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In reply to the discussion: Read a post that said DU sucks. [View all]JHB
(37,157 posts)What were their complaints and criticisms? Did you listen? Did they feel listened to, or brushed off?
What counts as "purity and free stuff"? I failed "mid reading" in junior High, so I'll need a few particulars about what you mean by that to comment constructively.
I've been on DU for about 10 years longer than you have, and I come to it with a different background. I'm lucky enough that Mom's still around, but I don't know if she ever voted Democrat. My family background is conservative; Bill Buckley fans. Being a Democrat wasn't a legacy for me, it was a decision. I have had and continue to have a great many beefs with the policies and messaging Democrats have had over the last 30 years, but I'm still here.
You sound like you're in a funk. Talk to me, I'll get you through it.