General Discussion

If you look at my profile, it'll tell you I created my DU account on 3/26/2013, but it was kind of a hit and run sign up. I didn't start coming here regularly until much later.

Back then, I was spending most of my time at LiveJournal. In particular, I was spending a lot of time at ONTD_Political, which was officially nonpartisan but in reality very Democratic dominated. I hung out there through both of Obama's administrations and had a great time, but things got really ugly during the lead up to the 2016 primaries and stayed that way through the election. I was a Hillary supporter, and the community was dominated by Bernie supporters who acted like Hillary was the devil incarnate or something. It was brutal. 😵‍💫 I gather it was pretty bad here, too, and I can't say I'm sorry I missed it. I found my way back to DU not long after the election, and it was nice to be able to leave the bad memories behind and start fresh here.

I hope things never get that heated here during an election again. I know better than to hold my breath, but I take comfort in knowing that DU survived the slings and arrows of 2016. Onward and upward, y'all!