on any given day are slamming our candidates.

How Harris' campaign unraveled, what Sanders wrote decades ago, AOC accuses Buttigieg of spreading a GOP talking point, and there's more about Yang and Booker, too. That's just a sprinkling of prominent ones at the moment.

The Republicans must be gleeful about how we eat our own.

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I support Joe and a female as VP, as I have posted before,, 1 simple reason,, I do not wish Biden for 8 years. I ,for our country wants someone who step in on day 1 and not have to learn the WH and its idiosyncrasies , and can spend the rest of his 4 years , getting Warren or Harris ( my 2nd 3rd choices) comfortable to take over in 2024

Biden says he will run for re-election. We will have him as president for 8 years.

2016 primaries had less in-fighting because there were only 2 candidates.
But GOP side in 2016 was brutal, with Trump throwing insults at his opponents.
I am sure the democratic candidates will unite AFTER the primaries are over and we have a nominee.

I did not post in Primaries forum.

If you don't think today's posts are sufficiently serious or insightful, post some serious ones yourself.

I cannot relax, because I know they are not relaxing this weekend,, full respect to your posts and beliefs

Koz

they don't we can't hugs waves and thoughts that your family is well

my OP started way back to another post,, I wanted to watch irrelevant movies today,, but found myself distracted to a point I could not ignore..


KOz

that would advance the cause of getting rid of Trump? I am an ordinary person with no power, no political office, no wealth, no ability to affect the outcome except by campaigning for a candidate, donating what I can afford, and voting. So what am I not doing tonight that I should be doing?

I am simply posting what I am comfortable with and respecting your decision Vel.

Koz

I can't think of a single damn thing I could be doing right now that would be useful vis-a-vis politics.

but it's a break from our current crises.

Finally raining here and we need it. Lovely break. Salut!

seem confusing. ALL human behavior is contingent on social environment and genetic endowment. thats it.

whenever you feel like sending them to me. it is a simple DU email,and we can discuss there.

I go to the links or if no link is provided I do a search of my own. I don't see any reason to despair. DU
is a useful place. There are posts I don't read due to a vague title and posts that I do read because the title is intriguing. If I can get what I want out of DU then so can you. And I don't waste my time arguing
here at DU. If I come across some malcontent that rubs me the wrong way I go and put them on total
ignore. That's very useful and I recommend it!

been on DU long enough to be able to discern the topics listed. on 2nd half of your post, nope,,we as Democrats are being forced,, I used to ignore, block not argue. It is what they want,,us ignoring,blocking,and just generally causing chaos WITHIN US. it is time to stand up outside of DU, which I do regularly, and even inside,,we cannot just be complacent and choose what we want to ignore. Type your truths,,take the backlash on DU and defend your heart. This is a political site, by definition, too many think this is a feel good site for us Democrats. This exact thought ,that I have had in past, is what Trump ,Vlad and cronies are exposing and exploiting. SO I choose to post honestly what I see and have learned over my years.

Koz

Many of us live (or lived in) states taken over by Republicans... do you think we idly stood by?

And what degree of chaos do you think your OP might be causing?

Outside of other post I just replied to ,, so I will reply to this inquiry here.

To the second part of your observation,, I hope and hope again that my OP causes a great deal of chaos. Because we as,, I pause,, real People,not only Democrats need to get out of complacency and brought back to reality. Trump and minions are playing a modern game. Tweets, snippets,mistruths, denials,,flasehoods. So yes,, I fully intended to cause as much chaos in my OP as I could. Because only during Chaos,,will people slow down and try to reason in their mind to destroy chaos.

As for first part of your reply,, I live in Tennessee and I do not idly stand by

respectfully

Koz

Democratic candidates since are doing well in suburban Republican strongholds. Impeachment hearings are underway. Democrats are engaged leading up to the primaries. Young people are actively engaged over many issues, particularly climate change. Pushback is fierce against the bullshit being spewed all over social media. Voter registration among young people is up, or so I hear.

On that note, time for 'Derry Girls' and a glass of scotch. Fuckadoodledoo.

yes,, you're points are valid, and I haven't disputed any valid points,, I use spell correct often as I have Parkinsons and I just wanted to make a post to make us all think . the crooks are not taking this weekend off,,, why should we? I made a post to get a robust discusssion going in here... I see replies,, I think that worked. . I have tried to respond to every reply, I aim to let all of us true,,, beliuevers,, know to never let our guard down. Im sorry,but I got called out about extra commas, Spellcheck, doesnt see commas. at this point I quit this thread,, and now Im tryiong to not ignore any repsonses,,,

Koz

What’s up with that?

when I get wound up ,,shit happens,,,,on keyboard

Ok, sure.

Well, by all means, keep up your lecturing of DUers.

