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7. Same here, even today, people get angry.

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 12:51 PM

Dec 2013

It's amazing to me how saying "Why" will get me bullied by people I thought were friends.
And to question their politics…… just ugly.

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How often has someone actually given you grief for *questioning* something? [View all] Silent3 Dec 2013 OP

A lot, actually... pipi_k Dec 2013 #1

I mostly talking about the context of internet discussions. Silent3 Dec 2013 #2

Yeah, I did pipi_k Dec 2013 #9

Myself, I do not get overly upset with internet discussions ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #13

Same here, even today, people get angry. Grey Dec 2013 #7

Every day on DU. PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #3

Can you give an example? Silent3 Dec 2013 #4

Not at this time PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #5

I may have misunderstood the meaning of your OP PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #8

Yes, it does. LWolf Dec 2013 #10

That's exactly the kind of thing I had in mind. Silent3 Dec 2013 #12

Sometimes one is just asking treestar Dec 2013 #14