Anyone want to give a hug to Bravenak? Who, by the way, still doesn't know who sent the hate mail.

[pnwmom]

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Here's mine.








P.S. She can't reply because she was suspended after getting four hides in one day. The hate-writer, who has mailed two letters to her home address, promised more hides if she keeps speaking out.

Whatever our individual disagreements, hopefully we can agree on this: let's show her we appreciate her caring voice.

Here is a link to the nasty letters that were mailed to her home:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118724750



Here is an important post of Bravenak's, which she made in an attempt to explain her views to Bernie supporters. She is anything but a hater or a race-baiter. Or a "race nagger" -- which she has been called here, by the way.

I've excerpted a key paragraph:

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=488879

Bernie and his group have to spread goodwill throughout the Obama coalition. They need to steal Hillary voters. I fear that the active dislike for the man that many African Americans respect and love (honestly, we place him at the top of the list of All Time Greatest African Americans, above Martin Luther King Jr and MalcolmX, he to us is the all time greatest African American) is harming Bernie tremendously. We have an emotional connection to him, no amount of logic and policy discussions will change that. We do not like people who do not appreciate him and his accomplishments.

[Suich]

1. Of course!

[azmom]

2. Yes

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Here's one for her!

[Mnemosyne]

4. ...

[etherealtruth]

5. !

[femmocrat]

6. Always happy to send a hug or three:

[n2doc]

7. .

[ohheckyeah]

8. Sure...

[treestar]

9. ..

[mcar]

10. ..

[applegrove]

11. Hugs.

[villager]

12. Wait... you mean it's known who sent the letter!?

Did I miss something here on the DU!?

Or are you saying hugs are still needed because it remains unknown who the "epistolary coward" is?

In any case, a hug to Bravenak!

[pnwmom]

17. No, I said the opposite. She still doesn't know who sent the letters.

Nobody does. But we know they were filled with hate.

[villager]

19. Ah, the other likelier syntactical possibility -- a hug *and* she still doesn't know who sent it...

I wondered if your second query meant "Who Still Doesn't Know," as in, "has anybody here not heard yet who sent it?"

But that was clearly a mis-read.

More hugs all around!

[Electric Monk]

22. Oh, crash blossoms

like “Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim” and “Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31FOB-onlanguage-t.html

[pnwmom]

23. Thank you for explaining! I'll fix this.

[Electric Monk]

20. What you wrote was "Who still doesn't know who sent the hate mail?"

I also don't know who sent the hate mail, so my first thought was "Did I miss something? Someone knows who sent it?"

[villager]

25. Glad I'm not alone on that!

I thought maybe the hugs were even more needed because of who "the perp" turned out to be!

[pnwmom]

32. Got it. Thanks for helping me write a clearer subject line. I hope.

[sabrina 1]

36. Always liked Bravenak. I wonder if she could hire a Private Detective to find out

who sent that awful letter? I'm sure DUers would be willing to contribute to the cost. I think it is very important to know who did this, for her peace of mind mostly.

I know I would be willing to help withthat. PIs are much more likely to get the job done than law enforcement who probably wouldn't do a whole lot for something like this.

Anyhow, hugs to her and hope she and her family are doing well.

[hfojvt]

33. that's what I wondered too

the OP seems to be saying "I know who sent the letter, who here doesn't know?"

Hey, I am always out of the loop.

[merrily]

13. Stay safe and strong, Bravenak.

[mercuryblues]

14. Bravenak strong

[Peacetrain]

15. Bravenak......

from Iowa..

[irisblue]

16. oh yes

[bvar22]

18. Though I disagree with her on many policies,

I consider her a Family Member, and would like to send her support and a hug.
I have invited Mr. Citizen over to my house for a little "talk" about stalking, manners and democracy.

I posted to another thread, and could NOT believe there were apologists for Mr Citizen who tried everything they could to minimize and discount the seriousness of stalking and unsolicited Hate Mail.

The comments minimizing the impact of unsolicited Hate Mail were in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027159236

[pnwmom]

21. Thank you, bvar22. I agree that this issue goes beyond political preferences

and she should have all of our support.

[bvar22]

34. Thank You, pnwmom.

We have had some heated exchanges, and we still have many differences of opinion,
but I consider you FAMILY too.
Heated exchanges are part of family life, at least the way I was raised,
but if anyone ever threatened one of our family members, they had to deal with me and all my brothers.

I hope Mr Citizen is uncovered, and that there is some kind of Federal Violation he/she can be charged under.

[pnwmom]

71. I'm afraid that letter will probably be at the bottom

of any policing priorities.

So I thought that at least we could let Bravenak know that we care.

Thanks for joining in.

[Bobbie Jo]

84. Here's one for you too...

Nicely done.

[MADem]

114. Not the only place that "comments minimizing the impact of unsolicited hate mail" were found.

As well as a boatload of "Look over THERE" and "Don't blame anyone here."

Plenty of examples of that in this gem:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7159165


The 'hides' in that thread tell a sad tale as well.

Which is why I look at some of these sudden expressions of concern with a somewhat fatigued eye.

[npk]

182. I am sorry that Bravenak got those letters

I have not always seen eye to eye with her, and maybe that is my fault. I am sorry for the times I probably said shitty things to her. Can't take it back, but I do value her opinions and contributions. I hope she comes back soon.

[steve2470]

184. I admire your post

People need to take a page out of your book.

[Melurkyoulongtime]

24. Most certainly!

[Fumesucker]

26. I've always liked bravenak

[CTyankee]

27. glad to do this...

Let's shame the effer. I think s/he's on notice now and everyone is watching...nothing like a good public shaming if/when another zinger comes in on her posts...but I'm sure the coward is going back into the cave...

[Mojorabbit]

28. And mine

[Electric Monk]

29. Nobody deserves to be treated like she was, and I hope we somehow catch the perp.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

44. +1 n/t

[Glorfindel]

30. Brave, indeed....happy to oblige

[steve2470]

31. ...............

[aikoaiko]

35. I like Bravenak and sending that letter was despicable.

I too have disagreed with her on issues, but sending hate-filled letters to home addresses is repulsive.

[Little Star]

37. .

[Nye Bevan]

38. .

[lunamagica]

39. Big hug for Bravenak

[LiberalElite]

40. .

[OneGrassRoot]

41. ...

:hug

[MH1]

42. Here's mine, hang in there bravenak!

[Sunlei]

43. xoxo

[immoderate]

45. {{{{ }}}}

--imm

[Old Crow]

46. Warm regards...

[hfojvt]

47. I don't know about this hugging stuff

aspies are not all that comfortable with physical contact, and attractive women are not all that eager to give a hug to ken the monster, much less get one.

But I will knr a Bravenak appreciation thread.

BTW did you know that YT still does NOT have any videos of Ken the Monster?

Poor Ken, he just cannot get any love. He's gone and forgotten. In the words of EOR 'that's what would happen'.

[SusanCalvin]

98. I'm not a hugger either.

Not diagnosed with anything, but definitely not a hugger.

I am capable of making an exception (I realize some people are not), and I would for bravenak.

[hfojvt]

141. poor Susan Calvin

Once there was a mind reading robot who told her that some other scientist liked her, and when she found out he was lying to her to try to make her happy, she fried his brain with her hatred, and then said through clenched teeth at him - LIAR!!!

I am only self-diagnosed, and claim the mantle of aspie. It's a handy tool. Once a co-worker was chiding me for invading another co-worker's space. I sorta cut her off mid-lecture with (in good humor) "Leave me alone, I've got Asperger's" and immediately both of the women were sympathetic.

Plus now I get to tell everybody else they have "normal-social-interaction-privilege".

Mostly in the hopes that they will give me beer and travel money.

[SusanCalvin]

143. I am at sea as to how to take this.

Obviously you know Asimov.

Cut to the chase - according to you, should I view you as friend or foe?

Seriously, my back is up. Have I reason?

[hfojvt]

146. see how that works?

In my own very odd way I said "I like your username".

Of course, I said the wrong thing.

Somehow.

That's what would happen. (in the words of EOR)

[SusanCalvin]

150. "In my own very odd way I said "I like your username".

I appreciate that, but must admit to being a tad freaked out.

[SusanCalvin]

144. I am currently sorry I replied.

I meant it to be positive, did not mean to disparage you or anyone.

