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DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 11:57 PM Dec 2012

The election is over. We won. We need this haven once again. I do.

Over the past 6 months I tried my very best to build some bridges on DU and some real relationships so that people would know that Obama supporters are liberals. We support LGBT civil rights and feminism and we support every liberal cause there is. I believe I succeeded, too. I made some really good friends in surprising places. It was gratifying to see their support for President Obama's reelection, too.

But if ever I needed a safe haven it's now. Thank goodness for the Obama Group. Because I support the man we just reelected. Not blindly but because I think he's a smart person who will do his best. And because I am a proud Democrat.

On a personal note, you may remember that I had a family issue that was difficult to deal with. It is still ongoing but at least I'm home. I brought the family member home to live with me. Some days are good and some days are really hard. But family is family, right? You love them so you take care of them.

Anyway, thanks for being here.

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The election is over. We won. We need this haven once again. I do. (Original Post) DevonRex Dec 2012 OP
Nicely put. I too, see this place as my safe haven Marie Marie Dec 2012 #1
Thank you DevonRex Dec 2012 #3
Yes, let's meet as often as we can. I'm glad you're back. Best wishes to you and your family. freshwest Dec 2012 #19
Thank you for this OP, Devon Glad to hear you're Cha Dec 2012 #2
I'm right there with you. DevonRex Dec 2012 #4
Sounds like a Cha Dec 2012 #6
K&R SunSeeker Dec 2012 #5
Welcome home, DevonRex, and may the New Year bring peace, personally &.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #7
It is so DevonRex Dec 2012 #8
Tarheel!!!! Number23 Dec 2012 #10
What is this? Another homecoming? Where the heck have you been? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #18
I "been" away from this never ending hellhole of never-ceasing indignation! Number23 Dec 2012 #21
Best New Year wishes, DevonRex and all you BOG citizens Hekate Dec 2012 #9
Hekate!!!! Number23 Dec 2012 #11
I am over this web site completely which is why I haven't been around much Number23 Dec 2012 #12
After a two year hiatus I came back as an experiment of sorts... Hekate Dec 2012 #13
So nice to see you again, Hekate Number23 Dec 2012 #14
Yes -- potluck at my daughter's. Blew on the baby's tummy -- he's 18 months now Hekate Dec 2012 #16
I'm glad this place is here, too. Silver Gaia Dec 2012 #15
Nice post union_maid Dec 2012 #17
My basic problem "out there" OKNancy Dec 2012 #20
Yes. DevonRex Dec 2012 #22
I couldn't agree more with this. Silver Gaia Dec 2012 #23
Well said. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2012 #25
+1 n/t politicasista Jan 2013 #27
Hi Devon. I just wanted to say Hello... sheshe2 Dec 2012 #24
Thank you, DevonRex , for all you have done here. Kath1 Dec 2012 #26

Marie Marie

(10,007 posts)
1. Nicely put. I too, see this place as my safe haven
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:11 AM
Dec 2012

and try to ignore those who have been rude to me or to others. There are so many wonderful DU-ers that I can't let a few ruin my experiences here. How good of you to take care of your family member. And please remember that, when things get difficult for you at home, you can always come visit your on-line family right here.

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
3. Thank you
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:26 AM
Dec 2012

Marie. I have a feeling I'll be here all the time again. It's pretty bad out there right now.

Cha

(305,425 posts)
2. Thank you for this OP, Devon Glad to hear you're
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:24 AM
Dec 2012

back home and family being Family.. it's what we do.

We're going to have an awesome four more years together with Obama being the President and I refuse to let any negativity attempt to spoil so much as a day.

The BOG is Rockin' and we have the whole board to Get Active ON!



h/t madamesilverspurs http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=6629

Devon

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
4. I'm right there with you.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:35 AM
Dec 2012

It has always been us. He made that clear from the start. My vision, and I'm sure yours, is that we do things in a positive way. We work for things together. We talk things through and decide the best course of action. Call us crazy, right?

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)
18. What is this? Another homecoming? Where the heck have you been?
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:22 AM
Dec 2012
I hope you and the family had a very Merry Christmas. Are you still abroad? Are you ever coming back?

Number23

(24,544 posts)
21. I "been" away from this never ending hellhole of never-ceasing indignation!
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:26 PM
Dec 2012

The endless crying... I've hated it for a while but then I just stopped caring. Even about arguing with these people. They are too far gone to be worth the effort. I honestly believe that they are going out of their way to be as thoroughly and completely insignificant to the process of American democracy as possible and I'm all too happy to help them along that path by not paying them the slightest bit of attention.

I have had the most wonderful Christmas week. It has been so relaxing. How about you?? Did you have a good Christmas?

