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In reply to the discussion: Tim Walz: People are Sick of Dems' "Strongly Worded Letters" [View all]OldBaldy1701E
(10,976 posts)66. Umm...
If Democratic voters will get off of their asses and go to the polls when we have a chance to vote next, we can eliminate most of the resistance to change, roll back most of the nonsense, and set ourselves up for the next presidential election.
We have had complete control before, and we did not 'eliminate most of the resistance to change' then, nor did we 'roll back most of the nonsense'.
Why do you think that is suddenly going to happen now?
Bt the way, it has to happen, or we will just be right back here in ten years or so.
Yes, we have to address the current situation. But, doing so without also implementing the means to stop this from happening again is little short of folly.
So, where are those plans? Because we are just putting a coat of paint on a rotten house if we don't address this.
Which is exactly what the rich oligarchs want us to do. They prefer this house as it is and do not want us to build another... mainly because they know that the social beliefs and the materialism that gave them their power and position would be gone. They will not allow this to happen.
This has to be addressed.
Now.
And, we are not doing so.
I do not see this position as "...backbiting, navelgazing defeatism".
(I suspect that our 'overlords' would want us to see it that way, though)
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What does he mean by "breaking the norms"? An eviction freeze would go a long way toward walking the talk in MN rn.
WhiskeyGrinder
Yesterday
#6
I'd find it helpful if he had some examples of how he's doing that in MN
WhiskeyGrinder
Yesterday
#9
okay but like he could be doing this himself, yes? In Minnesota? Because I remember a lot of strongly worded statements
WhiskeyGrinder
Yesterday
#14
I think voters generally want and expect integrity from Democrats, but we've got to get control back first.
hamsterjill
Yesterday
#41
+1. Heck, we had people on here who were severely criticized for calling Trump a traitor/racist/dictator/Nazi/rapist
dalton99a
Yesterday
#21
What would you have our Democrats do? I'm guessing you must have some PLAN of action...
QueerDuck
Yesterday
#38
Sure. I'm sure when you go to work you wait for random people to tell you how to effectively do your job.
Scrivener7
11 hrs ago
#62
Even in the YouTube HFY stories on space adventures, the politician sending "Sternly Worded Letter" is present
LiberalArkie
Yesterday
#25
Directive, organization, humanpower and follow-through. More is definitely needed.
twodogsbarking
Yesterday
#27
That, and Dems need to understand that they are using a broken system to fix a broken system.
OldBaldy1701E
Yesterday
#48
"he says well why can't Democrats can "break the norms" for things like national healthcare"
J_William_Ryan
Yesterday
#32
We've been furiously reading through The Marquess of Queensberry Rules of boxing
hadEnuf
Yesterday
#34
Fuck this shit, we need real opposition to the thug regime and their propaganda and we need it yesterday!
Initech
Yesterday
#40
Oh, but strongly worded scolding of Democrats is really doing something. Everybody loves to be angry at Democrats.
betsuni
Yesterday
#42
It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy.
betsuni
Yesterday
#46