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Want free stuff? Nevilledog Feb 2022 #1
You don't know? sheshe2 Feb 2022 #12
Meaning what exactly? Nevilledog Feb 2022 #17
You said ummmm. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #27
"If you want free stuff, Pinback Feb 2022 #34
Makes me wonder cilla4progress Feb 2022 #2
Yep. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #13
Probably the same one I saw. You are right. Hekate Feb 2022 #3
Same one. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #6
I think DU is pretty cool. electricbro45 Feb 2022 #4
I love learning new things and finding out I was WhiteTara Feb 2022 #18
Ditto tiredtoo Feb 2022 #50
I also post on DKOS electricbro45 Feb 2022 #54
I haven't been on DailyKos for at least 3 years. I liked it, but not enough. GoneOffShore Feb 2022 #101
Been here 18 years, and my gray hair is staying. sarcasmo Feb 2022 #5
I joined about a year before you did.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2022 #14
Mid 30's when I started posting on D/U. sarcasmo Feb 2022 #21
Lol! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #30
My doctor told me my inner self is 30 WhiteTara Feb 2022 #38
I miss you, sheshe2 Feb 2022 #51
... WhiteTara Feb 2022 #79
Free stuff? It's called reparations for being born... Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2022 #7
Did somebody post this here on DU? Or maybe somewhere else? FakeNoose Feb 2022 #8
I would like to see the troll. applegrove Feb 2022 #9
It was here. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #15
Someone was amusing himself with trolling -- got a long thread out of it, too Hekate Feb 2022 #41
That kind of uncalled for remark makes me think of the warning. summer_in_TX Feb 2022 #10
Sounds like a troll. For years right wing had been trying to get DU applegrove Feb 2022 #11
Honestly... krkaufman Feb 2022 #64
My post has nothing to do about division. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #74
Here's the part where you are divisive: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #100
' . . . ancient Romans saying it' - Sristotle also empedocles Feb 2022 #108
Yeah that's not divisive at all. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #177
That was probably the point to get one group against another going. Don't you think? n/t applegrove Feb 2022 #87
I am gonna say that i know alot of very involved cilla4progress Feb 2022 #16
Thank you, I agree. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #20
WOW inthewind21 Feb 2022 #158
Kudos to the older generation but... jcgoldie Feb 2022 #19
Not really. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #24
well jcgoldie Feb 2022 #26
Sorry if I offended you. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #35
Well hey... jcgoldie Feb 2022 #39
We are still the teachers. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #42
Absolutely EOM tiredtoo Feb 2022 #90
Another "oldie"... from Charlie Poole... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #47
You didn't have to ask for free stuff, because you were given it Sympthsical Feb 2022 #80
I am an older GenXer obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #133
Very similar situation Sympthsical Feb 2022 #150
If you ever feel the call obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #247
You and me both inthewind21 Feb 2022 #160
THANK YOU YES obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #248
+1. As an Xer I agree. Boomers simply don't get this radius777 Feb 2022 #187
Absolutely this obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #249
Huzzah misanthrope Feb 2022 #225
..... obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #250
I did get that one block of government cheese during the Reagan administration Generic Brad Feb 2022 #219
I find it depressing that we have to fight for things that were a given 20 years ago DFW Feb 2022 #99
Yes, really. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #122
Boom obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #135
Old age is a position of relative privilege? George II Feb 2022 #205
Joe Manshion thinks child care is "free stuff". BradAllison Feb 2022 #168
Quote from profile: "DU sucks lately" progree Feb 2022 #22
They need to grow the hell up and face reality. nt oasis Feb 2022 #23
What exactly is the source of "more of us" without the youngsters? JHB Feb 2022 #25
Any post like that would not last long left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 #28
Nope! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #37
This is a format that appeals to older Americans iemanja Feb 2022 #29
I saw that post mcar Feb 2022 #31
Yes they still want their pony. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #58
LGBT equality was called a pony for years Sympthsical Feb 2022 #82
That is not really true...and LGBT equality has not been achieved either...we still have a fight on Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #102
It is absolutely true Sympthsical Feb 2022 #103
Folks on here called it a pony, and poutrage, and everything else obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #138
This. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #123
I honestly wonder if the goal is to attract voters questionseverything Feb 2022 #227
JFC obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #136
I've been Democrat'in since before it was the Bee's-Knees' by George! denbot Feb 2022 #32
I'm old enough to know what to ignore. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #33
Hope that is not me, L.Coyote. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #53
What, not who. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #86
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #36
I'm an oldster but I got free stuff Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #40
thanks. the 'free stuff' thing is not only offensive stopdiggin Feb 2022 #61
+1000 Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #109
I wish this was made into an OP Sympthsical Feb 2022 #93
So, I agree -- I hope that poster makes it an OP obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #142
Thank you! Bettie Feb 2022 #120
And I didn't even mention health care Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #124
But, if you mention that Bettie Feb 2022 #128
Gen Xer here obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #141
Yeah Gen X didn't get a free ride either Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #175
