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The Way Forward

mopinko

(72,130 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2025, 08:15 AM Saturday

can i make a small plea here? [View all]

and i dont mean to question moderation, just a plea to my fellow members whose still have hope for the future, misguided tho it may be-
can we keep the doom and gloom to a minimum in here?
we have the whole rest of the site for that.

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can i make a small plea here? [View all] mopinko Saturday OP

It is impossible to move forward until reality is faced. Irish_Dem Saturday #1

we have the whole rest of the site for that. mopinko Saturday #2

Yes it is wrong to shoot down ideas when brainstorming. Irish_Dem Saturday #5

i'm not telling. i'm asking. mopinko Saturday #7

Agreed. yellow dahlia Monday #28

keeping it real, and doom and gloom are not the same thing The Wandering Harper Tuesday #34

What's your way forward? gab13by13 Saturday #3

not talking about minimizing anything. mopinko Saturday #6

You're assuming they will allow any free and fair and genuine elections yellow dahlia Monday #29

see #34 /nt The Wandering Harper Tuesday #35

yes, grieve elsewhere markie Saturday #4

ty. mopinko Saturday #8

YES csusan Saturday #14

The Trump BS forum is where the grieving posts GPV Saturday #9

every other forum mopinko Saturday #10

True enough GPV Saturday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author csusan Saturday #13

As I understand it, the Trump BS forum is supposed to be for reactions to his BS, yellow dahlia Monday #30

Totally csusan Saturday #12

I'm afraid to say what i want to say csusan Saturday #15

i had a hard time mopinko Saturday #16

Thank you for sharing csusan Saturday #17

Censorship at a time like this is complicity. nt TBF Saturday #18

oh ffs. nobody is censoring anybody. forums have topics we agree to stick to. mopinko Saturday #19

I stand by my assessment and statement. nt TBF Saturday #20

Oh, for goodness sakes... there's plenty of room for all the other stuff in -other main forums- here on DU... electric_blue68 Saturday #21

We all have our opinions of each forum - TBF Sunday #22

Sigh. She SUGGESTED, -NOT- TELLING You what to do, for goodness sakes!.. electric_blue68 Monday #24

OK? I really don't know what to say to you. TBF Monday #25

Sorry you are also thinking about worries from your area... electric_blue68 Monday #27

I think we had to "get it out of our system" for a few minutes. Now get up, wash your face, comb your hair, get dressed. CTyankee Monday #23

Excellent suggestion! This is a forum for positive solutions! Clouds Passing Monday #26

The only person you control is you. usonian Monday #31

I was told last year that many of my posts were too "doom and gloom" Polybius Monday #32

That seems unlikely. Oopsie Daisy Tuesday #33