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In reply to the discussion: This is hard... [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)I stopped hanging out in the religion forum because the attacks got so personal and nasty. I mostly lurk these days after so many trolls have posted so much venom and poison here day in, day out. Teachers are attacked, those of faith are attacked, our LGBTQ sisters and brothers are attacked, women are attacked...the list goes on and on, and it's disgusting.
I've tried telling myself that it's because there are some here who are paid right-wing trolls or just plain right-wing trolls, but that doesn't make their poison any less dangerous. I remember the days when we were fairly united in trying to stop the wars, trying to get Bush out of the White House, trying anything to change the direction our country is headed in, but those days are gone. Now, it's Dem against Dem as some think the direction we're headed in is just fine as long as a Dem is at the wheel while the rest of us see too many parallels to Bush and what we marched and protested against.
When it gets bad, I walk away for days, coming back to lurk only and get my news. It's definitely not a safe place anymore.