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murielm99

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30. DU tends to be older and white.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 02:44 PM

Dec 2017

I don't see ageism as the problem.

There are some younger people who left here for JPR. I hope they stay there happily.

I feel that many women, and POC in particular, were chased off for stating their opinions loudly and articulately. Their issues were said to be wedge issues. They were dismissed as identity politics.

Democrats would be better off without the purity police. DU would be better off if we were allowed to criticize ANY elected official, Democrat, Republican or Independent. If that was the case on DU, we would have the vibrant discussions in this group that we had before the primary.

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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