As things currently stand, I would take it back if I could.

[hfojvt]

148. well there is another Calvin

by the rules of Calvinball (which has no rules)

you could always sing the "I am very sorry song".

Mork, on the other hand, used to make time run backwards.

But even that ability did not prevent him from the occasional "shazbot".

[SusanCalvin]

153. Well,

If you like my username and Mork, I guess I can deal with it.

[SusanCalvin]

156. I believe I now under the interaction,

And I say "hi."

Edited to add that I would greatly appreciate it if you might explain the references to me. I am interested.

[pnwmom]

174. You're in luck, then. Virtual hugs involve NO actual physical contact.

[trueblue2007]

48. i don't know her but i will offer her a hug!

[GitRDun]

49. Here's mine.

[JDPriestly]

50. K&R and a big hug for Bravenak.

Hope she will be back soon.

We did not always agree, but we always had good discussions.

I think I can speak for everyone. We miss her.

[mdbl]

51. hug

[octoberlib]

52. All the hugs for Bravenak!

[DonCoquixote]

53. hugs

and furthermore, a promise that I will not shut up about this until we hear that the police are involved. And to give anyone who tries to whitesplain this mess hell.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Here's my hugs!

[Blue_In_AK]

55. Sure, no problem.

I don't always agree with her, either, but as others have mentioned, she is family, and what the letter writer did is despicable. Besides that, she's Alaskan, and Alaskans have each other's backs.

[roguevalley]

118. You bet, Blue. Primary season and the assorted stuff with it is going to kill us. :D

Hugs from Soldotna

[Turbineguy]

56. Here

[B2G]

57. So why haven't her posting priveleges been reinstated?

Seems to me that should have been done days ago given what's transpired.

[MrMickeysMom]

58. Yes…. I caught up to this unbelievable situation just last night...

I'm baffled, but no more than how perplexed much of DU has me for some time.

for you, Bravenak…

[hifiguy]

59. Definitely!

[suffragette]

60. K&R and a big hug!

[Coventina]

61. I'll gladly hug Bravenak!

Bullying is never OK.

NEVER!

[gordianot]

62. Yes

[Surya Gayatri]

63. A big cyber hug and 'hi' to you, Bravenak. Stay as fearless and forthright as you are!

[denvine]

64. Big Hug!

[PeaceNikki]

65. Miss her and stand with her!!

[SusanCalvin]

101. Oh, thank you for the pic.

Brought tears to my eyes and gratitude to my heart.

On edit - about the third guy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

Again on edit.

Those people in the photo are not "them"! They are US!

[PeaceNikki]

111. It's such a beautiful image of strength, courage and

I post it in earnest solidarity.

From Wisconsin.

[SusanCalvin]

113. Wisconsin!

I have a Wisconsin solidarity t-shirt, which I wear proudly.

[PeaceNikki]

120. Yay!

Thanks, we sure felt the love during our uprising.

[SusanCalvin]

133. May we all rise up.

[MohRokTah]

66. .

[donf]

67. Consider yourself hugged!

[marym625]

68. .

[R B Garr]

69. K&R.

[redwitch]

70. Of course!

Be safe, be strong!

[Logical]

72. The letter writer must LOVE the attention the letters is causing on the DU. nt

[pnwmom]

73. I doubt the anonymous letter writer expected Bravenak to go public.

Since his aim was to get her to shut up.

And I doubt he'd love hearing how despicable (almost) everyone agrees he is.

[Logical]

74. I bet the writer is a POS who loves the attention. Disruption the DU. nt

[pnwmom]

76. It's not causing any disruption. It's actually bringing people together.

You can see it right here.

Whatever people feel about Bernie and Hillary, they strongly believe that Bravenak has the right to express her opinions.

[Logical]

79. We disagree on this. nt

[tblue]

190. Oh yes he/she did

The writer was after this reaction exactly.

[Tipperary]

198. I think so too. I think the letter writer would be a person who loves the attention, even negative.

I think that type person would feel very satisfied with all the accusations flying around on the du now.

[pnwmom]

211. Can you read his mind? That's interesting.

I don't think there's any reason to look for anything beyond what he wrote. He's angry with her because her support for Sanders became less than full-throated, and she was criticizing some of his supporters about their approach to black people. And he wanted her to shut up.

