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Silent3

(15,219 posts)
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:17 PM May 2014

How often do you have an "I'm not touching that with a ten foot pole" reaction to a DU discussion? [View all]

Especially gender, race, guns, "privilege", "woo", "rape culture", voting third party/maybe not voting... the typical flame war stuff.


17 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Never - I'll say what I like, I don't care how people react
2 (12%)
Never - But I'm cringing thinking about the reaction I'll probably get
0 (0%)
Sometimes - Holding back when I'm not feeling that impassioned or interested in a topic
1 (6%)
Sometimes - Hoping (usually in vain) that my words won't get twisted, turned into a straw man
2 (12%)
Often/Always - Just can't be bothered wasting my time with that crap
11 (65%)
Often/Always - Can't take the ration of shit I'll get if I speak my mind
0 (0%)
Often/Always - Hoping I'll make DU a better place by not stoking the flames
1 (6%)
Other (please explain)
0 (0%)
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