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Grim Chieftain

(2,080 posts)
22. You expressed yourself beautifully
Fri May 22, 2026, 05:14 AM
Friday

I really mean that, and for what it's worth, I'm a retired professor, so I've seen a lot of writing. Please don't hesitate to contribute your thoughts and insights; we all need each other in these dark, troubling times.

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Your post helped crystallized my thinking - along similar lines to yours. NewHendoLib Friday #1
Right there with you Tree Lady Friday #5
I completely understand. We all need to take a break from time to time. Grim Chieftain Friday #2
Amen to your four points. Ilsa Friday #3
Yep. We will have to dismantle the whole thing to get rid of the corporate corruption and rebuild PatrickforB Friday #4
Democracy or billionaires -- you can only choose one. nt eppur_se_muova Friday #6
And elected leaders cannot serve two masters. sop Friday #27
DUDE, Sorry I am late to the show. I have hung around here for a long time and never really felt state of stupid Friday #7
very well expressed! PuraVidaDreamin Friday #21
You expressed yourself beautifully Grim Chieftain Friday #22
You expressed yourself better than I could express myself. Katinfl Friday #28
Dude, you said it pretty well there. You get better with practice... Wounded Bear Friday #34
from this post alone, I think you do just fine expressing yourself Skittles Friday #46
Thanks for letting us know dweller Friday #8
... alwaysinasnit Friday #9
I quit for a whole day. usonian Friday #10
I try to quit Bettie Friday #32
I use DU and Hacker News as my news aggergators, but it takes real skimming skills. usonian Friday #36
We love you, angrychair. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Friday #11
Peace and a happy respite. LuvLoogie Friday #12
So long. Thanks for the fish. NNadir Friday #13
Nice Hitchhiker reference... Wounded Bear Friday #35
you don't need to cut and run Skittles Friday #14
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"Democrat party", eh? Tanuki Friday #17
".. Echo Chamber.." lol Du Cha Friday #20
What's the Democrat Party? Which country is it in? rpannier Friday #18
I don't need to read DU when Murphy Brown is rerunning nightly BigmanPigman Friday #16
Take time. Renew. But know that you speak for many here. pat_k Friday #19
You will be missed malaise Friday #23
I wish you'd stick around, but I get it Bettie Friday #24
It's hard, so be kind to yourself. Peace out to you too! Passages Friday #25
Peace 🙏 surfered Friday #26
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I come here to express outrage at what Trump and his henchmen are doing to this country. It's cathartic. sop Friday #29
When I think of you I think you stole Clint Eastwood's chair bucolic_frolic Friday #30
Completely understand. Ferrets are Cool Friday #31
It is sad that your thoughts are considered radical.. haele Friday #33
Gonna miss your posts angrychair......peace, love, and thanks. a kennedy Friday #37
I agree with your thoughts wholeheartedly Catlady123 Friday #38
We are not the radical ones. We are the sane ones. These are actions of the sane..... Clouds Passing Friday #39
Just take a break - TBF Friday #40
Good luck. It's definitely good to take breaks or find some place that fits you more now EdmondDantes_ Friday #41
I take breaks all the time Quiet Em Friday #42
You're not alone. (nt) Duncan Grant Friday #43
Be well, be happy as able, mahina Friday #44
Take care. And, to you and everyone else, don't forget get to tip on your way out tonight!🥰🥰🥰 MerryBlooms Friday #47
The defenders of Israel's genocidal rampage through Gaza Sewa Yesterday #48
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