The world needs us old folks and it needs the youngsters. Anyone who said DU sucks doesn't LoisB Feb 2022 #43
We shall live to see better days. Yes. Hekate Feb 2022 #44
"OK, Boomer" orangecrush Feb 2022 #45
Let's not start a battle tween tiredtoo Feb 2022 #46
I didn't start it and it wasn't removed. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #69
It wasn't removed, damn didn't anyone report it? tiredtoo Feb 2022 #91
What good is college if 54% of Americans can't read at the 6th grade level. marie999 Feb 2022 #203
Like i said tiredtoo Feb 2022 #222
"Free college is bullshit" obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #143
Is bullshit better or worse than ponies? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #186
They are both better than poutrage obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #251
Well in that vein tiredtoo Feb 2022 #224
Do you have a link? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #176
Doesn't show up for me either. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #188
Saw that. Like someone who doesn't cook spending lots of time trolling cooking forums. betsuni Feb 2022 #48
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #57
Don't let the door hit you, etc. question everything Feb 2022 #49
I'm 36, but a lifelong Democrat Moebym Feb 2022 #52
Amen, she! Thank You! Cha Feb 2022 #55
TY!!! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #73
Asking for free stuff? What BULLSHIT. Utter Bullshit. progressoid Feb 2022 #56
Welp. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #65
Indeed. progressoid Feb 2022 #77
I'm so sorry for your loss, Sheshe2 iemanja Feb 2022 #81
+1 Celerity Feb 2022 #71
One of my favorite education stories ever Sympthsical Feb 2022 #83
Please do not forget us GenXers obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #144
You're right, it all blurs together for me Sympthsical Feb 2022 #153
AIDs is literally what made me realize that obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #252
Yep. Caliman73 Feb 2022 #159
+1 leftstreet Feb 2022 #92
boom obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #145
Your kids and their friends don't need encouragement to vote Kaleva Feb 2022 #106
Yup. What toxic bs. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #115
I don't want free stuff vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #59
+1, +2 and 3. (it was extremely misinformed) -(nt)- stopdiggin Feb 2022 #63
+ a billion Sympthsical Feb 2022 #84
My daughter is your age Ms. Toad Feb 2022 #97
Seriously inthewind21 Feb 2022 #165
You apparenty missed that I said "adjusted for inflation." Ms. Toad Feb 2022 #174
Many of us boomers got our opportunity by serving in the military. Kaleva Feb 2022 #107
I'm not joining the military vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #110
Then don't complain about not having the same opportunities. Kaleva Feb 2022 #111
What in the hell does that even have to do with anything? vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #112
Well then, accept the choices you made and don't complain about it. Kaleva Feb 2022 #192
Wow just fucking wow vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #198
Your life doesn't have to be as bad as you seem to saying it is. Kaleva Feb 2022 #214
JFC obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #254
Man, this is out of touch Sympthsical Feb 2022 #164
The opportunities in the military are not the same as when you retired. Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #131
Where did I say I retired from the military? Kaleva Feb 2022 #190
It is a distinction without a difference Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #215
As I said in another post, before one couldn't get VA care w/o serving at least 20 Kaleva Feb 2022 #226
Also, back in the day, one had to put in 20 to get VA benefits Kaleva Feb 2022 #211
"your opportunities are the same as what I had" obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #147
+1 This GenXer is behind you! obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #146
Boom! obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #253
I ain't old and I ain't young..... electricbro45 Feb 2022 #60
"whatever" krkaufman Feb 2022 #66
What BKliban said. Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #62
One of my favorite-ever cartoons. JudyM Feb 2022 #89
You are most welcome! Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #130
K&R pazzyanne Feb 2022 #67
"Me, the elders never demanded free stuff. We worked. We worked hard. " obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #148
Personally, I don't believe it can be said enough! pazzyanne Feb 2022 #240
Seriously? You are proud of this elitist take? obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #255
I'm proud 0f the 50 years of hard work I put into working for social programs! pazzyanne Feb 2022 #258
+1 betsuni Feb 2022 #261
Define "free" OneBro Feb 2022 #68
DU is a wonderful place mvd Feb 2022 #70
This old boomer asks you,... JoeOtterbein Feb 2022 #72
I wanted that free "I Voted" sticker. No other reason needed alfredo Feb 2022 #75
Any young, preferably intelligent, DEMOCRAT is welcome here. argyl Feb 2022 #76
"They seem to want purity and free stuff." Sympthsical Feb 2022 #78
Can we define "Free Stuff" Diablo del sol Feb 2022 #85
2004 member here Texasgal Feb 2022 #88
I have active in party politics for a long time LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #94
Well, a lot of us were a whole lot younger when we signed up. I know I was, 19 years ago this month Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #95
For those wondering about "free stuff," that means impossible populist promises. betsuni Feb 2022 #96
TY.. Excellent Comprehensive Cha Feb 2022 #98
Pandering. Populist pandering to the gullible for money and votes. betsuni Feb 2022 #105
Yeah & Thank Goodness Joe Biden Cha Feb 2022 #173
Like free public university education? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #114
UC system is now $14,700 a year in tuition alone Sympthsical Feb 2022 #125
+1 Celerity Feb 2022 #127
Yeah I went through SUNY on a Pell Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #134
States can do that. betsuni Feb 2022 #178
I guess 'the point' was not clearly stated. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #179
Thank you. That's what this is about and I'm sure all know it. It's the meme that losing is really Nixie Feb 2022 #161
