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The stupidity I have to endure on a daily basis. (Original Post) LW1977 May 2014 OP
I keep my blood pressure down by not frequenting such boards Lydia Leftcoast May 2014 #1
The Internet is awash with bigots and jerks (not to mention clueless people). radicalliberal May 2014 #2
you aren't alone knownow May 2014 #3

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)
1. I keep my blood pressure down by not frequenting such boards
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:53 PM
May 2014

They aren't going to change unless life somehow hits them over the head with a two-by-four.

radicalliberal

(907 posts)
2. The Internet is awash with bigots and jerks (not to mention clueless people).
Wed May 14, 2014, 06:41 PM
May 2014

The best approach, in my opinion, is to avoid them. Don't let them get you down.

I've had PM exchanges with a few of the DU members. I've been impressed. I've encountered individuals who are truly decent and heroic. Like I said, don't let the b******s get you down.

knownow

(53 posts)
3. you aren't alone
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:17 PM
May 2014

I am in agreement with many of the threads but not with all of them. I see racism bigotry and hypocritical slurs of all kinds, not all of that is directed at me, mostly I got my ass kicked by homophobes. That kind of thing makes you want to look over your shoulder especially online. An opinion isn't supposed to have a deadly consequence. A friend from the old days told me she lost a job because the wrong people were liked on her fb page.

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