Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 05:13 PM Aug 2018

I just unsubscribed/unfollowed a Political Opinion "personality" because of negative shit...

I am no fan of John McCain.

I disliked him during his run for Pres and thought his personal comments and some life choices were not really an example of being a "good" person.
That said, I also recognized his sacrifices for the country, and his own love of said country, and his service, his statesmanship, and at the end of his time he *did* try and cross the aisle and rebuke the current administration...

"The Voice of Reason" has been kind of an anti-trump, left seeming, page on FB and twitter...
https://twitter.com/TheLiberalVOR
www.facebook.com/pg/TheLiberalVoiceOfReason

I guess I didn't see the vitriol because of my own internal anger at Trump et al

but the posts about McCain, as "honest" as they may be, turn my stomach.

I can't handle the venom
Does that make me a fragile snowflake?

It also makes me wonder how many of these seemingly "left" posts and accounts are really American or other infiltrates?

guh...
I need to unplug for a while

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
I just unsubscribed/unfollowed a Political Opinion "personality" because of negative shit... (Original Post) FirstLight Aug 2018 OP
Wow - just browsed that twitter feed oberliner Aug 2018 #1
right? FirstLight Aug 2018 #4
St. Petersburg factory is cranking up anti-McCain production because he refused to assimilate dalton99a Aug 2018 #2
y'know, I'm perfectly willing to say that McCain was about the best the Republicans had to offer. shanny Aug 2018 #3

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)
4. right?
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:56 PM
Aug 2018

I am just hitting zero-tolerance for negativity like that...even here. I won't engage. Although I accept our righteous anger at the current repubs being complicit with Trump and that's realistic moral outrage IMO

dalton99a

(81,583 posts)
2. St. Petersburg factory is cranking up anti-McCain production because he refused to assimilate
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 05:16 PM
Aug 2018
"Putin is not America's friend, nor merely a competitor. Putin is America's enemy — not because we wish it so, but because he has chosen to be."
- John McCain, July 12, 2018



 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
3. y'know, I'm perfectly willing to say that McCain was about the best the Republicans had to offer.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:11 PM
Aug 2018

That is as far as I am willing to go.

R.I.P.


Latest Discussions»General Discussion»I just unsubscribed/unfol...