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littlemissmartypants

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3. The snark brigade is always waiting in the wings to pounce about something here.

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 05:12 PM

Mar 2022

I try not to be surprised by it or agitated by it. But they're here and I think they believe it is their solemn duty to express their contrary opinion, whether they believe in it or not. It usually only takes a post or two before they show up but they're always here.

I appreciate your perspective. It's comforting to know that you care and that you have taken the time to validate the community at large here on DU. We are who we are, warts and all but it's rare to see this. Thank you. ❤

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OK, I have to ask this. [View all] Scrivener7 Mar 2022 OP

Hallelujah! boston bean Mar 2022 #1

Bombing nuclear facilities makes fear of nuclear war moot. (Nearly) czarjak Mar 2022 #78

Agreed! Texasgal Mar 2022 #2

The snark brigade is always waiting in the wings to pounce about something here. littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 #3

Oh, my! You're so welcome! I am touched by your words. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #4

❤ littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 #6

THIS! nt Atticus Mar 2022 #20

THIS. KPN Mar 2022 #25

What you said Hekate Mar 2022 #37

Well said, lmsp! brer cat Mar 2022 #57

Wholeheartedly agree! XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #59

I've called out some for snark. LakeArenal Mar 2022 #68

+++❤ quaint Mar 2022 #69

Yup. Discussion is a good thing. nt DLevine Mar 2022 #5

OK, here's my opinion. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #7

OWN IT! And say it whenever you feel it needs saying! Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #10

My opinion: Escalating tension UNnecessarily is very foolish Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #12

Besides, DENVERPOPS Mar 2022 #43

Belarus needs to pay for allowing Russia to attack Ukraine from inside Belarus. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #16

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #22

They already are paying COL Mustard Mar 2022 #67

I do not attack you. You can put down your hands. I'm unarmed. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #39

"Winning is when time passes and we're still here." 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #70

The "we" I referred was the collective human race. The dead did not and cannot win, by any means. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #76

The human race doesn't win by allowing the gross grievance of injustice to be unanswered. 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #79

Boil on. It will not change the equation. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #80

Difficult questions and answers are complicated. Just the same, Self Defense against an Aggressor msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #72

Well said. I think the attacks on people who are questioning policy, Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #8

OMG yes! "Don't you trust Biden?" is a classic! As is the "armchair general" complaint. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #40

The armchair general complaint. wnylib Mar 2022 #66

It may just be that some topics generate so many OP's and responses that eventually it rubs some dameatball Mar 2022 #9

+1000! 👆 ShazzieB Mar 2022 #32

We definitely shouldn't react like someone is creating a national security hazard... Silent3 Mar 2022 #11

Nope! I totally support your right to argue with another's opinion. That's not what this is about. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #13

I have no problem with debates, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #14

Thank you for pointing that out, MCE. DENVERPOPS Mar 2022 #48

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #81

I agree with you. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #15

There may be comrades who feel otherwise... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #17

LOL! Yes there may! Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #18

If you were to somehow come across Ukrainian troop movements, don't post them ck4829 Mar 2022 #19

If this were Discussionist, I would add "Don't broadcast Zelensky's location." Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #21

Like Geraldo? nt BidenRocks Mar 2022 #55

Like Marco. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #64

I would add, don't show what the gov asks you not to show, Rubio. XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #60

Discussion is often how we process things. SheltieLover Mar 2022 #23

AMEN!!!!! FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #24

And to respect others opinions mysteryowl Mar 2022 #30

Discussion is good, spreading misinformation is bad Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #45

You're so right (nt) NQAS Mar 2022 #26

Bingo. SergeStorms Mar 2022 #27

Thanks for this! mysteryowl Mar 2022 #28

Agree and it is not just about discussions about the recent war Meowmee Mar 2022 #29

Right on! MLAA Mar 2022 #31

Most of us are already having conversations about this war and expressing opinions Warpy Mar 2022 #33

Saying someone is off the mark is a world away from telling someone they are not equipped Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #34

So walk away in a huff, maybe eat something Warpy Mar 2022 #52

Personal favorite... "Why don't YOU go over and fight" Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #56

This. n/t ms liberty Mar 2022 #35

Bingo. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #36

lol.. DUers get uptight sometimes. thanks for this Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #38

I think people who have zero chance of fighting in a war . . . Sympthsical Mar 2022 #41

I suspect you are one of the very, very few here who has more than a zero Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #46

correct Skittles Mar 2022 #54

We need to be able to discuss the war and it is only natural to have differing opinions on a war LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #42

Wait, this isn't the direct-to-the-White-House presidential advice forum? Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #44

I'm pretty sure Joe has aides transcribe your posts for him. So it isn't direct. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #47

Absolutely correct Bettie Mar 2022 #49

Well said! hamsterjill Mar 2022 #50

I am a Senior citizen and I keep having this dream about the... Tikki Mar 2022 #51

I've seen comments that the "keyboard brigade" wants to rush headlong into war, are itching for war betsuni Mar 2022 #53

I have seen it in some forms. boston bean Mar 2022 #61

Differing opinions on the war does not give one side the right to call the other Putin Puppets! Emile Mar 2022 #58

You mean I don't have to be in a certain government job, to comment on the person in that job? lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #62

Yup. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #63

Next Level - because we aren't running the war JustAnotherGen Mar 2022 #65

I'm not outraged, just disturbed at how many cheerleaders for WWIII we have around here (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #71

Thank you for this Scrivener, I was thinking the same thing earlier today. lark Mar 2022 #73

....Yes, it's OK to talk about war..."The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman does exactly that.. Stuart G Mar 2022 #74

I got attacked on this forum today for my opinion. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #75

except we have to abide by YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #77