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Tom Morrison's avatar

Well said. I quit Twitter a couple of years ago for just that reason. I don't need any "extra" blood pressure -- hard enough to deal with what I got.

Unfortunately, because the stakes are so high in November, I've been spending an unusual (for me) amount of time on PoliticsTube. I can take the stories -- I'm enough of a critical thinker to soft out what's important & what's just drama for clicks. But the comment sections! OMG. I know blatant lying is the currency for some folks, but c'mon. I'm not spending my evenings plotting to torture & abuse you! I don't even KNOW you! AND have no desire to.

I (also unfortunately) have lived through Anita Bryant, Phyllis Schaffley, & their ilk. Hell, I even interviewed Jerry Falwell for a my h.s. newspaper. Added to the number of young friends I had to put in the ground before I was 30, shows I've got a pretty thick skin. But the pure hatred & vitriol spewed at me for embracing a value I thought had finally become accepted as a moral value stuns me. YOU DON'T KNOW ME & I DON'T KNOW YOU. How could you possibly hate me that much?

So that's a very verbose way of saying, Clint, that I know exactly where you're coming from. I plan to take a tip from you and liberally exercise my block button. I also, for my own health, have to watch the video & ignore the comments. The fact that we find ourselves here in 2024 is one of the great tragedies of my life. Good to know others are making it through, too. Thanks for all you do!

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Clay Witt's avatar

Amen!!!!

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