This is so hugely important for me to say.
AT NO POINT THAT I CAN REMEMBER HAS A SINGLE DU MEMBER SAID ANYTHING MEAN, DISPIRITING, ACUSATORY, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY DEMEANED WHAT I'VE GONE THROUGH THESE LAST ALMOST 3 YEARS.
THAT IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF THEM ALL, BECAUSE IT'S STILL ONGOING.
YOU'VE TOUCHED ME A THOUSAND TIMES AND THEN SOME, AND TODAY, I FEEL YOU ALL TOUCH ME AT THE SAME TIME. MY GOD, HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DIDN'T DESERVE THAT.
AS I REFLECT AND ANSWER SO MANY KIND WORDS YOU'VE SENT RECENTLY, PLEASE KNOW I'M SITTING HERE CRYING YET AGAIN AS IT DAWNS ON ME THAT I'VE RECEIVED A LIFETIMES WORTH OF GRACE IN THESE LAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT A SINGLE NEGATIVE WORD.
FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME LATELY I AM MOVED TO THE CORE OF MY BEING.
THANK YOU
LOVE, JOHN MCKUSICK
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I am so relieved that everything worked out
I don't know how I could have made it through the dark times without DU. Great people here.
You guys should, you're the heroes in this story.
I am so very, very glad things are working out for you,
Hugs to you friend.
I didn’t really follow your path though I was keeping an eye out for a few other DUers who said they were facing economic hardship or other problems and don’t seem to post anymore: MLF (who I hope is not homeless), wandering harper, TSexile (she was about my age and seemed to have some similar issues) and Dennis Donovan.
Many others I think are just on at different hours.
DU has helped me psychologically. I was at the peak of my misanthropy 6 years ago when I came back and now I am, for me, back to the usual level 
No..people here are nice. Good crowd..and nice and quarrelsome rather than those creepy, fawning bots 
.
There is something chilling about them. They remind me of this more than Gebru’s stochastic parrots:
https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/english/documents/pdf/centrevictorianstudies/guildeaetext.pdf
I hope you have a decent time ahead.
This place rocks, and what you regularly give of yourself is one of the reasons why. So very glad you are here, Friend.
Democratic Underground is the soul of America; the people in this space care about one another. They share their gut feelings, their anger, their compassion and always make others feel welcome and unafraid to just be.
I have been coming here over 20 years. I post very little, but read all of you everyday. And so many days, I have needed this space to know I wasn't alone.
This is where the good Americans live. Thank you for the decades 
. Laura
We ALWAYS have each other's back. When I lost my husband 16 years ago, everyone was there for me. The caring and support here is unparalled, and it's a feeling that stays with you.
You're an important part of our DU family. Don't ever forget that. Your kindness comes back to you, which is as it should be. We're all in this together.
I posted back in May 2023:
Why I am a Democrat.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217954571
short version.
Because Democrats have compassion for others.
corrollaries:
• When every person
a. is guaranteed rights, opportunity, and equity,
b. can make a good living,
c. is respected,
then all benefit and the nation benefits.
• Government invests in its citizens.
• Labor and innovation create wealth.
• Productivity gains are shared with those who are less blessed than others.
• Government is by the people and for the people.
• The legal system protects rights, especially of minorities.
In short: equality, honor and fairness.
You can find the "other side of the coin" at the link, but we know them all too well, and let's move this country and world forward.
NOW GO FIX YOUR BROKEN KEYBOARD!
You are clearly a good person.