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debm55

(58,449 posts) Mon Feb 9, 2026, 12:06 PM Monday

What thing do you LOVE about the DU community? Me- I Love the posters. and the sense of family. And you? [View all]

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What thing do you LOVE about the DU community? Me- I Love the posters. and the sense of family. And you? [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Respectful discussions with different points of view expressed. Whyisthisstillclose Monday #1

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Whyisthisstillclose., my DU friend. debm55 Monday #4

Reliable information liberal N proud Monday #2

Thank you very much for sharing with us, liberal N proud. debm55 Monday #5

Yay SuzyandPuffpuff Monday #3

Thank you very much.. SuzyandPuff. Just post like you do with your message. debm55 Monday #6

I learn so much, most of the posters are very respectful rurallib Monday #7

Thank you so much for your post, rurallib. debm55 Monday #9

Everything. mwmisses4289 Monday #8

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289, for sharing with us. And thank you for your kind words. debm55 Monday #10

I also like the different groups you can go in--states, cooking , art. That is why I love it. debm55 Monday #11

I agree. pandr32 Monday #12

Thank you very much, pandr32. debm55 Monday #13

That's what matters to me. Harker Monday #14

Me too, Harker. debm55 Monday #15

Sense of belonging. redstatebluegirl Monday #16

I agree with you redstatebluegirl debm55 Monday #17

DU is so much more than a political forum Grim Chieftain Monday #18

Thank you my friend for sharing with us. I totally agree with you .Grim Chieftain. debm55 Monday #19

I really appreciate True Dough Monday #20

HAHAHAHAHHA. You are a character, True Dough. debm55 Monday #21

You think I'm kidding, deb? True Dough Monday #22

HAHAHHAHHAHHAH. You ARE a Character. True Dough and I love you for it. debm55 Monday #24

It's a place I have learned a lot Tree Lady Monday #23

What a great compliment to DU, Thank you my friend. debm55 Monday #25

Your posts gab13by13 Monday #26

Thank you very much. gab13by13 debm55 Tuesday #35

I love the fact that True Dough is on ignore. LuckyCharms Monday #27

HAHAHHHAhahhaHAH. that is great, LuckyCharms. debm55 Tuesday #34

Cat videos LearnedHand Monday #28

Thank you very much, LearnedHand for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #33

Thank you for this thread debm55 LearnedHand Tuesday #38

Thank you LearnedHand. debm55 Tuesday #39

I find DU to be the following: The Madcap Monday #29

Thank you very much for your excellent post.The Madcap. debm55 Tuesday #32

Intelligent, Kind, thoughtful and the people that run DemocraticUnderground chouchou Tuesday #30

Thank you very much, chouchou. debm55 Tuesday #31

It's home. catbyte Tuesday #36

Thank you very much. catbyte. I'm glad you are here. I have been here since 2004, debm55 Tuesday #37

You are so right m my friend. debm55 Wednesday #40

Non-sensationalistic news source from thoughtful, well read people intent on preserving democracy nt blue_jay 21 hrs ago #41

Thank you , blue_jay. debm55 21 hrs ago #42