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senseandsensibility

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48. I do that too

Mon Apr 29, 2024, 06:41 PM

Apr 29

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and agree that it's easy. I never use the hide option either. But apparently, many people don't find it easy at all, so I try to accept that. It might kind of be like when I just can't resist tuning into CNN even though I know Tapper is going to p##@@ me off.

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I'm getting super fed up with Israel/Palestine posts here [View all] SpankMe Apr 29 OP

Agree. MOMFUDSKI Apr 29 #1

Agreed atreides1 Apr 29 #2

It has its own forum TxGuitar Apr 29 #3

"I don't recall any other topic this divisive on DU" speak easy Apr 29 #4

don't forget Hillary v. Obama in 2008 lapfog_1 Apr 29 #27

"we have a rule against relitigating it." brooklynite Apr 29 #35

Why not claudette Apr 29 #5

I do that too senseandsensibility Apr 29 #48

LOL claudette Apr 29 #65

There's actually an Israel/Palestine forum. shrike3 Apr 29 #6

used to b strictly enforced, except when there was major news. mopinko Apr 29 #8

Well, there's this news story that keeps coming up..... brooklynite Apr 29 #36

That's about it. Igel Apr 29 #44

And, then October 7 happend. . and it was allowed in GD. Cha Apr 29 #55

Not a good decision, if you ask me. But I just trashed all threads mentioning Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Hamas shrike3 Apr 29 #57

Yes the Trash Option is Priceless. Cha Apr 29 #58

I think you can trash cilla4progress Apr 29 #7

If you go into the "My DU" tab sarisataka Apr 29 #9

Came to say it. Good luck OP. mahina Apr 29 #11

"past each other ". Tetrachloride Apr 29 #10

Which is why I rarely even read them, let alone try to contribute to them. Ocelot II Apr 29 #12

Agree. Why torture you self if it bothers you that much. Just don't read them.. easy peasy...nt mitch96 Apr 29 #19

"stubborn assholes yelling past each other." Kaleva Apr 29 #13

Agreed, it's past time for these to be relegated back to the Israel/Palestine forum. intheflow Apr 29 #14

Just skip over them. It's easy. MineralMan Apr 29 #15

As long as you have been here you should know that it's easy to never see an Autumn Apr 29 #16

Seeing them isn't the issue. edisdead Apr 29 #20

I'm going to disagree with you, Autumn Violet_Crumble Apr 30 #83

If it's not I/P it's something else. That's the nature of the beast. We are all adults, we can make Autumn Apr 30 #94

EarlG posted earlier saying it'd stay in GD for now Violet_Crumble May 1 #116

I remember when most of what you are referring to was designed to be JohnSJ Apr 29 #17

One of the main points of the entire thing edisdead Apr 29 #18

I strongly suspect you're right about that... Think. Again. Apr 29 #33

people are missing the OP's point. edisdead Apr 29 #21

No one is missing the OPS point. The OP is sick of people arguing about a war that is Autumn Apr 29 #22

Well said. Think. Again. Apr 29 #34

Thank you. Big Blue Marble Apr 29 #37

But there is an Israel/Palestine group. shrike3 Apr 29 #46

Yes there is. Has always been. However they have been allowed in GD if there is Autumn Apr 29 #51

Actually, I read quite a while ago that Israel/Palestine posts should not be in GD. shrike3 Apr 29 #53

Was that announced by an admin? I've seen nothing in Announcements about it. Autumn Apr 29 #56

On the contrary. It is the OP who is missing that this isn't a DU problem FBaggins Apr 29 #54

What is the point? claudette Apr 29 #67

I hate being forced to click on and read stuff. nt LexVegas Apr 29 #23

Seriously Arthur_Frain Apr 29 #24

Diplomacy is a high level skill. Frasier Balzov Apr 29 #25

I've tapped out Sympthsical Apr 29 #26

I'm going to start Trashing threads. Talitha Apr 29 #28

I did that with Covid BannonsLiver Apr 29 #31

Auto-trash by keyword is more efficient. Crunchy Frog May 1 #108

Yes, I used the Trash Can option... sorry, I should have been more specific. Talitha May 1 #122

I posted something similar a few months ago. Moderators zapped it. I just asked for people to be civil. twodogsbarking Apr 29 #29

There seems to be an inordinate amount of useless ugliness Torchlight Apr 29 #30

Amen Stuckinthebush Apr 29 #32

Babs Bush enid602 Apr 29 #38

Arguments on DU aren't helping anyone who's starving. shrike3 Apr 29 #47

Post removed Post removed Apr 29 #63

More posts where? shrike3 Apr 29 #70

Pressure enid602 Apr 29 #68

Somebody better pressure Hamas. They just took a shot at the platform we're attempting to build there. shrike3 Apr 29 #71

Sudan enid602 Apr 29 #72

But no one protested. shrike3 Apr 29 #74

Sudan enid602 Apr 29 #75

Sudan has been begging since 2020 and nobody protested. shrike3 Apr 29 #79

IPC Classifications enid602 Apr 29 #80

No one protested or knew because there isn't a well organized group wnylib Apr 30 #86

Yes, there is that. shrike3 Apr 30 #97

I would argue just the opposite... PeaceWave Apr 29 #39

I'm fed up with atrocity ratcheting, a practice found in every war and justified by every side. NNadir Apr 29 #40

