Reply #26: All Communities Have a Life Cycle

[The River]

Both in the real world and on line.
Both have their "founding fathers" and
early settlers. If any new community has
something of value to offer (as DU does) the population
grows and the dynamics change in many many ways.
After almost 4 years of bizzaro-world politics, I think the DU "collective" is suffering from
P.E.S. (Pre Election Syndrome).
It's a state akin to "High Anxiety" that comes from being exposed to:
Endless Polls that yank you around like a bi-polar yo-yo.
Endless media propaganda pushing their "product" de jour.
Government fear mongering, Trolls and our own brand
of "battle fatigue". If the quality of posts has suffered
recently it's understandable and temporary. After Kerry wins,
DU will become more relevant than ever, again.

With 5 weeks to go, we just can't wait to know, officially,
that our national nightmare will soon be over. At the same time
we secretly dread what might come to pass if the election process
is "manipulated" again. It won't do them any good though.
Kerry will win in a landslide. Remember those record numbers of preliminary voters in state after state?
Just wait till you see the record numbers of voters who will turn out November 2nd.