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+1 SwampG8r Aug 2015 #1
Cesspool in_cog_ni_to Aug 2015 #9
spot-on. nashville_brook Aug 2015 #42
It's interesting to see who doesn't post in this thread. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #64
Thank you. This articulates, for me too, why its so frustrating here. RiverLover Aug 2015 #75
Sad and frustrating. madfloridian Sep 2015 #83
My dear madfloridian... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #2
Please don't stay gone for too long! cheapdate Aug 2015 #3
Their cynicism is infinite.... sibelian Aug 2015 #4
I don't want you to leave... SoapBox Aug 2015 #5
Thank you I don't think anyone could have said it better, Autumn Aug 2015 #6
Thank you for your post. Your voice will be missed. DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #7
It's going to be alright Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #8
You make me so proud! FloriTexan Aug 2015 #10
.... madfloridian Aug 2015 #11
You have never stopped teaching. .. FloriTexan Aug 2015 #15
Appreciate the post sharing your experiences and perspectives. Very glad to see you back, appalachiablue Aug 2015 #12
As much as it hurts, don't take it personally. mia Aug 2015 #13
Excellent Thespian2 Aug 2015 #14
Thanks and I hope you return! Lifelong Protester Aug 2015 #16
Beautiful post. Maedhros Aug 2015 #17
I'll miss you terribly. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #18
enjoy the break. Doctor_J Aug 2015 #19
Sticks and stones. hay rick Aug 2015 #20
As always a wonderful and enlightening post. snagglepuss Aug 2015 #21
Thanks so much... onyourleft Aug 2015 #22
You will be so missed! emsimon33 Aug 2015 #23
Excellent post. historylovr Aug 2015 #24
I always loved your posts even though I seldom answered. Cleita Aug 2015 #25
Thank you. I too have fought for racial equality at times on a full-time basis. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #26
I can understand the desire to try to hold decent conversations with posters here. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #63
I'm used to taking a lot of pressure. I try to be respectful and kind no matter what. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #73
I agree with most of what you posted. My advice about ignoring people was more rhett o rick Aug 2015 #77
There are many minorities on DU who do not agree with those who claim to represent them. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #82
...... daleanime Aug 2015 #27
I'm so glad to see this. Please don't go away... onecaliberal Aug 2015 #28
Thank you for this. passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #29
also, Sanders is Jewish and lost his family in the Holocaust nashville_brook Aug 2015 #50
That link is obvious racist, probably right-wing, propaganda. ieoeja Aug 2015 #58
It was written by Nadra Enzi passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #65
the deeper you dig into this stuff the worse it gets nashville_brook Aug 2015 #72
well said, mad. Why is it so easy bbgrunt Aug 2015 #30
I read you. I'm in solidarity w Black Lives Matter mahina Aug 2015 #31
Hi Madflo voteearlyvoteoften Aug 2015 #32
Did you see this? Sancho Aug 2015 #33
Don't Stay Away Too Long jopacaco Aug 2015 #34
While your points are valid... marle35 Aug 2015 #35
The group had my attention long before the term "white supremacist" was thrown about so much. madfloridian Aug 2015 #36
It's not just a question of "feelings." We have thicker skins that that. Armstead Aug 2015 #38
A relative few people on their own script hurting people this bad doesn't look like thick skin uponit7771 Aug 2015 #47
That bus goes in both directions Armstead Aug 2015 #49
Again, a relative few BLM people off script using vinegar and not honey isn't a bus... and uponit7771 Aug 2015 #54
Sanders' supporters aren't concerned with feelings, they're concerned with justice nashville_brook Aug 2015 #48
Good post. Baitball Blogger Aug 2015 #37
I find it odd that hootinholler Aug 2015 #39
Very asute and excellently expressed -- as always Armstead Aug 2015 #40
Excellent post, Mad.. whathehell Aug 2015 #41
No one called you a white supremacist. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #43
Nice try. sibelian Aug 2015 #53
what the RWNJs want: a race war nashville_brook Aug 2015 #44
the rightwing party benefits, and so does the right wing of the supposedly liberal party carolinayellowdog Aug 2015 #51
good point. nashville_brook Aug 2015 #52
Take care MF awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #45
I wish you well NikolaC Aug 2015 #46
we need your voice questionseverything Aug 2015 #55
Wish you wouldn't go away. lark Aug 2015 #56
Well said, as usual. progressoid Aug 2015 #57
Keep posting, sister! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #59
I've been called heaven05 Aug 2015 #60
"honey laden words of alleged logic such as this" madfloridian Aug 2015 #61
no problem, tweaking heaven05 Aug 2015 #66
Heaven05 speaks.... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #79
heaven - you are my dad's contemporary JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #67
thanks heaven05 Aug 2015 #68
+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #74
I wish you wouldn't go. IMO there are posters here that love to bully people. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #62
Maybe you could stay in the Sanders group where things are so much more constructive? carolinayellowdog Aug 2015 #69
b/c the whole situation is baffling, i did some research today and what you say nashville_brook Aug 2015 #71
The Bernie supporters thing is just a talking point. They are trying everything, all we have to do sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #70
..... madfloridian Aug 2015 #80
I am really sorry to hear that, MF. Shameful that some of DU's best don't feel comfortable here sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #81
Please don't conflate a few black lives matter supporters lovemydog Aug 2015 #76
Thanks for sharing "MF".. KoKo Aug 2015 #78
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