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Wounded Bear

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34. Dude, you said it pretty well there. You get better with practice...

Reply to state of stupid (Reply #7)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:53 AM

9 hrs ago

So keep contributing as best you can. Over time your best will get even better.

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I think I'm done here...at least for awhile [View all] angrychair 19 hrs ago OP

Your post helped crystallized my thinking - along similar lines to yours. NewHendoLib 19 hrs ago #1

Right there with you Tree Lady 18 hrs ago #5

I completely understand. We all need to take a break from time to time. Grim Chieftain 19 hrs ago #2

Amen to your four points. Ilsa 19 hrs ago #3

Yep. We will have to dismantle the whole thing to get rid of the corporate corruption and rebuild PatrickforB 18 hrs ago #4

Democracy or billionaires -- you can only choose one. nt eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #6

And elected leaders cannot serve two masters. sop 10 hrs ago #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 18 hrs ago #7

very well expressed! PuraVidaDreamin 15 hrs ago #21

You expressed yourself beautifully Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #22

You expressed yourself better than I could express myself. Katinfl 10 hrs ago #28

Dude, you said it pretty well there. You get better with practice... Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #34

Thanks for letting us know dweller 18 hrs ago #8

... alwaysinasnit 18 hrs ago #9

I quit for a whole day. usonian 18 hrs ago #10

I try to quit Bettie 9 hrs ago #32

I use DU and Hacker News as my news aggergators, but it takes real skimming skills. usonian 9 hrs ago #36

We love you, angrychair. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #11

Peace and a happy respite. LuvLoogie 17 hrs ago #12

So long. Thanks for the fish. NNadir 17 hrs ago #13

Nice Hitchhiker reference... Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #35

you don't need to cut and run Skittles 17 hrs ago #14

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"Democrat party", eh? Tanuki 17 hrs ago #17

".. Echo Chamber.." lol Du Cha 15 hrs ago #20

What's the Democrat Party? Which country is it in? rpannier 17 hrs ago #18

I don't need to read DU when Murphy Brown is rerunning nightly BigmanPigman 17 hrs ago #16

Take time. Renew. But know that you speak for many here. pat_k 17 hrs ago #19

You will be missed malaise 13 hrs ago #23

I wish you'd stick around, but I get it Bettie 11 hrs ago #24

It's hard, so be kind to yourself. Peace out to you too! Passages 11 hrs ago #25

Peace 🙏 surfered 11 hrs ago #26

I come here to express outrage at what Trump and his henchmen are doing to this country. It's cathartic. sop 10 hrs ago #29

When I think of you I think you stole Clint Eastwood's chair bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #30

Completely understand. Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #31

It is sad that your thoughts are considered radical.. haele 9 hrs ago #33

Gonna miss your posts angrychair......peace, love, and thanks. a kennedy 8 hrs ago #37

I agree with your thoughts wholeheartedly Catlady123 8 hrs ago #38

We are not the radical ones. We are the sane ones. These are actions of the sane..... Clouds Passing 8 hrs ago #39

Just take a break - TBF 7 hrs ago #40

Good luck. It's definitely good to take breaks or find some place that fits you more now EdmondDantes_ 7 hrs ago #41

I take breaks all the time Quiet Em 6 hrs ago #42

You're not alone. (nt) Duncan Grant 40 min ago #43