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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy I take a break from DU in between elections...
During elections, nothing is better than this board for up-to-date information, news analysis, etc.
But in between, everything just depresses the heck out of me: the LBN thread on the GA mom whose baby was shot and the replies that back-handedly blamed the mom because "she didn't hand in her purse", or the thread about the 16-year old who shot his 12-year old kid bother because he thought there was an intruder in the house, and the replies that basically justified having a gun in the house for any sort of home invasion...
I have donated several times to DU, served in the Jury, did everything a good DUer is expected to do.
But right now, this board just depresses me. Good thing I don't have a gun, and good thinking about not bringing a purse.
nenagh
(1,925 posts)Some kind DUer recommended changing the settings to remove a Group ...just from one's visibility..
Up until now, I did not know any of this had been posted... Good Luck..
(It was so long ago, I've forgotton what was the setting change was... . )
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)Problem solved.
mercymechap
(579 posts)different opinions than yours, but I haven't seen as much of that here as I see in other forums.
Be glad you're not in other forums where they not only criticize your opinion, they criticize you for having that opinion!
I like to come here to rest from all the vitriol and lies that are being repeated in other forums! Enough to drive a person to drink.
randome
(34,845 posts)But if you need a break, I think everyone understands that, too.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:35 PM - Edit history (1)
The campaign times are marred for me with bloody accusations of "you're insulting my candidate" type garbage
The dungeons help, but it's still awful
just1voice
(1,362 posts)and just ignore them. It's the bad side of free speech but free speech it is.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)When discussion of issues all but disappears in the effort to campaign 24-7 and silence dissent.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)50+ million gun owners in the US and some folks like to post about the tiny few who use them in a negative way.
When all you hear is bad, when all you seek is the negative about something, that is all you will know and it will color your perceptions.
It is about how we look at a minority we might not like and use whatever means we can to keep a hold of our hatred of them by only focusing on the few to broad brush the many.
Does not matter which group - christians, blacks, muslims, people on welfare, gun owners. Some folks like to teach fear to others based on what a small tiny fraction of a group does.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)That and the numerous trolls make the place largely unenjoyable.