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In reply to the discussion: The chilling effect of misogynistic trolls [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,320 posts)(I was on the jury for it). Yes, his posts made little sense without your questioning, and he seemed to resent being asked what he meant. Some people do feel being told they sound drunk, or high, is an insult, and you were unlucky enough to get a jury that came down on his side. There are proper political discussions on DU, sometimes, but they can get drowned out by people who post assuming we all know what's going on in their lives, what they mean by a few general words, and that any thread they start should be their own personal property where everyone has to behave like guests in a formal salon with the thread starter controlling the whole thing.
Party political activity on DU is dying out. There's very little about the elections just a couple of months away. Issues that are deeply political as well as social, such as Ferguson, do get discussed a lot, but not often with any advancement as a result. We all deplore the bad stuff, many have opinions about what should happen, but rarely do I get the impression that anyone here will change their, or manage to change other people's, opinions. Hopefully, some good happens to us unconsciously.