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In reply to the discussion: The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION. [View all]d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)Can't make a comment about how someone else deserves the ESPY without being called a genderphobe.
Can't talk about eating a burger without the Vegetarians tearing you a new one.
Can't talk about cop shootings without the police sympathizers (or actual police who knows) calling you an anarchist/cop hater.
Can't talk about Hillary Clinton's ties to Wall Street without being labeled a misogynist or some related term.
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I remember checking out D.U. during second Bush term and it was a place of discussion and of ideas. Now its come down to defending ideology and viewpoints instead of learning something new. What's worse is that people have been abusing the alert system to get people kicked out/banned. I didn't comment much since I loved reading the forums and stories (which explains the low post count) until recently when I decided to post Florida stories (people need to know how crazy our leaders and some people are).
I'll still keep posting despite the noise since there are people here who aren't clinging to their beliefs and want to have a conversation about the world today. Those people keep me going.