are we being subliminally pre-angered...

[SwampG8r]

by the ads that present until you log in?
do the ads hawking different right wing talking points, asian import-a-whore's, or impeachment of the POTUS, act to cause us to be less civil to one another?
when i sign in the ads go away and become more generic product or service related ads. for instance atop this as i type is an ad for ge capital bank.
but when we first arrive at Du,until we log in,we are exposed to ad content, that to almost all but the most extreme of democrats, is offensive and disturbing. so we come in and start posting with this slurry of disgustingness all swirling in the backs of our minds.
i wonder how much this is in play when i see some of the rapid escalation ugly responses in OPs
any one else think it makes a difference? or not?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Since you don't have a star, my dear SwampG8r...

You might want to use AdBlock to keep the ads invisible.

I use it on Facebook, and it works wonderfully.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the ads you mention are meant to sow discord here.

[SwampG8r]

6. i figure all they get out of me nowadays is

ad revenue and i cant begrudge them that tiny thing
so i look at the ads (i never click though no matter what that Korean girl says!)

[NuclearDem]

2. Well, I know I'm being subliminally preprogrammed to pick up fingernail polish

Right after a bacon egg and sausage biscuit (2 for $3.33!) at McDonald's.

[sigmasix]

3. sounds like a recipe

for subliminal anger pie. I bet it has raisins.

[SwampG8r]

4. why do you love raisins ?

whats wrong with all those other dried fruits?
raisin worshipper!

[NuclearDem]

5. He must be a raisist.

[SwampG8r]

7. its sad

when people become so enamored of one dried fruit and just let the others go by the wayside
a raisin isn't a god you know! these people would say a cat turd was delicious if you rolled it in raisins!

[NuclearDem]

8. Well the cat turd would certainly add some flavor

I just don't see any raisin to eat them.

[sigmasix]

9. raisins look like chocolate chips sometimes

There's nothing as disappointing as biting into a fresh chocolate chip cookie, only to discover that it's an oatmeal raisin cookie.
I like oatmeal raisin cookies unless they are diguised as chocolate chip cookies- that first bite is a big suprise.