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longship

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10. Huh?

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 12:54 PM

Nov 2015

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And cheesecake is Balkanized, too. But I diverge. (As do you.)

The candidate groups here are precisely Balkanization.

Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another.

I think that fairly describes what is going on here.

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We have Safe Spaces here on DU. They are called Groups. [View all] kwassa Nov 2015 OP

Unfortunately, the Balkanization of DU is not a good thing. longship Nov 2015 #1

I don't think DU is Balkanized. kwassa Nov 2015 #4

Please! longship Nov 2015 #5

DU turns into pre-school every primary season. kwassa Nov 2015 #36

Walled off groups are, by definition, Balkanization. longship Nov 2015 #41

Worse than the Balkans, some groups are walled fortresses from which attacks are launched on others. leveymg Nov 2015 #43

I agree with you wholeheartedly. longship Nov 2015 #44

+100 notadmblnd Nov 2015 #51

Oh, it is more than Balkanized. HuckleB Nov 2015 #26

If applied consistently within your context, you imply the Dewey decimal system is balkanized. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #7

Huh? longship Nov 2015 #10

Comparing DU groups to the Dewey Decimal system? cwydro Nov 2015 #11

Conservative viewpoints are common on DU... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #2

A "safe space" on an online forum romanic Nov 2015 #3

The internet bleeds into real life more and more The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #6

I didn't think of that. romanic Nov 2015 #15

So, subject at hand is College Campus are DANGEROUS! Um, why would you go there for a "Safe Space" snooper2 Nov 2015 #17

Your version of safe space is actually an Orwellian inversion of the concept Prism Nov 2015 #8

This could be its own OP. Great post. tritsofme Nov 2015 #12

+ 10^6 lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #13

My same thoughts more eloquently stated. Thank you! Throd Nov 2015 #14

Hot damn. romanic Nov 2015 #16

SJW? ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #18

Fortunately, you just illustrated the difference Prism Nov 2015 #24

No, my shock was seeing a term coined by MRA's used in this context ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #34

Except, of course.... opiate69 Nov 2015 #45

It wasn't coined by the MRA's Prism Nov 2015 #53

So there shouldn't be a space where people of color can talk? Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #20

Not in a public space Prism Nov 2015 #27

DU and an academic environment are completely different. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #35

Yeah, I'm not sure what your argument is Prism Nov 2015 #40

There can be private spaces within a public space. kwassa Nov 2015 #48

Speaking Only RobinA Nov 2015 #28

If it's not your jam, then that's fine. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #32

I Wish I Could Be RobinA Nov 2015 #23

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #29

That's some good posting Bonx Nov 2015 #37

^^^^^+1^^^^^ NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #38

No. you are wrong, and wildly over the top, IMHO. kwassa Nov 2015 #42

Thank you so much for your wise words. n/t tabasco Nov 2015 #47

Precisely. beevul Nov 2015 #49

"Safe place?" The Gungeon group? BWAHAHA! Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #9

safe spaces DustyJoe Nov 2015 #19

Most of the safe havens on DU are about protecting from those of privilege. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #21

Everyone has some type of privilege. romanic Nov 2015 #25

For the most part, of course they do. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #30

Yes, everyone is privileged in some way. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #46

My safe-haven group is the Photo Group Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #55

That's exactly how I imagine DWS FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #22

You've never been to the Sports Group, have you? bluedigger Nov 2015 #31

Censorship groups are destructive of the broader DU community. earthside Nov 2015 #33

there is a difference between safe spaces and demigoddess Nov 2015 #39

DU isn't a public university campus pintobean Nov 2015 #50

You say that, but... Android3.14 Nov 2015 #52

that goes on all over DU demigoddess Nov 2015 #54