Thank you! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #181
There is nothing impossible about healthcare for all questionseverything Feb 2022 #230
Votes. Until Democrats have large majorities in Congress, it's impossible. betsuni Feb 2022 #232
We don't have the votes because the politicians we have are not progressive enough questionseverything Feb 2022 #233
50-50 senate now, the ACA only had a window of four months and ten days to pass ACA betsuni Feb 2022 #236
You are the one equating healthcare for all with "free ponies " questionseverything Feb 2022 #238
Where have I equated healthcare for all with "free ponies"? betsuni Feb 2022 #239
Btw states will never be able to give their citizens healthcare for all questionseverything Feb 2022 #234
They can come up with their own plans, it's not all or nothing. betsuni Feb 2022 #243
I love DU malaise Feb 2022 #104
Boomer and I got a basically free college education. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #116
Was it UnderThisLaw Feb 2022 #117
AMEN! 634-5789 Feb 2022 #118
What free stuff? People I know, none on DU, say I was lucky to get a lot of free stuff. marie999 Feb 2022 #119
If there are people who think DU sucks... Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #121
Hey wait, you think this sucks? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #139
Yup, agree obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #149
I think inthewind21 Feb 2022 #193
Yes. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #194
I'm an older GenXer obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #256
"some" may think DU ..." do you have any examples of "some"? Nixie Feb 2022 #200
Not to rain on this shit on the young voters parade, but you do know they helped get Biden elected? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #126
Shhh...I don't think we're supposed to say that! Bettie Feb 2022 #129
Yup. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #137
What kind of malarkey is that! Those young whippersnappers voted for Biden you say? progressoid Feb 2022 #154
Now, now, young whippersnapper, let's not allow reality to interfere with... NeoGreen Feb 2022 #182
Good thing, too, because the majority of voters over 50 voted for Trump. Mariana Feb 2022 #242
I know obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #245
"Me, the elders never demanded free stuff. We worked. We worked hard. " obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #132
Get off my lawn syndrome. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #140
I am gobsmacked obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #151
i don't even get this OP. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #152
Apparently it was a troll post obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #155
Certainly seeing some interesting comments, you got that right. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #156
Me either obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #170
Me either inthewind21 Feb 2022 #195
Some trolls sign up over and over,they get banned quickly. DU doesn't suck but some OPs sure do. Autumn Feb 2022 #171
Geez, I see troll posts all the time, as we all do. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #185
It's a reason to start a "discussion" about young voters with the intended results. Autumn Feb 2022 #189
Ah. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #191
ah obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #246
"Worked hard" BradAllison Feb 2022 #169
Been here since 2007 JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #157
I saw that thread, too, she. Nixie Feb 2022 #162
Yes, you worked hard, but you were compensated better. SYFROYH Feb 2022 #163
Also, that thread had ZERO recs the last time I looked. Nixie Feb 2022 #166
"Free stuff" BradAllison Feb 2022 #167
Free stuff? kcr Feb 2022 #172
Sorry to hear about your Mom, sheshe peggysue2 Feb 2022 #180
Thanks, peggysue. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #210
I hate to see divisive posts like that get traction. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2022 #183
I have always voted dem Meowmee Feb 2022 #184
Young people vote in lesser numbers. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #196
It has been the case Meowmee Feb 2022 #197
I don't need to "try Google" Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #244
Great you answered your own question then Meowmee Feb 2022 #257
No, I didn't. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #262
I feel the same way Meowmee Feb 2022 #263
"All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" ymetca Feb 2022 #199
I have a saying, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #201
Excellent! Good job. George II Feb 2022 #202
Good to see you, MCE. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #209
Thanks sheshe2, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #217
You had to chain up an 18 wheeler. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #220
Hugs to you and yours also. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #223
Sounds rather ageist to me. What happened to the Democratic Party (and DU) being a "big tent"? George II Feb 2022 #204
free stuff and ponies? Kali Feb 2022 #206
I'm still wondering why there's no link to this troll post that the OP says was not deleted. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #207
Try "DU sucks lately. Too many Karens" on DU site search. betsuni Feb 2022 #241
Not what I was saying at all. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #208
I see accusations of DUers being right-wingers using right-wing talking points and sources betsuni Feb 2022 #228
I am so far from wealthy it is laughable. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #229
No matter how many times you explain your situation, it never sinks in. Maybe they do it on purpose. betsuni Feb 2022 #231
You are a true friend, betsuni. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #235
... betsuni Feb 2022 #237
Luv ya. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #260
DU is the calm in the storm. ificandream Feb 2022 #212
I'm not going anywhere. mzmolly Feb 2022 #213
Me as well. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #216
:) mzmolly Feb 2022 #218
Bacaktcha sheshe2 Feb 2022 #221
I find 2 things disheartening about younger generations TexasBushwhacker Feb 2022 #259
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