I have a very long filter list for my trash can. usonian Apr 29 #41

I'm not, I find it fascinating. There are such things as facts and history and correct definitions of words. betsuni Apr 29 #42

GD is a quagmire of partisan rage. You won't learn many facts or history here.. Violet_Crumble Apr 30 #81

"I'd suggest cracking open a book or two" betsuni Apr 30 #82

Just about the response I expected. What books have you read? n/t Violet_Crumble Apr 30 #84

My reaction, too! Oopsie Daisy Apr 30 #87

Especially since more than any DUer I can think of, I quote from books more than I ever link to anything online. betsuni Apr 30 #88

It wasn't a personal insult Violet_Crumble Apr 30 #89

Your post is in GD. N/T lapucelle May 1 #128

IKR, betsuni.. you're Always Reading Books! It is Cha Apr 30 #99

Thank you. Yes to books, experts like Malcolm Nance and the Fact People who don't fall for propaganda betsuni May 1 #111

Yes Fun Fact.. Fact People are those Cha May 1 #112

How do you know that betsuni is ignorant of the topic? mcar Apr 30 #105

That's the mystifying thing! Maybe quoting experts like Malcolm Nance and from books as I always do betsuni May 1 #113

I asked you what books you read. You ignored it Violet_Crumble May 1 #115

First you have to tell me what's going to be on the test. betsuni May 1 #117

Maybe that they can't or won't answer my question about what they read Violet_Crumble May 1 #114

I still don't know what's going to be on the final exam. betsuni May 1 #118

This is a forum for supporters of the Democratic Party, of course it's partisan. betsuni May 1 #121

2000 + years they have been fighting over this land RANDYWILDMAN Apr 29 #43

Neither side really wants Gaza: They just can't stand to let the other side get it. lindysalsagal Apr 29 #49

Israel/Palestine used to have its own forum here for the reasons you mention. Elessar Zappa Apr 29 #45

It still does. I have created about 4 posts since this began. I put all of them in the I/P group. LeftInTX May 1 #134

Agree and thanks for posting cpamomfromtexas Apr 29 #50

SpankMe sounds just about right. elleng Apr 29 #52

You'll get over it. Just deal with it. Others do. n/t elocs Apr 29 #59

You can say that again! marble falls Apr 29 #76

You'll get over it. Just deal with it. Others do. n/t elocs Apr 29 #60

I meant figuratively! marble falls Apr 29 #77

You've missed a lot: a certain primary, "third way", "wipepo" ..., we've had several topics hotter. When the ... marble falls Apr 29 #61

We could pretend H2O Man Apr 29 #62

I agree MustLoveBeagles Apr 29 #64

"I don't think anyone's mind is being changed " ecstatic Apr 29 #66

What I don't like. SarahD Apr 29 #69

The problem is intractable in that it will last another millennium and there is not a damn thing we can do about it dalton99a Apr 29 #73

Agree vadermike Apr 29 #78

I'm all for the DU owners banning them in GD once again and forcing them back in the dedicated forum we have for them. Celerity Apr 30 #85

Agreed MustLoveBeagles Apr 30 #100

Me too, but I/P only has poor Lithos (host) to moderate these posts and though he does a good job, IMO hlthe2b Apr 30 #103

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 30 #90

You're wrong... brooklynite Apr 30 #91

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 30 #92

There are 11 posts about it on the main GD page right now bif Apr 30 #93

" I don't recall any other topic this divisive on DU." Hotler Apr 30 #95

Edward Snowden was annoyingly divisive. LeftInTX May 1 #109

The worst. He only had a problem with Democrats. Obama made a lot of people go nuts. betsuni May 1 #119

WOW. Not sure who put you in charge here but Brainstormy Apr 30 #96

Yes they are annoying FHRRK Apr 30 #98

No one did MustLoveBeagles Apr 30 #101

Wow... Seems like a bit of an overreaction, don't you think? The OP was just expressing an opinion... hlthe2b Apr 30 #104

lol.. Please post more! Cha May 1 #110

I think the "Topic" ha been commandeered by outside operatives intent of dividing Americans... BadGimp Apr 30 #102

The "trash" thread option is your friend Cadfael Apr 30 #106

You can utilize the "Auto-trash by keyword" function. Crunchy Frog Apr 30 #107

Yup, we can pretend we don;t have a problem until Trump's Inaugeration Day. Happy Hoosier May 1 #131

We're fucked no matter what happens on this little site. Crunchy Frog May 1 #132

I don't have any good advice. Happy Hoosier May 1 #133

Which narrative would that be? Crunchy Frog May 1 #135

i do not read every post here on du....just skip the ones that bother you dembotoz May 1 #120

I am the OP of this thread and I rest my case! SpankMe May 1 #123

+1 Duncan Grant May 1 #127

Do you have a suggested solution? Wednesdays May 1 #129

I get where you are coming from... TheRealNorth May 1 #124

Sadly, I don't think we've yet seen the midpoint Kennah May 1 #125

It is what it is JustAnotherGen May 1 #126

I'm becoming resigned to a Trump victory. Happy Hoosier May 1 #130

That's just defeatism. We don't need that here. nt Wednesdays May 1 #136

Show me a way out.... Happy Hoosier May 1 #137

Show you a way out? The onus is on you. Wednesdays May 1 #138