[LanternWaste]

224. Creative prophecy.

Creative prophecy. I like to pretend I know the agenda's of other people too.

[Logical]

230. Hey it repeat subject line guy and my stalker! Hello!! nt

[L0oniX]

75. K & R

I had it happen to me too.

[BumRushDaShow]

77. Big smoochie hug!

[Augiedog]

78. And of course me too. I don't seem to have an actual hug emoji,

[Bobbie Jo]

80. (((HUGS)))

[Juicy_Bellows]

81. But of course!

[ljm2002]

82. Very sorry that happened to you, bravenak...

...and I hope the perpetrator is identified and has to suffer at least some consequences. At the very least I hope they are publicly identified. There is really no excuse for what they did -- it was slimy and cowardly.

I also hope you are feeling safer now than when you first received these letters.

To the person who did this, whether a DU member or from some other online site: You, sir or madam, SUCK!

[gollygee]

83. hugs to Bravenak!

[logosoco]

85. {{{PEACE}}}}}nt

[Tommy2Tone]

86. Hang in there

[MrScorpio]

87. Hugging it out!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

88. I'm not too familiar with Bravenak, but I wish her back soon.

[Jack Rabbit]

89. !!

[gwheezie]

90. I stand with brave

[rbrnmw]

91. Love ya my friend

[SusanCalvin]

92. Hug, yes, absolutely.

Now the owners of this site need to reconsider their system. 7.

[KT2000]

93. Hug for Bravenak!

[cal04]

94. Hugs to you Bravenak and to you pnwmom

for starting this thread

I hope they find this person soon

[pnwmom]

108. Thanks, cal04.

[NBachers]

95. Surrounding you with warm and sparkly love and protection, Bravenak. Your DU family is here for you.

[Bubzer]

96. Absolutely!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

97. Hugs

[smirkymonkey]

99. Stay safe and strong Bravenak!

I think I missed a lot of this because my computer was down for a while, but I wish you the best!

[fantase56]

100. ........

[Uncle Joe]

102. I wish Bravenak well and hope she comes back soon.

Thanks for the thread, pnwmom.

[40RatRod]

103. Done!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

104. Of course!

[roguevalley]

105. HUGS! This is shocking. I am sorry that someone doesn't have any conscience. Take care

out there and come back if you can. All voices are needed, even if there are those we might not agree with.

Roguevalley in Alaska

[kaiden]

106. Hugs to infinity for Bravenak!

and more!

[BooScout]

107. ...

[tishaLA]

109. ((((Bravenak))))

we miss you, especially in the AA group!

[Ohio Dem]

110. Absolutely

[Maynar]

112. Happy to participate

Best wishes Bravenak. Please prevail.

[rhett o rick]

115. I wish her well and hope we see her soon. nm

[Chellee]

116. Be safe. You are missed.

[Lyric]

117. ...

[eridani]

119. Any hints from the postmark? This deserves serious investigation.

Starting to remind me of Gamergate.

[dilby]

121. Why is the admin not monitoring who is flagging her posts.

I have a feeling the person should be easy to spot since the probably were flagging a lot of her posts.

[SusanCalvin]

137. EXACTLY!!!!!

The people making money from this site have a responsibility. 7.

[Egnever]

145. This place has been on autopilot for years

[steve2470]

152. yes it has nt

[SusanCalvin]

169. But it is still a great format.

The best. Thanks, Elad.

[steve2470]

170. it absolutely has the best format

I think the admins need to be a bit more hands on, imho. Elad has done a great job, thank you Elad.

[2naSalit]

122. Here are a couple...

and I do like your poetry!


Stay strong!!

[RKP5637]

123. ...

[csziggy]

124. {{{Bravenak}}}

[Lucky Luciano]

125. Doesn't matter what you think of bravenak's posts...

...but that bastard that sent the letters should be imprisoned.

I have some hugs for her absolutely.

[orpupilofnature57]

126. That's honest .

[WIProgressive88]

127. .

I'm much more of a reader than a poster here, but this whole incident has been incredibly sad. Hopefully the responsible party is eventually held responsible for his/her actions, and Bravenak, 1SBM, and others who have been unjustly suspended should be reinstated immediately.

