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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:02 PM Original message |
Tonight, a message board literally depressed me. (Not DU.) |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Newspaper comment sections in America are foul |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. They are like that all over the world. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Didn't you know that Australia is light years ahead of the US in hip? nt |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. You Tube is worse. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Yes. I am continuously shocked by the horrible hatred posted on the Seattle news websites-- |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Years ago I was wrecked when someone I admired said he didn't believe in love. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Either you wield an extremely even-handed axe and consider all facets or you are the most charming, |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Agree. Here in Atlanta, the daily newspaper has the Vent |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sad, but not surprising. |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks ChazII - you and me are tight from here on in... |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Wow! |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. I didn't click on the link... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. white guy killed 10. crickets chirp. Following week black guy kills 4 cops |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. What channel are you watching? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I object to the racism brought in the conversation I hear in these chat rooms. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I don't know which "chat rooms" you mean. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. "as if a white person or a white cop shooting a black man |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Don't twist what people say, it's rude. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I didn't at all twist what you said. |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Please tell me you're kidding |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. simple summation |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. Meh, it's just people talking shit. But something doesn't make sense. |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Classic racism denier. The only racism is black against white, right. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. That's nice, but can you answer the question? Why did they agree to this group using their pool? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Wow. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. That's nice, but can you answer the question? Why did they agree to this group using their pool? |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Interesting post, as always... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Perhaps they were unaware of the group's racial makeup beforehand? |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I don't know. It would be nice if the threat of lawsuits didn't make people mute. |
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musical_soul (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. The people on the boards..... |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. They are anonymous. And tomorrow in the real world they will be nice to each other. nt |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. But don't you think the anonymity allows people to post what they really think? |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Some of them. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Thanks for answering my post with thought and eloquence. I totally agree with your |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Mostly when something is strange, I step back and look for context |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. I try not to read the comment sections online anymore. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Never met a Republican that was not racist. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. "Not all Republicans are racist, but almost all racists are Republican." |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It's a play on a John Stuart Mill quote. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. Many of us sent e-mails to the club denouncing this horrendous act...n/t |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
30. The in group/ out group instinct is strong |
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