Reply #109: 6. Managing expectations

[sheelz]

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Remember Skinner warned us of this:

2004 was our first presidential primary season, and we have learned a lot since then. Perhaps the most important thing we learned is that there are many things that are simply out of our control. If you plan on spending any time here during the election season, you would be wise to accept that fact.

Let me be clear: Occasionally this primary season is going to get ugly here on DU. Since these are mid-term elections, they shouldn't be as bad as 2004 was (thankfully). But if you are the type of person who pays attention to politics, and cares about the direction of our country and our party (and if you're on DU, you probably are) then rest assured that you will find plenty to upset you on Democratic Underground during the next nine months.

Democrats will pick sides and get into arguments and sling mud and say mean things about other peoples' candidates. There is very little I can do to change that fact, because that's what happens during a political primary. If you can't handle people saying mean things about your primary candidate, then you probably shouldn't be spending so much time on a discussion forum devoted to politics. Remember that your happiness is your own responsibility. You always have the option of not clicking on threads you don't like, using the ignore function, or even logging off of Democratic Underground for a while.