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left-of-center2012

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11. Well, I'm a 71 year old guy

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:11 PM

Dec 2017

I have posted here, rarely, when I feel I have a news story or article of particular interest to this forum.
Otherwise I usually post to General Discussion.

Someone mentioned 'ageism'. Maybe just not being aware, but I have not seen that as much as I have seen
"Thou shall not voice an opinion different from the majority"
or you will be alerted on, and often lose.

If the majority likes red apples, you are risking an alert to say
"I think those yellow Golden Delicious apples have some merit".

A couple times I have voiced (politely and friendly) my thoughts on an issue
and been told I would be happier going to a non-DU website.

Oh well, I have an 'ignore' button.

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White 77yo woman here. Have the voices in this forum been silenced?? Have seen few recent posts [View all] bobbieinok Dec 2017 OP

You answered your own question WhiteTara Dec 2017 #1

she's asking why people have left or have been pushed out dlwickham Dec 2017 #2

I never understood it. WhiteTara Dec 2017 #9

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2017 #12

White 65 y/o male here, lifelong Dem. I honestly feel us older folk are no longer welcome. tonyt53 Dec 2017 #3

Do as told or laserhaas Dec 2017 #7

I have a thought this morning...I have pulled back on my comments asiliveandbreathe Dec 2017 #4

Its the Holidays for a lot of people. And the topics here have narrowed down to .... marble falls Dec 2017 #5

Just to note again: I miss DU's African American voices. The dem party dies without their input bobbieinok Dec 2017 #6

The current "ideal" of a Progressive "Fem" Party, is dead. laserhaas Dec 2017 #8

"Fem" party....please explain to me. I'm like 7 here. irisblue Dec 2017 #13

Yup..too young to grasp a typo laserhaas Dec 2017 #14

Actually as far as this group goes JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #16

Opines differ laserhaas Dec 2017 #17

Are you in contact with any of the missing members? JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #19

Adding - I had a really interesting online JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #23

Heh! ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #24

He just did to me JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #29

Anyone who gives an honest answer to this question murielm99 Dec 2017 #20

Yep - do you think JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #22

Spot On laserhaas Dec 2017 #26

We go to many domains that your progressive values laserhaas Dec 2017 #25

All forums are mising voices. But there are still posters like malaise and MrScorpio posting .... marble falls Dec 2017 #10

Well, I'm a 71 year old guy left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #11

DU tends to be older and white. murielm99 Dec 2017 #30

Some times it's like playing Whack-a-mole left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #31

As Group Host JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #15

Gone with the wind and sorely missed laserhaas Dec 2017 #18

+++ sheshe2 Dec 2017 #21

Thanks to everyone who has replied. I welcome any more input people would like to share bobbieinok Dec 2017 #27

+all the ones The Polack MSgt Dec 2017 #28