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In reply to the discussion: I am an older white woman, a retired teacher. [View all]countryjake
(8,554 posts)and while bravenak may have not intentionally meant her first comment as a sweeping indictment of those members who are older and much further left than she, I can certainly understand why a woman with the experiences that madfloridian has under her belt might read what bravenak wrote as inappropriate and highly insulting. Instead of furthering that conflagration, some sort of understanding could be reached to find peace.
I myself have been accused here of "hating" our Prez, having that capital-L Libertarian bent, compared to a Republican, siding with an accused rapist, and being an obstacle to feminism. None of those could be any further from the truth, but after twenty years of using the Internet, I know better than to consider such anonymous personal attacks as serious matters that I need to take to heart (or go to battle over). A political discussion board such as DU is bound to attract those who would love to destroy any semblance of solidarity within our community, and during the thirteen years I've been here, those types have come and gone many many times, no big deal, ignore such petty tactics and move on.
It's when that sliming strategy is practiced out in our real lives that we must be concerned and act to deflate deliberate divisiveness. Here, as I haven't a doubt Skinner might say, we have the "Ignore" option and the "Trash Thread" feature. Myself, I prefer huge grains of salt with a dab of popcorn and a cupa tea while I observe the various wars that occur on this site that I love.