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In reply to the discussion: So why exactly is "tone" or "approach" more important than actual issues that affect us all? [View all]UtahLib
(3,179 posts)I wasn't going to respond to this but reconsidered because of your slyly worded accusation made in an effort to let me know that I have no right to my opinion.
Having discovered DU during the last election and considering where I live and am confronted with on a daily basis, I was thrilled to join this community in October of last year.
I was aghast when I stumbled upon Meta only to witness the vitriolic and contentious discussions that consisted of nothing more than attacks from posters that will never let go of a grudge. So yes, I have been here long enough to discern patterns some posters have established.
I can only relate my thoughts when witnessing posters admit to bookmarking OPs to assist them in their efforts to shame, demean or attack other posters. I see this as harboring animosity and going to extraordinary lengths to justify the hatred you display for the people you seem to target for attack rather than discussing the subject of the thread you have entered.
As I often told my two daughters and the three nephews I helped to raise, justifying hatred in order to carry out and act upon a grudge, is much more damaging to the person holding onto that hatred than the person to whom it is directed.