How do you feel after reading threads like this here on DU?

[Jack Sprat]

23. I have 2 thoughts about it.

First, we Christians as a whole (not us individually) waded into the political fray in the late 60s and have gotten progressively deeper into this basest of all incivilities from then until this day. The other religions haven't taken that road here in the USofA. So, when you wallow around publicly in the squallor, then you are bound to invite some mud being slung your way. It just goes with the cesspool called American politics.

Second, though we are all politically woven together as Democrats, it does not automatically mean that we are all nice and gentle beings. I can't tell you the number of times I have been insulted and verbally assaulted over nothing but an opinion. It's discouraging and sometimes I have to wonder what kind of person I'm conversing with. You know how it is with internet bullies and the like. So there are people who will treat you unkindly over more than religion. I'm a southerner originally and you must know how many threads demean southern politicians. But I don't jump into the middle of such threads defending the southern heritage because I know that our southern conservative politicians do stink to high heaven. So I don't take it as a personal insult like so many do.

Most of the time I simply read things of interest and ignore those topics which I know are poisonous, like demeaning religious belief or demeaning regions. I know enough from experience that there are crossfires everywhere wherein innocent people get maligned and they shouldn't.