Reply #29: Thanks HFH

[eleny]

Since I joined DU this has happened several times. One of those times it was folks who came in to intentionally dupe us as a tactic to make us feel small. When they finally revealed themselves, I thought - fine and who cares. My husband and I have been on the net since the early 90s, before that it was bbs. And still, being in groups, you get collectively duped.

For me, it's best to learn the lesson and move on. No energy spent lighting torches and storming the castle. I need my energy for the biggest fight of this country's life.

All this reminds me of one important learning experience for me. I was considering backing Clark for the Dem nomination. I wrote to Parenti, the Progressive, and asked what he thought of him. Parenti emailed back a few days later advising me that he thought Clark was a war criminal. Okay. Now what. No sense in arguing. I asked for an opinion and received it.

Sometimes you don't even agree with those you admire and maybe sometimes they give you something to think about. But no lighting torches, no forming gangs in the night. No "how dare you!". Just listen, learn and keep moving on. And hope with all the distractions, let downs and loss, I don't waste precious energy as the right wing would have me do.