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In reply to the discussion: Who has been with DU for more than 10 years? [View all]Hydra
(14,459 posts)I've been here lurking since at least 2005, probably longer. I decided to start looking for underground news when GWB got on tv and said he was "sick and tired" of Saddam not giving up his mythical nuclear weapons. I was already an amateur activist, but the news I found posted here was invaluable to stepping up my game.
I've had the opportunity to protest Bush admin crimes such as torture, domestic spying and election theft. I learned about and fight against the DLC/Third way/New Dem movement in our party that joins us to those Bush Era policies. I've discussed deep economic topics here that have led to my growth away from "responsible capitalism" to pure socialism and basic economic human rights.
It's ironic that the DU that helped me grow this way is being killed off by the very things we came together to fight. If we survive this primary as any sort of progressive friendly site, it will be some sort of miracle.