I have not hidden and of my honest beliefs,, or medical issues,, if you could be bothered to look at my past posts,, I also suffer from sever depression. but ty so much for your post that belittles me and what I believe in,, I post what I BELIEVE in,,quite frankkly I dont give a crap if you agree with me or not,,, make fun of my Parkinsons,,we may have a bigger issue friend.

I have quite an intimate knowledge of that.

No, I don’t agree with your dissing of DU OPs; this is a discussion board, and we can post what we want.

I have no interest at looking at your past posts, and I’m not your friend.

you asked me why the extra commas,, I brought up Parkinsons,, which I have..and you made your reply,,you are correct,,you are no friend of mine,, look back at this post,,I see you as an ass

sleep well..

Bless your heart.

no easy out for you now..I'll think of you every time my hand trembles,,, ty

for words, spellcheck does not pick up extra commas, My right hand is affected more than my left. So I miss extra commas, trust me, I will slow way down now, and try to keep commas under control so you all can rest comfortably.

Stay out of Primaries forum until the dust settles -- a lot of us do. Stay out of DU Lounge if you don't want to laugh and relax about a baby goat or a kitten. Explore the hobby forums, such as Cooking, Backyard Chickens, and Photography -- unless they aren't serious enough either.

Try to understand that for some of us, DU is practically family, a safe space where we can express ourselves (within boundaries, like families), find emotional support (this past week, for the first time in my entire life I asked for prayers, and got an overwhelming response), and laugh or cry.

Politics is a huge part of our lives, or we wouldn't be here. But it's not the only thing, and so a community has been formed since 2001.

Hope you find your niche.

I know that we are tough to fool on DU and the truth is rooted out. There are so many here who have huge hearts and even bigger brains. I listen and learn and know that this is a house full of people who want a better country and a better world.

Stay out of Primaries post until the dust settles,,,,, shall we continue?

about me looking at cooking,photography, and what else? So basically..you wanna make a big point in first line,,,,and then think you can diss me the rest of response. Here is what I read,,you dont want to respect or hear my beliefs. you want to play words games and even, wrong topics ,which I didn't. you want to disagree with my feeling? be part of the solution and contact me anytime instead of posting this bullshit you just did. I do not care anymore about forum rules or any other rules. I fight in person first,,and here second.

Koz

Perhaps DU is not a good fit for you. I hope you find somewhere more to your taste.

Now please ignore me.

But I respected your immediate post. and I respect the fact that you feel you are able to direct me where I can post or cant,,just me being blunt

all of a sudden you wanna play confused? nope,,, stay off my posts plaease,,, sorry for the commas you chose to diss

our sanity and mental health, we need little breaks.😉

The Editorials & Other Articles forum may be more your speed.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1016

that we can simply look at and see who they are writing for and decide, The thoughts I posted are what I have lived,believe, research and fight for,, no matter what my effort needs to be

I just clicked a link that took me to a National Security article in the WaPo. Another from The Atlantic tech section about consumerism, greed, and injured Amazon workers. Not serious enough for you?

There's an interesting opinion piece in the NYT about bobblehead Jared Kushner's failures in the Middle East. You don't think you could learn anything from that?

What, exactly, are you expecting from DU?

90% of replies and topics I see on DU can ,stop, and look at reality. I will say ,yes,I read nyt about Jk ,,I will admit I saw the amazon headline, but spent time with my family and havent read it full yet. Quite simply SMC,, I do not expect,or want DU to be just another "chat or forum" site without thought and beliefs. seems that is where DU is going,,understand yours is probably the only well said,thought reply to my OP,,,hence my point.. Im not gonna post here anymore to protect feelings,,our country is under attack.

Koz

made.

Have you gone to the activism topic?
Try this: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10112898#

activism? what is that? is that where people need to go when they post an honest thought on DU ,GD,,to make people think? activism on DU sounds like somewhere that topics go so they cant be seen easily.

One of many actions. Editorials will take you into more in-depth informative thoughts. There are many facets to this DU site. Any many souls banning together in politics and friendship. Have you been here for the Kudzu thread?
We are silly at times, but we are not unaware at how Trump is a critical danger to our democracy. We have lawyers and doctors and artists and mill workers and office workers and zoo workers and thousands of varied personalities.
We are here because we know this country is under construction and we must build a more perfect union under civil liberties and respectful laws. We are fighting and discontent with the degradation of our discord because of the end of the Fairness Doctrine which allows lies to pass as truth on the national media and the corrupt judgment of the Supreme Court, with the legal thought that corporations are people, and the appointment of political judges and the Republicans rising from the ashes of their despicable acts and telling us that they are the strong ones. God, it is beyond exasperating. We talk and we settle our souls and we go on day after day with our lives and we plan with each other and support each other.

