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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOkay, I gotta take a break from GD right now.
This whole crap in Ukraine is scaring the crap out of me.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)UTUSN
(70,496 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)and my DU experience is so very much better for it.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)to being scared a lot of times myself, over things being discussed in there.
Death!!!
Starvation!!!
Disaster!
We're all going to diiiieeeee!!!
Destruction!!!
And if it's not pants-shittingly scary stuff being hawked, it's a lot of over-optimistic bullshittery.
Like the whole Plamegate joy-fest where people were predicting lots of convictions ("Fitz-mas" and nothing much happened except for a virtual slap on the hand for Scooter Libby
It's best to take overly depressing/optimistic discussion in GD with a grain of salt. Probably 95% of it is hyperbole...
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)I mean, how many times did people in GD predict that an invasion of Iran was imminent during Bush's last term?
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)there was the "We're all gonna DIEEEEE!!!!" predictions after that volcano in Iceland erupted.
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)I got a good laugh out of it, because I found the book's premise to be a little far fetched.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)Or hide the word Ukraine, that would do it. I've hidden so much, and always adding more.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)counted how many keywords are on my "trash" list, but there's a LOT.
And yeah...like you...always adding more.
Makes life on DU way more pleasant
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)I just added Ukraine, Putin, and War, myself
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)except maybe a ban on vodka from Russia.
There's not much we can do beyond that and the chance of it escalating to directly involve us is nil. I think Motherjones called it just about right.
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)I like my booze to come in either beer, brandy, or whiskey.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)and otherwise saved the vodka for insomnia. But homegrown Mead brewed from local bee honey has come to replace it for the insomnia, and it's not tincture season, so I'm good.
I hope the Ukrainian people can hold it together for a few weeks until their elections. And I hope for a peaceful resolution. That's about all I can do for them.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)I think I might join you...
shenmue
(38,501 posts)I think the Lolcats thread will help, as an earlier poster said.