Number23

(24,544 posts)
12. I am over this web site completely which is why I haven't been around much
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:46 AM
Dec 2012

But the Obama group is so... warm. Welcoming. I love it here.

K&R Soooo good to see you, Devon!

And you guys are doing a PHENOMENAL job with the alerts and blocks!!

Hekate

(94,665 posts)
13. After a two year hiatus I came back as an experiment of sorts...
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:21 AM
Dec 2012

... and got re-addicted. I tossed 'em five bucks for a star on election night so I could try to follow the waves, but things have gotten so bad here lately that some days it is like wading through sewage. I can't believe the hatred that is allowed here.

That said, I did rediscover the BOG, and >whew<! Seems a lot of my old friends have managed to stick it out.

Thanks for the howdy, Number23.

Hekate

Number23

(24,544 posts)
14. So nice to see you again, Hekate
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:41 AM
Dec 2012

You'd be surprised how often I think of you and your family.

Did you enjoy your Christmas?

Hekate

(94,665 posts)
16. Yes -- potluck at my daughter's. Blew on the baby's tummy -- he's 18 months now
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 04:05 AM
Dec 2012

The previous week I took the 8 year old to see The Hobbit, but in the weeks leading up to that I read the whole book to him.

I love being a grandma.

I hope your Christmas was wonderful! Happy New Year!

Hekate

Silver Gaia

(4,852 posts)
15. I'm glad this place is here, too.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:45 AM
Dec 2012

I don't post much, but I read every day--sometimes several times a day. I need this place, too. Sometimes, what's "out there" in GD and elsewhere is just downright depressing. I know that when I come here I will find rational discussions, and people who value critical thinking over knee jerk reactions. Thanks for that. This is an oasis.

union_maid

(3,502 posts)
17. Nice post
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 07:08 AM
Dec 2012

In terms of personal philosophy I'm pretty much for social democracy. There really is hardly anything that would be too liberal for me when it comes to a wishlist. I also live here in reality and I think that the only hope for progress is to try to bring the country to the left little by little and I think the president is doing what he can in that regard. I don't think that every compromise is out of desire to give on one point or other. I also think he's provided the only workable model for moving forward by winning elections.

I read more than I post, but it's good to have one place where Democrats support the Democratic president.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
20. My basic problem "out there"
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 04:18 PM
Dec 2012

are that so many are just so unrealistic and immature about how the political process works.
We can all wish for every liberal idea to come into being, but it is just not going to happen with wishing.
DU is not the real world.

I know many here like to think this is a liberal country, but it is not. I bet most people consider themselves to be in the center.
Either right-center or left-center. We have to face it... the left/progressives are a minority. Acting like assholes is not the way to win people over.

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
22. Yes.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:42 PM
Dec 2012

It is easy to say what we want. The hard part is the process of getting there. It's long and hard and messy. But I've loved seeing Obama's long game. He has offered them less and less and less and they have looked more and more and more foolish every time they turned him down.

Brilliant just doesn't quite cover it. Calculating. Incremental. Obama is serving his revenge cold. Very, very cold. I'm fascinated with it now that I've seen the picture. Finally.

Silver Gaia

(4,852 posts)
23. I couldn't agree more with this.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:43 PM
Dec 2012

..."so many are just so unrealistic and immature about how the political process works." I teach critical thinking at the college level, and am continually dismayed at the lack of such in my students. By the time I am finished with them, they are much better, but it is still difficult to instill when there is essentially no foundation to begin with. There is way too much knee-jerk, reactionary thinking (which isn't really thinking, just emotional reaction) out there, and not enough reasoned, rational thinking. Anyway... yeah... unrealistic and immature. Bingo.

greatauntoftriplets

(176,851 posts)
25. Well said.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 07:07 PM
Dec 2012

Seems like many members think that President Obama has dictatorial powers and can snip his fingers to make things happen. Funny thing is that if he did, the same people would be squawking the loudest.

sheshe2

(87,496 posts)
24. Hi Devon. I just wanted to say Hello...
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 06:55 PM
Dec 2012

and welcome you back to DU! I have only been here a few months...and only found the BOG a few weeks ago.I sorely needed this place. Love it!

I too and proud to be a Democrat! And so proud of our President.

I wish you and your family the best of everything!

Happy New Year,
She

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
26. Thank you, DevonRex , for all you have done here.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 08:09 PM
Dec 2012

Wonderful to have you back. I'm elated about the election results and am looking forward to the next 4 years of progress. Forward!
I love the BOG and hope to visit and post often.

Best of luck with the family issues. We all have them, some more serious than others, but always there.

Thank YOU for being here. PEACE in 2013.

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