Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: DU has certainly changed. Folks no longer seem to value empathy nor compassion here and have become as [View all]
Martin68
(27,274 posts)52. I'm shocked that you see DU members in that light. The members I value are those that have enormous compassion and
empathy. All organizations and institutions have some members that are more immature and perhaps edgy than is comfortable, but overall the site hosts excellent people with deep and constant liberal principles. I have encountered exceptions to the rule, and been blocked for expressing my opinion. I believe in each case that happened I was misunderstood and unfairly judged. But that has always been the exception, and I believe the vast majority of DU members are empathetic and compassionate.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
73 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
DU has certainly changed. Folks no longer seem to value empathy nor compassion here and have become as [View all]
sinkingfeeling
12 hrs ago
OP
We're not as brutal as the other side. The other side ruins their own lives as they work to ruin ours.
Scrivener7
12 hrs ago
#2
I am neither shocked nor disappointed that people have run out of empathy for suicide bombers.
RockRaven
12 hrs ago
#4
We can claim moral superiority because we would not have deported him if it was up to us
JI7
12 hrs ago
#7
I think there is a big difference between a lack of sympathy and reveling in sadistic cruelty
Fiendish Thingy
11 hrs ago
#11
The difference is the other side wants to fight us. Half the time, we want to fight ourselves.
PeaceWave
11 hrs ago
#12
You'll have plenty of time in concentration camp to feel sorry for Trump supporters.
usonian
11 hrs ago
#14
2 years ago, i was shocked at the attitude of 2 people that i have known for 20 years
Tetrachloride
11 hrs ago
#20
There are a few dozen posters in that thread. This forums has tens of thousands of members as far as I know.
FascismIsDeath
11 hrs ago
#24
The country is definitely more polarized,. But if you look at right wing sites and Facebook, you will see much worse.
surfered
11 hrs ago
#27
People are angry, they want revenge. I don't think it leads to good places
EdmondDantes_
10 hrs ago
#33
Some of us took the "high road" and now see people being murdered in the streets by a Stasi style secret police
maxrandb
10 hrs ago
#34
I'm not ready to give hitler 2.0 or his supporters a big wet kiss, not even after a half pint of vodka. nt
yaesu
10 hrs ago
#35
110%... this should have 200 recs not the fake Twitter post that has 200+ recs below
WarGamer
10 hrs ago
#39
In addition... every day I see bigotry on DU that was unacceptable in the past.
WarGamer
10 hrs ago
#43
I'm shocked that you see DU members in that light. The members I value are those that have enormous compassion and
Martin68
9 hrs ago
#52
All I'm hearing in the comments is a lot of sputtering, which is in itself telling.
eggplant
9 hrs ago
#53