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ClassConscious, I understand why the Admin Mod said what he or she said in that post #72 (I think it was #72), because they don't want to be working overtime to moderate the kind of board that Jim Robinson did not intend to create, re discussions by those who "hate" what you said you hated.

On the other hand, I also understand post #99 to you, from Congressman BillyBob, because I think he took a look at what else you said and concluded: maybe you wanted to learn more and so you took a chance and came here.

I enjoyed reading most of your post, and I just want to tell you something funny: I voted Dem a long time, before I became an independent (leaning conservative), but frankly, I did not think too much about most issues when I voted Dem. And, when I first came to FR, I was still a registered Dem! However, I did not want to talk about that, as I was a disillusioned Dem.

I later found out there are quite a few conservative positions I can agree with. But, I was basically here to learn, and that's what I explained in a freepmail I wrote to Jim Robinson, asking him if it was OK if I could be here to learn even though I was a registered Dem. And, he said OK, and so I did. (Now, do you think anyone at DU would have given me a chance if I said I was still a registered member of the GOP?)

In short, I hope you might be here to learn, and what you don't or can't agree with, well, a lot of these people don't agree on things either. But, perhaps there is something you can agree with -- for example, did you know the GOP, not the Dems, receive more smaller donations than Dems in election years? I always found that fascinating because it says there are a lot of "working people" who are GOP, which was news to my brainwashed mind about who can be GOP or conservative (I thought only rich people) and who are Dems or liberals (I had never heard of limosine liberals.)

But, here -- you might actually find out more than you thought you knew about conservatives. I knew pretty much nothing. However, I think I learned a lot, and am glad I did.

I lurk sometimes at DU, and I also have to tell you this: in all the years I have lurked there, I have never once seen a discussion on education as interesting as any education thread here on FR. (I am a teacher.) People at DU do not discuss. They diss, attack, repeat, and then they're done. (And, I have read MANY terrible threads there against Greens. Yet, here on FR, I have posted threads about Greens in election years, as have others. And, none turn out as hateful as what you read over there!!! ) It's a very different kind of board over there. I learned that, too! Thanks for your post. :)