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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:02 PM
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Poll question: Will DU Become A Friendlier Place after The Election?
Edited on Fri Oct-22-10 12:03 PM by MineralMan
To be very frank, I'm really looking forward to November 3 and the end of the questions about how things will turn out in 2010. There has been lots of ugly stuff here on DU in the runup to this election. I think we've all noticed it. So, what do you think: Will DU turn its attention to issues that are a bit further down the road after the election. Will things ease up a little? What do you think?
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:05 PM
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1. Hey, like, FUCK YOU, MAN!
Edited on Fri Oct-22-10 12:06 PM by HopeHoops
:evilgrin: :hi:

Sorry, couldn't resist the invitation to be an asshole.

As for the question, I really haven't found it to be unfriendly as it is. What's the reference to the "ugly stuff" in your OP? It might get a bit more silly, but it will still be the same basic DU stuff - a good place to share ideas and find people who aren't moronic dumbfuck FOX droppings.

On Edit: I voted for the pie. I like pie.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:10 PM
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7. Well, the pie option seems to be very popular, for sure.
I chose coconut cream, because it's been my favorite for many years. I shouldn't eat it, but it's soooo good.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:16 PM
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11. Lemon meringue is mine, but I'll go for a Key lime (a REAL one, not the fake green shit).
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:22 PM
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28. I hope this will do.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 08:10 AM
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33. Yep - that looks legitimate. Damn. Now I'm hungry for one.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 02:12 PM
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20. I want lemon
I like coconut cream too but give me lemon and I'll shut right the heck up :-) :hi:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 06:50 PM
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21. Here ya go, with plenty of meringue.


You'll have to share with the other poster, though. I hope that's OK.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 09:29 PM
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31. That'll be find
I like sharing

For me as a kid growing up that lemon pie would have been cooked in a wood cook stove, now that was some good eating. All homemade too. Yummy yummy :hi:
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:09 PM
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25. where's my pie?
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:16 PM
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26. How late you are. Never mind. I saved a piece for you.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:05 PM
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2. I'd vote, but "hahahahahahahaha" isn't an option. (nt)
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:07 PM
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4. +1
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Ozymanithrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:06 PM
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3. The question is dependent on the outcome of the voting.
I mean, a sweep by Republicans of the House and the Senate will lead to most of the people here at DU to rally in self defense over Republicans shutting down the government and investigation of Obama. If the status quo remains, the fighting here continues until issues get worked through.

Without something holding us together, differing opinions on issues drive the fighting here.
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:07 PM
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5. I don't think that will happen. What I think might happen if there is a repug take over is
people will be giving more leeway to the president for conservative policies.

Saying he's got to do something, something is better than nothing, we have to get Obama re-elected and in the process lose sight of liberal principles and values.
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cemaphonic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:09 PM
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6. I don't know about that.
At least in the short term, if the Dems face a worst-case scenario, I bet the postmortem sniping will be pretty brutal. Long-term, you're probably right.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:32 PM
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15. True. Anyone with a memory of who posted what
Will have no sympathy for anyone casting stones at the Democrats now, if the Republicans win.

If the Democrats win, it could be better but go on the same.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:10 PM
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8. Assignment of either credit or blame will override friendliness.
If the Dems win, or don't lose, credit will be claimed by all and sundry. If the Dems lose, blame will ascribed to all and sundry.

Meh.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:12 PM
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9. I sure hope that's not the case. Win or lose, we will have lots of
work to do leading up to 2012. I'm hopeful that we'll be able to all work together.
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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 01:07 PM
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17. +1
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:19 PM
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12. Nice poll, Hitler.
:P
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:24 PM
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13. My opinion ...
Edited on Fri Oct-22-10 12:25 PM by Akoto
DU became an unfriendly place the moment President Obama was elected, not because of him, but because Bush was out. At long last, we had won that battle, which meant we'd also lost our universal enemy.

It didn't take long for people to divide up into their separate camps, see their own issues as paramount, and then get outraged/claw at each others' throats due to the handling of said issues. We no longer had that uniting force, our common foe of eight years.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:29 PM
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14. I certainly hope so.
I miss party unity.
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dionysus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 12:42 PM
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16. nope, there'll be even more listerine in the cheese....
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Riftaxe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 01:12 PM
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18. Things will definitely become more contentious
If going by the past is indication, there will be large influx of whining and finger pointing for about 3 months, then after a few of the more vocal posters are tomb stoned things will calm down to the usual state of histrionics.
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Desertrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 02:09 PM
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19. Eventually we will find out.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 06:51 PM
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22. Normal pattern, silly season will be over
On to the war on Christmas!!!

Yay!!!
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apocalypsehow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 06:53 PM
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23. It'll stay about the same. n/t.
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NorthCarolina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:07 PM
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24. Well, right out of the box I'd say that the recommendations of
Obama's Deficit Commission, particularly with respect to Social Security/Medicare/etc., will set the tone of the next big blow-out here on DU.
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political_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:17 PM
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27. I hope so, but unfortunately it will be more of the same.
The Obama bashing threads get too much attention.
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Proud Liberal Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 07:29 PM
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29. It seems to have calmed down a bit recently
If things go well, things will probably continue to go decently IMHO. If it doesn't, expect a few weeks (months?) of the circular firing squad as everybody tries to sort out who's to blame. :shrug:
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 08:36 PM
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30. It all depends on how well we do.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 09:35 PM
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32. Yes, of course it will
And here's a simulation of an actual DU post in the future:
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