Reply #48: One thing to keep in mind [View All]

is that Freepers and Rush and Hannity's assistants and the NYT and a bunch of other people with hidden agendas are reading the things on DU. In one sense that's good, because they may actually get marginally educated as to our issues. On the other hand, some care should be exercised in what one posts. One good example of what I'm talking about is the current thread 'they're talking about us again' from some wacko's post about the GOP causing the tsunami. That one made national news apparently, as an example of how wacky we all are here.

I'm not saying we need to be civil all the time, but on the other hand, we do need to think about how our posts will be perceived.