And we act. Write your Senators. Call them. Go to their offices. Find your lawyer friends to advise you. Fight the deletion of fruitful regulatory laws. Give us your input. And most of all vote.We used to have Will Pitt an amazing writer here to inspire us. He has been gone for probably years . We have H2O and Mineral Man who carry us, but we need many more like them. I truly love those who have stayed and contributed. We are many and we are the strong ones. We will overcome the scourge. We can make an avalanche.

I just happened to be on line here writing a DU mail. so thought I would reply, I know H2O and MM read their posts often,, have even disagreed a time or 2,, There are a ton of great people here,,lebowski, I feel comfortable talking to him about music. NJCher,,who I read every day to get recipe ideas , TurboFloyd and LuckyCharms, who make me laugh or chuckle. And folks like irisblue,CalPeggy,malaise, and others, who I have sent DU emails to when I felt down and they took time to respond and try.

I have,I do,I will continue to access my representatives.I do it on phone, I do it showing up to their open meetings, email,,on and on. I will continue to help the avalanche continue. I will even take time to spellcheck, punctuation check and reply to your post. even though I am not sure it was on my OP.. I take alll responses and suggestions seriously,,ty Wielding! appreciate the input

which explain themselves well, but I can't understand your OP.

Confusing.

for your insights and thoughts. I really enjoyed the ones about it being a holiday weekend and I should relax. I enjoyed the ones about what I should post in detail, ( I have, detail posting takes more than 3 sentences)

I will just respond to the first objection about holiday weekend,, do you honestly think that the people who WE ALL BELIEVE are trying to steal our govt are taking 4 days off? Would you like a list of what I have read and who I have talked to in only 2DAYS into these 4 that compelled me to make my post?If you would,,,make space in you email accounts, and I will be happy to copy all my emails I have written and have been answered.

Bottom line is this,, you all proved my point, and yet I still respect your thoughts and opinions. you have reacted to my post, did not ask or know what I have lived through and know in my years.

I will say this , one more time, and slowly,, Trump,Vlad,Mitch,Lindsey, ALL know what I just typed and how you reacted to my post..Can we all slow down and look at the big picture? I have slowed down for my 60 years on earth,, My God, I understand it is Thanksgiving weekend,, these people are EVIL,, they know not of holidays

I completely misunderstood till you did that. Oh, like above, what's with the double commas?

When it comes to information on any subject we live in a time of an embarrassment of riches.

in a time, like we have for many decades before, to accept the result of our decisions for riches

I hope you can find a community that fulfills your needs.

I post a lot of "serious" posts and I really don't feel like being judged by you for what I post in the Lounge, which is a place to RELAX and decompress. If you don't think that kindness towards animals is important, please feel free to ignore them. I happen to feel that they help maintain my sanity in this very horrific world. And if you think we're such a bunch of slackers and infighters, why bother sticking around? Frankly, It's offputting that you feel the need to scold us because you think we aren't "serious" enough 24/7. And as far as the Primaries forum goes, debate is healthy, and to disagree is human. We aren't "eating our own." Give me a break. Sheesh.

Smh.

I always look for them.

of our DU community. Some of us would lose it, if not for those little breaks.😉
Thank you Catbyte for your contributions.

I wannted,, a robust conversation,,, I goty it,, but I stop when I get critiqued out of nowhere because of my Parkinsons,, I tried to answer all to discuss,,until I read that reply,,,

Koz is done,,feel good about yourself, who posted your shit

all who wanted to reply,,got to a point I couldnt anymore,,,,90% wanna do right,,the 10% screw everything up.... btw 10% decides elections

People disagreed with you.

It happens.

I replied to thier thoughts with mine,,, you brought up my typos,, and I replied to you honestly too..are you done ? once again,, I am sorrry my condition caused you distress.

Koz

Plenty disagreed with your assumption that DU is trivial.

As another poster suggested, perhaps you’ll find another community that will better meet your needs. Good luck!

I will not back down,,, to your posts.. you ar efollowing me from post,,to post,, my typingg getting worse ,,,,, because of you,, you swaid whaqt you neeeded to say,,, you ar ean ass,,Im done with you cwy,,,feel good that you pusshed my faults to this point,, I am nott even speel chekking anymore for youuu ,,,,I see all the redd lines on this post,,, you win,,,


koz

Don’t send me any more messages.

Perhaps the ignore function would be of benefit to you?

I have my faults I have posztd pics hgere of my 31 yr od hcp daughyter. no pal,,, i willl not givews you a troll win,, you will nottt forcee me offf here,,orrf tell mee what to ignore,becauser ignorew is for Replubbicans

Your grammar is suspect ("feeling like I know whole situation" "how I could ever do these points" etc) and every time you post one of these screeds, it seems only to be to show us how superior you are. And to call anyone who pushes back at you a troll. PS, your post contributes nothing while it complains that others contribute nothing.

Perhaps you should find a smarter site.

I was unaware of the history. In any case, after my interactions with him in this thread, he's on my "don't bother" list.

Fascinating stuff lol.