and was reading well before.
I don't even have it bookmarked now on my toolbar (or in my bookmarks). Maybe I just force myself to type it in as penance for being straight and white and male or something 
Before we seemed to have this idea that there was a common enemy and we had one goal we all shared, get rid of that idiot in chief, bush. Sure we had other ones, and yeah we had fighting amongst each other to be sure, but at the end of the day when we logged off we knew we were at least among allies. And that tomorrow we would suck it up and be back together for the larger picture.
Now? It's all about who is the best progressive. Like a competition on issues and purity. I know at the end of the day I am on the same side on some big issues here (and when I say issues I don't mean a magazine....) but we don't always agree on the same things.
Folks are not seen as allies anymore. We are either for or against something. Reminds me of ole bush and his war on terror. Instead of trying to fix the country some want to fix everyone on du who does not agree with them on every little jot and tittle of an issue. We have always had, as noted, heated discussions on lots of things but on some things people just want to throw out the baby with the bath water (as mom used to say - and I am not quoting her because she was just some person who could say things I liked, I like the actual quote as well. Ma was more than just a quote maker. Can't be too sure these days so have to qualify everything).
The 'wars' we have on here...well you cannot win them because they are ideological. You can be on the same side, have same core beliefs, work together to vote in the right people, etc and so on. But unless you leap from your variation of the faith totally to someone Else's version you are an enemy combatant who hates liberalism and your shoes will be checked before you board this flight. It is like the TSA is checking every post and someone raised the alert color around here.
"Let alone discuss important issues/happenings here and around the world? "
Reddit might be a better place for that these days. Not every issue is piggybacked for other wars and issues.
DU still has it's charm, though now it seems more that folks read it to be entertained. Like watching a slow train wreck where all the cars are filled with clowns and circus tents.
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