 2018 #164
Excellent OP and responses ... n/t bluecollar2 Apr 2018 #166
LOL! R B Garr Apr 2018 #175
Their record, 1/2 page double spaced, says it all. Wwcd Apr 2018 #178
It definitely reeks, all right. R B Garr Apr 2018 #191
There's no honest way to defend this bullsh** Wwcd Apr 2018 #192
Do not come for the Queen unless she calls you Empowerer Apr 2018 #177
No. You. Didnt. EffieBlack Apr 2018 #179
OMG! Cha Apr 2018 #197
I think that pretty much took care of it EffieBlack Apr 2018 #202
Yes, it's Cha Apr 2018 #203
My hat is off to those who read all the posts here. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2018 #200
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