http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8716634MineralMan (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-09-10 01:28 PM
Original message
Thank Goodness for DU!
Edited on Fri Jul-09-10 01:28 PM by MineralMan
Seriously. It's one of the few political forums I've been on that lets a wide range of opinion be heard, as long as posters stick with its simple rules and avoid attacking other users or directly attack elected Democrats or Democratic candidates in extreme ways. That's a rare thing. Despite some people's statements to the contrary, I see every facet of Democratic philosophy here, from middle-of-the road Democrats to on-the-edge socialists.
That wide range of opinion helps all of us solidify our own perspectives and provides us all with food for
thought. We're all in this together, so we all might as well talk it out. And that's what I see here every day.
Oh! does that mean I can post there now openly?
CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-09-10 01:33 PM
Response to Original message
1. My dear MineralMan!
I could not agree with you more!
This place has saved my sanity, and at other times, threatened it! But it is indeed the best place on the internet...
Recommended!
MineralMan (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-09-10 01:54 PM
Response to Reply #1
10. Thanks very much!
I visit many websites, but DU remains the only one I'm currently posting on. I've left all the others.
OK, this sounds like 1 of those times where you're not sure about something but you rah rah about it just to make yourself feel better.
MineralMan (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-09-10 01:53 PM
Response to Reply #7
8. Exactly. We may not agree, but we can speak to each other.
Sometimes, we actually do agree, besides.
Unless you're conservative or progressive. Be honest here, DU has become nothing but Cheerleaders for Obama, everyone else is flung to the side.
sufrommich (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-09-10 02:04 PM
Response to Reply #11
18. God, there is nothing as pathetic as a Forum Warrior. nt

That thread has 25 posts in it and MM has posted 11 times himself in it.