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In reply to the discussion: Why is discussing race on DU considered race-baiting? [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)I dunno if they were the majority or not on the old site, but the old moderation system kept more of the stupid in check. Much of the recent vitriol is from Sanders supporters who are angry that blacks and POC didn't flock to his campaign in sufficient numbers to win the election. They have had sufficient numbers to game the jury system in favor of allowing horrible, racists statements that should not be allowed, and been able to alert-stalk some very strong DU AA voices into oblivion.
It has been a sad and pitiful sight.
One particularly memorable post accused a regular from this forum of race baiting because they posted a link to MLK's Letter to a Birmingham Jail. After I saw that, I realized that some of these people are DEEPLY ignorant about progressive politics and that ANYTHING goes now.