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In reply to the discussion: Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0? [View all]Rhiannon12866
(208,617 posts)Back in 2004 I actually went there and defended John Kerry and his military service. Several backed down since I was armed with the facts - except this one hostile creep who said he wouldn't listen to me until I read John O'Neill's book - and as far as I know, I'm still a member there in good standing, for what that's worth. But after the awful attacks on Andy Stephenson - who was one of my first friends on DU - I learned my lesson and never went back.
I'm grateful for all I have learned on DU over the years, and I'd rather continue that journey than deal with the uninformed and angry. It's amazing to me how obsessed they are with us, even to the point of discussing individual DUers! I agree it's a pointless waste of time and bandwidth, and it speaks well for us that we almost never see that here.