[SusanCalvin]

138. Yep.

7.

[revmclaren]

128. .

[Agnosticsherbet]

129. Take care.

[we can do it]

130. Here's one from me.

[TheJames]

131. Here's three!!!

[passiveporcupine]

132. I assume that the mods or owners/admins

have a record of who has been alerting on Bravenak's posts. Right?

If the same person has done it more than once, or even just once, I'd certainly be watching them.

[zappaman]

134. Nah.

But she rocks, so

[MohRokTah]

135. The letter scumbag could be the same scumbag just arrested for terrorism in Florida.

He's the same scumbag who was Breitbart's source for the "Shaun King is really white and NOT mixed race" bullshit story.

HE also posted on DailyKos.

He could well have a DU identity and could be the scumbag sending letters to bravenak.

[GP6971]

136. Hers is one from me

[rurallib]

139. Indded I do!

[shireen]

140. hang in there, Bravenak

The vile cowardly creep who did this to you should be charged with harrassment.

Take care ...

[Johnny Noshoes]

142. yeah

[cry baby]

147. *hugs*

[Lithos]

149. OK, I missed the excitement

Someone give me the 30 second version?

I Can't excuse the hides as I have to assume DU is fair in this regards,

But, I can never condone hatemail... Many hugs to her. Screw whoever sent it.

L-

[steve2470]

154. here you go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1187&pid=24750

[Lithos]

157. Thanks!

OMFG...

Ok, need some time to work thru the ramifications/implications here...

Whoever sent this is a coward.

L-

[steve2470]

158. yes and psychologically disturbed, to boot nt

[Lithos]

159. Agree with that...

n/t

[MFM008]

151. hugs

hang in there!

[RobertEarl]

155. I see you have been reading DU, bravenak

You are able to rec threads. I look forward to you recommending one of mine?

I don't participate in the DU jury as I too have been personally abused via the system. So I've opted out. I doubt I would have voted to hide your posts in any case, because I do like debating you.

I hope all is well with you and when you do get to post again, you give us hell!

Now, go rec my post in GD..P. Okay?

[greytdemocrat]

160. Interesting

Why don't the Admins just cancel the lockout??

[BobTheSubgenius]

161. Don't give in!

Bullies are so often cowards underneath it all, and this one seems to be more coward than bully. F'em!

[Texasgal]

162. Hugs to Bravenak!

I still believe that she was contacted through an asshole on DU. I know that many people do not believe this but I honestly do. DU has become a very angry and nasty place over the years unfortunately.

Hugs to Brave... I hope you are able to come back soon.

[steve2470]

163. agreed nt

[pnwmom]

165. MrScorpio agrees with you. Did you read his "breakdown" of the letter?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1187&pid=25677

[appal_jack]

164. Hugs to Bravenak!

Hides or whatever else, nothing Bravenak did warranted stalking & hate mail. Glad to have all the firebrands here at DU, whether I agree with you or not. But the threatening mail to her crossed a line, and should have no place in real dialog.

-app

[ancianita]

166. Lots and lots of us are hoping you'll be back soon, Bravenak. A big, long hug to you.

[McCamy Taylor]

167. Clue for folks who do not understand why some people can't "see beyond" race/gender etc.

Because we live in a country which stigmatizes and abuses members of minority groups for being minorities and women for being women and gays for being gay and disabled for being disabled. Every day. All the time. For two hundred years a bunch of folks who have not been oppressed have been promising to make it all better for us---like Santa Claus. Except Christmas comes only once a year. And we live with this shit every day.

There is a reason why social activism starts in the community. There is a reason it was important that Obama was a community organizer. We are not children. We do not need to be taken care of. We need to seize the tools to take care of ourselves.

[pnwmom]

171. +1. n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

168. And now hugs.

[JEB]

172. Big hug to Bravenak.

[icymist]

173. New Moon Blessing for you Bravenak!

[lovemydog]

175. Heck yes pnwmom!

Here's a hug for bravenak.

Here's a hug for you.

Here's a hug for all who read and appreciate the intelligence and wit and good nature of our friend bravenak.

[pnwmom]

176. Back at you, lovemydog.

And I love my dogs, too.

