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In reply to the discussion: So is every complaint about Obama wrong? Or some people just don't like to hear them? [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Recently, a new DU member posted in the Barack Obama Group, and ask if they could join us. We said sure.
Within the thread welcoming this new member, this new member posted something that struck me. They said they came to Du because it sounded like a place to find other Obama supporters ... but that they had been surprised by the amount of vitriol focused on him at the site. Then, they found the BOG, and decided to stay.
Which makes me wonder ... how many other democrats come here looking for other democrats who support democrats, and then after a quick look around, decide not to stay specifically because of the level of animosity?
I don't know the answer to that question ... but if we've encountered one person who almost left, I'd bet there are plenty who came, saw the relentless criticism, and decided this is not a place they wanted to be.