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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Vinca
(50,269 posts)86. You should reconsider. We all get mired in nasty exchanges every so often.
It bothers me, too, but that's what happens when we all get to speak our minds. Don't take it personally. The person who upset you so much could be name Ivan and he could be sitting at a keyboard in Russia. We have no idea about who we're chatting with or what their motives might really be. Take a vacation and then come back.
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I am just speculating, if their is anyplace that can wear ya down, that's it. I really have no idea
still_one
Sep 2019
#6
I heard that there was a time when you could see hidden posts by unhiding them
Polybius
Sep 2019
#61
"Authoritarian horseshit"? DU is the least authoritarian forum I know, thanks to the jury system
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2019
#93
Join me in boycotting the primary forum for a while. I decided that a few days ago.
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#7
I call them as I see them and commented about a person calling someone else senile
demtenjeep
Sep 2019
#16
well, maybe your facts were off (more likely to get it from flu than the shot, I don't know what
Kali
Sep 2019
#24
She got it from the shot! I remember when there was a rash of reactions to the shot that year.
pnwmom
Sep 2019
#62
I get fairly frequent hides, almost all of them get overturned on appeal...
brooklynite
Sep 2019
#26
I think it's now two per million but SIRVA seems to be a bigger problem
womanofthehills
Sep 2019
#68
People are giving you words of wisdom: take a break for awhile, and swear off the Primaries forum
Hekate
Sep 2019
#65
Probably stung so much because of the story behind your post. My uncle had GBS and nearly died.
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#76
DU is like the Hotel California: you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
elocs
Sep 2019
#83
Old joke: "Hotel California" is basically a bad Yelp review with a 3-minute guitar solo.
VOX
Sep 2019
#92
After looking at the post in question, I doubt that any one named Ivan was involved.
GoneOffShore
Sep 2019
#89