[lovemydog]

178. Thank you very much.

You rock. And I love dog people!

[pnwmom]

179. Me, too.

[daredtowork]

177. Hug!

btw, Bravenak was trying to help get a troll recognized by MIRT at the time she got piled on. I still can't believe no one could do anything about that such obvious Jury abuse.

Anyway, I appreciate Bravenak!

[DesertFlower]

180. sending a big hug.

[Tumbulu]

181. What has admin had to say about this?

Does anyone know how someone would find a poster's mailing address from DU?

This is too weird.

[raven mad]

183. I don't just want to hug bravenak.

I would like to have the guts she has.

Brave knows Alaska.

[noiretextatique]

185. I was on MIRT. It is not easy to get random jurors

To agree to hide a post. I don't think it is possible. And while I do understand how some black people feel about Obama, not all black people feel that way. I don't, for example. Having said that, the stalker is a coward, and I wish bravenak the best. No way do I believe the coward is a supporter.

[pnwmom]

186. Probably 80% or more of DUers support Sanders.

So the odds are high that the letter came from a Bernie supporter, just as the letter said -- especially since the sender would have no way to predict that Bravenak would publicly post it. Why would he have bothered to disguise his real identity, when his aim was to make Bravenak shut up?

But I agree with you that I don't think Mr. Whomever conspired with several people to fix the jury process. He just wants to scare Bravenak.

[gollygee]

192. I think a percentage of people always vote to hide people who support the opponent

And since there are so many more Sanders supporters than anyone else, it's very easy for people known or believed to not be Sanders supporters to get hides. (Bravenak supported Sanders more than anyone else, and that's why I use "believed.&quot

[pnwmom]

210. She did support Sanders, but she was also expressing frustration with his not connecting

the way she thought he should with African Americans. And around the time she got hidden she was indicating that her position on him had softened. Her detractors were angry about that.

[noiretextatique]

223. yes...she is one of the Clinton supporters

Pushing the meme of Sanders not connecting with black people, but she seems to be the only sincere one in regard to having some support for Sanders. Which is why it is odd a Sanders' supporter would target her.

[noiretextatique]

222. 80%?! seems way high

And if it was a Sanders' supporter, why claim that given all the tensions here, specifically between some AA group members and a few Sanders' supporters? This seems like a really poor production of a Rovian dirty trick. I don't discount what bravenak experienced, however I question who is doing it.

[yuiyoshida]

187. I have already on twitter

yesterday in fact!

[raouldukelives]

188. K&R

[tblue]

189. A Repub wrote that letter

Someone trying to start a race war or eff over Bernie Sanders. Think about it. I am convinced.

That said, I send all the hugs in the world to Bravenak. Bernie supporters can learn a lot by listening to what she says, regardless of who wrote that asinine letter that makes me want to stick my head out the window and scream.

[m-lekktor]

191. Big hugs to Bravenak!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

193. Bravenak is a better person than fucked up letter writer, no doubt there

Stalkers getting away with it......What an unmitigated crock of shizt.

[spanone]

194. K&R...

[90-percent]

195. n/t

-jim

[AlbertCat]

196. Well

As long as she's getting lots of attention.

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

197. and mine

[mia]

199. Bravenak...

[marmar]

200. .....

[lostnfound]

201. That IS a key paragraph

It's very good advice.
I consider Obama an AMAZING president, easily the best in my lifetime. And an AMAZING human being. I understand criticism of him from the left because he doesn't do much to attack corporatism or wealth inequality, which the progressive left considers to be reaching a crucial tipping point, almost beyond a point of recovery. A lot of people have trouble holding two seemingly conflicting ideas in mind -- how to hold Obama in such high regard while still recognizing that it's way past time to focus on corporatism and wealth inequality -- but there's a time for everything, and the country might have gotten whiplash if we'd gone from Bush directly to someone like Bernie.

Hope Bravenak doesn't let one idiot (or a handful of idiots) interfere with her contributions here.

