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In reply to the discussion: Democratic Underground is 25 years old today [View all]angrychair
(11,775 posts)82. DU is still going strong!
I have been a member here almost 20 years (it will officially be 20 years in November) and we've had our good and bad days but nothing like what we collectively face now. There is no playbook or experience like this in the American consciousness.
All we can do is all we can do and the key is to remember that we are all on the same side here and we all want the very best for our families and our country. We must stand together.
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It was 25 years ago today that the first protest in Seattle against the 2000 election happened.
spike jones
Tuesday
#193
Bravo!...came here from Bartcop in time for the Quebec City World Bank protests
Prairie Gates
Tuesday
#6
Hello, EarlG! I remember discovering DU through outrage and sorrow. You all have been a place of refuge through
CTyankee
Tuesday
#16
Happy Birthday, DU! And thank you, EarlG, Skinner, and elad, who made a quarter of a century a true privilege.
Aristus
Tuesday
#33
You forgot to mention how DU fought copyright sitters for Fair Use! That alone would have been enough ...
marble falls
Tuesday
#59
Happy birthday, DU and thanks to all who make this site the treasure that it is...
EuterpeThelo
Tuesday
#84
And the need still exists. Many outlets exist that just publish lies and the current WH occupant is worse
question everything
Tuesday
#90
Congratulations on 25 years, and congratulations on a superlative product.
yellow dahlia
Tuesday
#99
I got here after Katrina, as the town I was in didn't care one way or the other about it
Leghorn21
Tuesday
#105
Thanks Earl! DU is haven and a source of encouragement for liberals and other sane people. Helps keep our
Martin68
Tuesday
#110
Happy birthday, congrats, and thank you for keeping this site going! I love DU. You're right that
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#121
Happy 25th Anniversary to DU and to all that have a hand in making it the great site it is today.
debm55
Tuesday
#125
I am among those who remembers well (well, as much as my no longer young young mind can)! LOL
hlthe2b
Tuesday
#138
I loved the 'Top 10 Conservative Idiots' when I lurked back in the day
RetiredParatrooper
Tuesday
#176
It is unique in terms of content. I was looking for a place with no trolls in 2005
applegrove
Tuesday
#182
It seems like it was just yesterday I needed a refuge to rant about Bush Junior...
Pluvious
Tuesday
#183
I've been a dedicated daily DU'r since 2001. Don't know what I'd have done without it.
Demnation
Tuesday
#207
I'm another who found this place via the Bartcop pipeline. Lurked for a few months...
JHB
Tuesday
#212
Be blessed. You're the best. Your anniversary, the happiest. ...from Fest and the rest.
Festivito
Tuesday
#220
Congratulations to you, Elad and Skinner! Also bookmarked for my Valentine's Day hearts list ...
cliffside
Tuesday
#231
I think the thing I admire the most about you, outside of the the bedrock structure of DU that you've supplied is...
Ellipsis
Tuesday
#238
Thank you- My life would be way more hopeless if I didn't have DU as my constant companion. 20+ years here; my home.
NBachers
Yesterday
#244
CONGRATS on 25 from me & Oscar! Thanks for a place to FIGHT & a place to PLAY!
A-Schwarzenegger
Yesterday
#245