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juajen

(8,515 posts)
34. I so agree. It is a site that educates.
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 05:48 PM
Oct 2013

Thankfully, in school, however, we had Debate Club. So, I am open to disagreement, but have a really hard time with stupidity. Go figure. I do have my limits. You know, like the people who don't believe in dinosaurs as if the bones are not really appearing every day. Somehow, I guess, they are being planted.

I thank, Will, Magistrate, Nadine and so many others for their wonderful contributions to DU; also our leaders and the owners of this forum, for the many years of relevance they added to my life. But, I also will admit to missing people who used to post here, in particular, Nance Greggs, Hannah Bell, and the list goes on.

I believe we have to guard against becoming what we dislike. Intolerance certainly is the right of people who come to this forum, but, it won't necessarily keep them from being banned.

Perhaps we need a Cooling Off Group. People who just go too far, but don't realize it, could go here for a few months to angst with other similar people, and could then leave DU of their own accord or could accept the lesson in intolerance.

For the dear departed members of DU that we loved and miss, we owe more consideration to posters we do not agree with. I am very afraid of intolerance, can you tell?

Kicked and rec'd. Th1onein Oct 2013 #1
It's a beautiful day. A good one for a walk in the fresh air. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #2
Thank you, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #3
it`s a great day here in northern il madrchsod Oct 2013 #4
Oh wonders never cease nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #5
. . . . . . . . . WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #7
Agreed, back at you nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #8
Yup... SidDithers Oct 2013 #12
rofl. BootinUp Oct 2013 #13
Yep.... The Magistrate Oct 2013 #18
LMAO Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #45
I think you people have no shame. Gang ridicule has to be the lowest. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #55
Awww nadin... trumad Oct 2013 #17
DKF almost had the NSA issue resolved on DU, and hence got banned Kolesar Oct 2013 #25
It's all mouse clicks, keystrokes, and glowing dots of light. FarCenter Oct 2013 #6
Well that explains why I am on your ignore list, or never receive a reply.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #9
I'm sorry. I can't see this post. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #10
Thanks, I needed a chuckle.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #33
Playing golf tomorrow and will dedicate my round Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #11
Maybe I am not perceptive enough, but I don't really remember any DKF posts standing out BlueStreak Oct 2013 #20
You mean the Lord of the Flies environment that has developed? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #22
Keyboard warriors BlueStreak Oct 2013 #26
Lord of the Flies? grasswire Oct 2013 #28
Yup, or if you prefer Gangs of New York nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #29
In my view most of the bullying BootinUp Oct 2013 #42
The whole Bev Harris thing still keeps me awake some nights (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #14
Would it kept more awake. The awareness kind of vanished when the "right" guy won. nt Ace Acme Oct 2013 #23
Very wise advice. defacto7 Oct 2013 #15
Thank God and Greyhound they're gone! Rain Mcloud Oct 2013 #16
The little that I am, the little that I am hoping to be, I owe to Democratic Underground Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #19
now, that was touching. grasswire Oct 2013 #27
I wouldn't want anyone to suggest I was plagiarizing Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #31
thank you for the education. grasswire Oct 2013 #32
I also thank you for telling me about this speech :) (n/t) a2liberal Oct 2013 #36
k&r for Eugene V. Debs. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #37
I so agree. It is a site that educates. juajen Oct 2013 #34
Took me the better part of a year to figure out that there are Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #21
Yes, and some take it personally if they are mocked or bullied. CTyankee Oct 2013 #24
Are you quite MAD? sibelian Oct 2013 #30
Love. juajen Oct 2013 #35
this post reminds me of The Neverending Story hfojvt Oct 2013 #38
Really? Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #40
Is that you, hfojvt Oct 2013 #41
Truth hurts. Snark, venom, and ridicule creates a high many seek. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #49
'I tried to sue the makers of the movie The Neverending Story lovemydog Mar 2014 #56
DU, is as you say, nothing more then a web forum. Kaleva Oct 2013 #39
A lot of folks can use a break IronLionZion Oct 2013 #43
K&R ....... I'm taking more frequent breaks from DU now. marmar Oct 2013 #44
easy for you to say. you have a baby to distract you. mopinko Oct 2013 #46
Never paid dkf much attention RobertEarl Oct 2013 #47
Maybe DU should have a Breakfast Club for the Cereal posters. adirondacker Oct 2013 #50
Cheerios, or Corn Flakes? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #52
Yep, you had a severe DU dependency issue for a while there! bettyellen Oct 2013 #48
I don't keep up with the names of everyone here Ilsa Oct 2013 #51
This place is like my second home libodem Oct 2013 #53
I don't think people are over invested treestar Oct 2013 #54
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