[Gothmog]

202. I stand with Bravenak

[The Polack MSgt]

203. Keep strong Bravenak

Come back soon.
Sit down and have a

[sunnystarr]

204. 3 clicks

I was really concerned about what happened to Bravenak. So I decided to see if it was easy to find out someone's address armed with only an online nickname. I googled the nick, found she has a website - 1st click. Once there I could view complete profile - 2nd click. At this page I could click on a link to her presence on another website - 3rd click

Now I hit pay dirt since this gave me a real name and a real location. With a simple search name in white pages and you get the address, phone number and map to the residence.

This is important because any of us are vulnerable. Make sure your FB is private and remove your location. If you have talent which is available on the net, make sure your online nickname for discussion boards is totally unrelated.

This is very scary because we can never be sure who else is online and we can't assume that everyone is balanced and sane. Not in today's world.

Try and find yourself and if you do it may be time to change your identity or remove any links to it.

Big hugs to Bravenak!

[totodeinhere]

205. I thought about sending her a direct private message to express my solidarity with her

and my support, but then I was not sure if that would be appropriate since she doesn't know me. She may well just want to be left alone at this point. But dear Bravenak, if you read this, God bless you and your family.

[BlueMTexpat]

206. Hugs to you, Bravenak!

May your hater receive his/her just desserts in full measure!

Sick person indeed!

[hedgehog]

207. Nasty replies are bad enough - actual hate mail is truly awful!

[nolabear]

208. Hang in, Sister. Don't let the terrorists win.

[madokie]

209. Yes of course

[FuzzyRabbit]

212. More hugs to Bravenak

You can probably tell from the number of times I have posted on DU that I don't spend a lot of time here. I do check in almost every day because there are often nuggets of wisdom that catch my eye. One of them was the excerpt in pnwmom's post that needs to be read again by all of Sanders' supporters, because I think it is a key to Sander's winning the nomination. So here it is again:

Bernie and his group have to spread goodwill throughout the Obama coalition. They need to steal Hillary voters. I fear that the active dislike for the man that many African Americans respect and love (honestly, we place him at the top of the list of All Time Greatest African Americans, above Martin Luther King Jr and MalcolmX, he to us is the all time greatest African American) is harming Bernie tremendously. We have an emotional connection to him, no amount of logic and policy discussions will change that. We do not like people who do not appreciate him and his accomplishments.

Thank you a thousand times, Bravenak.

[pnwmom]

213. Thanks for highlighting those words of Bravenak, FuzzyRabbit. People should take them to heart. nt

[WillyT]

214. (((((((bravenak)))))))

Stay Strong!

[yardwork]

215. Hope you are doing well, Bravenak.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

[KamaAina]

216. Well, I would, but she's married.

[blm]

217. (( ))

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[barbtries]

218. Bravenak

i hope that nasty person is caught.

[City Lights]

219. Hugs to you, Bravenak!

Hang in there and stay safe!

[Vinca]

220. Finally . . . a link to the letter.

Somehow I managed to miss this entire incident except for the after posts. What's most frightening, from my perspective, is that someone would have a DU member's home address. How did that happen? The person sounds like a jerk and should be totally ashamed of themselves. I hope Bravenak can file it under "a-hole" and put it out of her mind. It's bad enough anonymous posters go after people on the site, but sending an actual letter is creepy.

[LWolf]

221. yes

[xmas74]

225. Hello!

Hope to hear from you soon. I'm always in and out of here.

After everything that has happened to you (I'm hoping you're reading this) I've decided to no longer ignore jury alerts. I'm now answering each and every one I get, if only to fight the alert stalkers and thwart their plans.

Everyone needs to sometimes learn to agree to disagree and not get so damned worked up that they stalk both here and irl.

[Goblinmonger]

226. Nah. Thanks for asking though.

And I have no idea how someone can promise more hides.

But, hey, that's alright. I don't agree with people on a lot of issues and still get along fine with them.

[Xyzse]

227. That is plain awful, and she does get a hug from me.

*hug*

[steve2470]

228. already gave her a long distance hug and....

Mr. or Ms. Letter writer, you are severely psychologically disturbed. This is a fact, not some silly opinion.

Seek professional help immediately from a qualified mental health professional. Taking a message board dispute to the real world is DISTURBED BEHAVIOR AND IDEATION. Sorry if the truth hurts, but that is the truth.

Please seek help. Thank you.

[Veruca Salt]

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