Remember back at the dawn of DU???? Remember being called "the fringe" by *?

[Skidmore]

Were some of you also among the 12%ers? Remember the certainty of a great injustice and a great lie being perpetuated after the 2000 election? Remember the feeling of being snookered?


Remember?

[derby378]

1. I wasn't on DU as long as you were...

...but yeah, I know the feeling.

[Mz Pip]

2. We were right

It was pretty demoralizing. I hope we never go that low again.

[Skidmore]

3. I have been thinking lately that we have gone lower.

We achieved so much and networked so extensively. Lately we've been eating our own. You don't get much lower than that.

[Mz Pip]

9. It will calm down

Eventually it will become obvious that all the blame won't get us anywhere. It make take a while but it will happen.

[blue neen]

4. I particularly remember the feeling of knowing that we shouldn't have been starting a war with Iraq

There were so few people who felt the same way. If you said anything questioning Bush at that time, you were looked at like you were nuts, or called unpatriotic or a traitor.

[Skidmore]

6. Yes. And we held together on that one here too.

We stood up and joined hands.

[jaysunb]

5. I remember quite well...

and your point is ??????

[Skidmore]

8. That sometimes it doesn't hurt to remember where you started

and the road travelled in rough times and who you travelled it with.

[jaysunb]

17. Agreed

Too bad that rag tag little crowd of ours that met for get togethers and meetups seems to have long since disappeared. (at least publicly)
Bush was the central focus of our energy. Now, it's open season on everbody. :shrug:

:hi:

[Skidmore]

18. We've lost so many...to death and to politics.

They are missed.

[NNN0LHI]

7. More important don't think the Republicans will forget Bush's +90% approval rating cause they won't

They know they are dealing with mostly imbeciles.

Don

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Yep and the feeling's back

:-)

We both been here a LONG TIME.

[Uben]

11. Yeah, I was DU before DU was cool!

And I have the scars to prove it!

[Generic Other]

12. i remember

but we were right.

[angstlessk]

13. Heck....I got banned cause I believed the folks at the time were just placating us.for not calling

for insurrection!...thought Will Pitt was a republican at the time..or at least a blue dogger!...no wonder I got banned!

[Skidmore]

15. :)

Will got whacked a lot over the years.

[Rex]

14. Ha! I was called a radical and conspiracy nut. A part of the GKS!

Now I am a DFH or professional leftest! The sad shit never stops, just keeps going year after year.

[Skidmore]

16. Ain't that the truth.

[madrchsod]

19. sort`a like the grand hotel....

from our humble beginnings we have developed a pretty good community. since i started lurking around sept of 2001 and finally joining in feb of 2002. i do`t think i`ve missed over an accumulated three months since then. i do`t know anywhere else i`d want to be online but here.

ya i remember the good times,the bad times,and those who left all to soon.

[bigmonkey]

20. I just hunkered down, mostly.

I was so glad to have a non-insane conversation to listen to, though.

[BeFree]

21. Seems like yesterday

But it was long ago?

DU was the queen of my nights
In the darkness, laying low.

The secrets that we shared
the mountains that we moved

[Generic Brad]

22. You mean the days before we became the "professional left"?

:dunce:

[proud patriot]

23. Shoot I remember being an 8 percenter

[kentuck]

28. I think I may have been in that group?

:-)__~~

[proud patriot]

31. Yeah I think I remember you

;-) :hug: lol

[FrenchieCat]

24. Yeah....I remember being right then.....

and I believe that I am right now.

I say those who want to "work" on attempting to kill (in one form or another)
this Presidents term, will be shit-face grinning and then they will realize
what they have done.....and they won't be able to undo that shit.....

Just like those fucked up Nader voters in Florida in 2000. They'll realize
they could have made a difference, but realized it too fucking late.

[Skidmore]

29. Yes, I think the true buyer's remorse is yet to come...

so many people allowed themselves to just give in to raw emotion and to buy the RW slop. This time around.

[applegrove]

25. I was thrilled last week when someone posted a freeper thread here and it said "a poll is being

DU'ed".

[stevedeshazer]

26. Sure do remember that

I lurked awhile before I signed up in, I think, March 2002.

I couldn't believe there were other non-crazy people in America back then.

I love you all.

[Renew Deal]

27. I remember, but what is the 12%?

[LWolf]

30. Some of us are now called "the fringe" by other DUers. nt

[CTyankee]

32. I remember joining in Nov. 2004 after lurking a short time.

I posted after I had voted and talked about almost skipping on the sidewalk going to the polls because I felt so hopeful that AT LAST we'd get rid of Bush.

Well, we know differently now. DU and Stephanie Miller saved my sanity in those dark days following the 04 election. Depressed, furious, suspicious, despairing....that was us...