This too shall pass? - Democratic Underground

senseandsensibility

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:28 PM
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This too shall pass?

Or will it? Am I the only one turned off by the "tone" of DU in the past week or so?

I don't understand why it is necessary to jump on the RW bandwagon and repeat right wing talking points endlessly. It's defeatist.

This should be an exciting time for us. The rest of the country is beginning to realize that we've been right all along. You'd never know it by scanning the thread titles in GD.

:banghead:

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patrice

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:31 PM
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1. Paternalistic? would you say?

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:41 PM
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4. Do you even know what paternalistic means? I hardly see how it relates

Unless you are trying to sexist or something :shrug:

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patrice

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Sat Dec-10-05 01:07 PM
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8. Of course I do, I was really only fishing, because the original poster

Edited on Sat Dec-10-05 01:16 PM by patrice

was so unclear about what s/he was referring to.

I was thinking some of what I saw about Rigoberto Alpizar was paternalistic in its tone, something like, "This is the way things have to be for airplane safety. It's too bad, but necessary, so don't worry so much about it."

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MercutioATC

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:31 PM
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2. I don't see why it's necessary to accuse people who disagree with one's

Edited on Sat Dec-10-05 12:31 PM by MercutioATC

views of "jumping on the RW bandwagon".

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gulliver

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:33 PM
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3. Once more into the breach dear friends...

"Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more, or fill the wall up with our English dead."

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senseandsensibility

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Sat Dec-10-05 01:05 PM
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7. Yes.

Exactly. It's very sad, isn't it? Thanks, gulliver.

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME

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Sat Dec-10-05 12:44 PM
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5. Yes Sense, This too shall pass. I have been turned off too. On the bright

Edited on Sat Dec-10-05 01:06 PM by OPERATIONMINDCRIME

side though, Skinner did have that thread about the proposed GD changes, and I can't wait until they're ready. Then all those fast moving redundant threads will have a place of their own and the more important stuff like Fitzgerald's investigation, Delay's scandal, *'s follies etc will be able to have the focus they deserve.

I'm with ya. There is much good going on right now and much more work that needs to be done. Hey, did you see Skinners DU message about the 06 campaign project? I'm excited about that!

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senseandsensibility

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Sat Dec-10-05 01:00 PM
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6. So I'm not alone in feeling this way?

Thanks for the support. I agree with you about the changes to GD. Thanks for reminding me. I was beginning to despair!:hi: Here's to coming together, thinking strategically, devising a plan, and winning in 2006!:toast: Now, let's go get those * bastids!

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patrice

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Sat Dec-10-05 01:10 PM
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9. And who exactly is supposed to help you do these things

when you are rude to those whom you don't understand?

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Sat Dec-10-05 01:19 PM
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10. I haven't noticed the tone any worse than any other time.

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