Do you believe that people participating at DU are superior to others?

[bryant69]

Specifically other Americans (or citizens of the United States) (and my apologies to DUers from outside the United States).

Bryant
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[BOSSHOG]

1. I have a couple of neighbors whom I don't get along with politically

but they are more adept at me relative to mechanical issues. We live in harmony and take care of our neighborhood regardless of our political persuasions. They helped me immensely after the hurricane last year with their acumen, I provided as much grunt support as possible.

I guess I'm too dense to understand the concept of superiority.

[Ariana Celeste]

4. I love your reply.

:hi:

[otherlander]

2. No

[Ariana Celeste]

3. Many may like to think so, but no.

We are no better or worse then anyone else- especially based on participation on a freaking website.

[racaulk]

5. I take issue with the use of the word "superior" here...

I would say that members of DU on the whole are more politically aware and active and are more knowledgeable of current events than Americans on the whole, but I don't think that necessarily makes us "superior" to anyone. I equate "superior" with "better than," and I have a problem saying that I'm "better than" anyone else.

Just because A is more politically active than B does not necessarily make A superior to B.

Just my thoughts. :)

[bryant69]

7. I do see the problem but selected that word purposefully

Bryant

[Individualist]

14. Agreed. The thread title is provocative,

apparently deliberately so. :eyes:

[bryant69]

18. I apologize if I have offended you.

Bryant

[Gruenemann]

6. Things even out...

People here are superior in that they have discerning political tastes, but some of them are assholes and idiots, so I'd say overall we're no better or worse than the general public.

[IChing]

8. Just superior to this flame bait poll

What a bunch of crap.

[ComerPerro]

9. I don't believe in "superior people"

[me b zola]

10. I didn't know that this has been an issue

Superior? Geez, how many of us actually consider such a thing? :shrug:

Better informed? I think that is a better and more relevent question.

[bryant69]

13. Consider this poll, for comparison's sake

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2163141

Bryant

[Ariana Celeste]

17. Yes, that and...

when posters refer to Americans as "AmeriKKKans" and whatnot. Obviously there are some DU'ers who need to seriously examine what they base their self worth on.

[JuniperLea]

11. Heck no... but there are a few who have a

superiority complex!

Most of us here are immune to the Kool-Aid, that's the only difference. Notice, I said "most".


:toast:

[datadiva]

12. No, we are just more informed. n/t

[waiting for hope]

15. I think the phrase should

be "better informed" or "more politically interested" .... there is a large group of people out there that just do not take an interest in politics, (my neighbors on both sides of the fence) - do I feel superior? Sometimes, but then again, I also wish that being ignorant would give me a degree of satisfaction. Oh, to long for the days of a blue dress and a stain.

[Spider Jerusalem]

23. And there's also a large group of people...

who are quite well-informed (because they do things like read 10 or 15 different interational newspaper sites every day) who see no reason to participate in online discussion forums. This particular forum has had 94K user registrations in five years; as a percentage of the US population, or even as a percentage of the adult US population that regularly uses the Internet and WWW, that number is miniscule.

[BlueJazz]

16. I don't know about other DU'ers but I refuse to associate with ....

...the rest of the peasents. (Who don't "DU")

[FSogol]

19. No, but I'd rather have a beer with the people here than with that other

website. ;-)

[hippiechick]

20. "Are superior", or "Think they are" ?

:shrug: Jus' askin' ....

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Not considering how some of 'em spell, no

:hide:

[Ariana Celeste]

22. LOL.

:hi:

[1620rock]

24. I don't know if superior is the term we should use, but there...

...sure are a lot of gullible and uninformed people out there. :shrug:

[LostinVA]

25. Wat du you meen?!

[alcibiades_mystery]

26. Oh dear God no

:rofl:

[Renew Deal]

27. No

Just me

[Raine]

28. Don't know but

many here think they are.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. People getting to you?

I'll share my remedy. It's not 100% effective, but it works more than it doesn't.

Take a hot bubble bath with some soft music in the background and a copy of your favorite non-political book. If it's been a particularly bad day I may also add a glass of wine to the mix.