I am out of here y'all.

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Well, since the floodgates were reopened the other day, I have received two bogus hides in two days. I don't intend to end up in 'Under Review' limbo, so I am leaving. And no place is safe from these swarms including this 'safe haven'. (hahaha!)

As a host of this group, I will respond to reported posts and the like, but I will not be posting anywhere on DU until at least after the general election. And frankly, I am not even certain then whether I will be back. If I do, I certainly will not be a star member or donate any further to this site.

The irony, which will be lost on many, is that the supposed minority victims are here and having a fine old time. But like Brother Ivan and Catherina, I am another minority Sanders supporter who is being forced to choose to leave or run off.

I don't walk on eggshells. I don't tolerate bullies. And as many of you are well aware, I am a passionate and very outspoken man. I was a member of DU in the early 2000's under a different email address & user name, but rarely posted. I became active and started posting under a new username (old email address was defunct) four years ago.

This site and its owners have revealed themselves to be extremely partisan and very neoliberal. As an independent progressive leftist, Clinton, this site, and its often rabid supporters have made it very clear that I am not welcome in this party or on these boards. If they drive enough of us away and burn enough bridges, the GE is not going to turn out well for the Democratic Party this year.

So after this thread my friends, if you wish to converse or read my musings (not that they are that noteworthy), I will only be at JPR and DI. At least at DI, the conservatives I am debating are honest Republicans and admitted rightists instead of the pseudo-conservative New Dems that are allowed to run free on this site. If they want an echo chamber, well they might just get one.

Good night and good luck!