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In reply to the discussion: I'm done, too. [View all]aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)even though I might have disagreed with her often. One of the last exchanges I had with her involved the story of parents who had left their child in a hot car where it died. I criticized those parents and Redqueen attacked me for being anti-Mexican. I never clicked the link to the story to understand that those parents were Hispanic. I didn't attack those parents because of who they were but because of what they had done. I was especially dismayed that some of her friends seemed to appear out of nowhere to support her, even where I didn't feel it was justified such as in this instance. I did think that Redqueen was often over-sensitive to some liberal sacred cows, especially seeing misogyny everywhere, where it existed in disgusting examples as where it also did not exist.
Be that as it may, Redqueen was a great liberal. She often called people out on their prejudices. I'm an old guy from the 60s who doesn't always see the error of his ways and Redqueen often made me think. Even where I felt she was wrong, I admired her courage for standing behind her convictions. How may of us here have the courage to truly voice what we feel at all times? I'll bet it's not that many. We need people who have a strong point of view here as opposed to luke warm liberals. Redqueen was an important part of this site. She was important in giving this site the full breadth and scope it needs. It takes all kinds in the liberal community to keep each other honest. Redqueen did her part, a very important part. She will be missed. I'll bet she doesn't realize how much she will be missed, even among those who sometimes disagreed with her. And what a great user name!