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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: My crappy poem to Woo Me With Science: [View all]marym625
(17,997 posts)18. I don't know about anyone else
But I think maybe 1 in 20 alerts should have been alerted. .that damn button is used much too often.
If people can't deal with anything more than "yes, you are so right" they need to find an entirely different kind of site.
Being nasty, causing drama, etc is obviously not the way to go about pushing for your candidate or showing how the other falls short. But we do have ignore options, we are also adults who are passionate about our country.
But I find that the alert stalking the absolute the lowest, most childish, form of fighting. That goes for cali,1SBM and most especially, woo.
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He tells the truth and that can be very offensive to some people. I miss him, please come back Woo.
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#26
Despite what I said about not being sure, I would bet my life on it: woo is female.
merrily
Jul 2015
#54
Whatever Woo's gender, S/he is one of our best, a true blue woo. That's my itty bitty
mother earth
Jul 2015
#80
Well, thank you. Since we're each married and in different parts of the country, I'm guessing
merrily
Jul 2015
#89
"In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act"—Orwell
Enthusiast
Jul 2015
#51
You should not be embarrassed. there's no way to tell on a message board unless the poster shares
merrily
Jul 2015
#60
Me too. There are a few people here who make it worth while to keep coming here. If
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#61