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iemanja

(56,738 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:01 AM 16 hrs ago

I'm shocked that people here watched the memorial service. [View all]

Giving them ratings and clicks only feeds their power. It’s like the Fox News watchers, funding the right wing. People complain about the MSM yet give the worst of it ad revenue.

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I'm shocked that people here watched the memorial service. [View all] iemanja 16 hrs ago OP

Some watch and report back for those of us that can't ALBliberal 16 hrs ago #1

I did not watch the clown show. Wifes husband 16 hrs ago #2

That's what I was thinking. In fact, I was going to thank one person who posted on DU about the service. C Moon 14 hrs ago #10

It's kind of like rubberneckers. I could not stomach it - very depressing. walkingman 16 hrs ago #3

Define 'Watched' DET 15 hrs ago #4

I could not take all the hate and the lies. Trueblue1968 13 hrs ago #11

Yeah, I ducked into it for about 15 minutes. Then, again, it was comparable to watching allegorical oracle 8 hrs ago #13

It's like Howard Stern. Xolodno 15 hrs ago #5

I don't find it difficult iemanja 15 hrs ago #6

Howard Stern could be amusing sometimes AdamGG 14 hrs ago #9

I went out of my way to *NOT* watch it. Initech 15 hrs ago #7

Seems like you're scolding DU'ers who decided to watch all or part of the service. Abolishinist 15 hrs ago #8

Mondays are scolding days leftstreet 8 hrs ago #18

I watched about 30 seconds of it. ReRe 13 hrs ago #12

What memorial service? I watched Colts vs Ravens. Emile 8 hrs ago #14

Perhaps you misconstrue their motive for doing so? werdna 8 hrs ago #15

The motivations of those watching are not in question. The effects of the action are. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #19

I didn't watch any of it... SickOfTheOnePct 8 hrs ago #16

CNN is toeing the line, they broadcast it all live dwayneb 8 hrs ago #17

I'm shocked that people start such threads and never return to engage with respondants... Drum 7 hrs ago #20

I fully expect the office MAGAs to gloat over the event.. haele 6 hrs ago #21

I'm so sorry that you have to work in iemanja 6 hrs ago #22

It's only post Inauguration the MAGA started showing their colors. haele 6 hrs ago #23