Stop the trolls, stop the division and stop the hate, please

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67. you may think it's a cesspool of crap.

the fact is it is the primary point of communication for many politically engaged people of every stripe. DU is actually pretty small in comparison. Also generationally speaking, it's young. I find it to be a great source both for news and for validation during an extremely stressful time in our country. I can't imagine that you've missed how many posts on DU originate on Twitter.

they also have (as does FB) a really good functional block option. I use it liberally and as a result am saved from having to look at a lot of shit. I got my twitter account in 2009 or 2011 and never used it until after trump became president. since then it is literally where i go to vent about the state of the world and rant incessantly about republicans and trump and his cult. huge stress reliever.

Look, i don't want to dump on Bernie or anyone else (trump, republicans excepted). I just hope he takes the long view and gets out sooner than later, and hopefully he can persuade some of his supporters to vote in November, for the Democrat.