What's wrong with our 'messaging'?
It's this:
We don't attack our political opponents by fabricating lies about them, and repeating those lies until they are perceived to be facts.
We tell voters the truth, instead of telling them what they want to hear. We warn them about the consequences of climate change, instead of assuring them that it's just another scam being perpetrated by 'elitist' scientists.
We don't ignore the plight of the hungry, the sick, and the poor while claiming to be righteous Christians who are 'doing the Lord's work'.
We don't encourage voters to believe that putting more guns in their hands makes them safer, or that their use equals protecting their freedoms. We don't tell voters that taking the law into their own hands is tantamount to upholding justice.
We don't demonize 'the other side' by suggesting they are Satan-worshippers who sex-traffic children.
We try to appeal to the intelligence and common sense of people who possess neither.
We rely on facts and scientific knowledge, instead of pandering to those who are too stupid to accept the former and/or understand the latter. We don't cater to the uninformed by feeding them even more misinformation; we don't
tell the ignorant that their ignorance is actually a sign of their superiority.
We don't attempt to persuade voters that all of their grievances are attributable to immigrants, or people of colour, or those of a different faith or sexual orientation.
We don't espouse 'easy fixes' to the nation's woes, like banning certain books or firing certain teachers.
We encourage unity, instead of admonishing citizens to see each other as enemies. We promote the concept of finding common ground, instead of 'standing one's ground' by using violence to settle scores.
I am tired of hearing how the Democrats don't know how to 'message' in the current climate of people who aren't the least bit interested in hearing any message that doesn't justify their racism, their homophobia, their xenophobia, and that doesn't glorify those traits by equating them to patriotism and love of God and country.
In a sane world - which we have long since left behind - the only 'message' that should mean anything is the fact that Donald Trump and the Republican party organized, funded, supported and actively participated in the attempted overthrow of our democracy.
Everything else - including promoting the idea that Democrats don't have the 'right message' - is just the noise that bullshit makes when it hits the fan.
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... comments, as subtle as you think they were.
While the reference to BERNIE was a nice (albeit obvious) touch, you missed the mark by miles.
Enjoy your stay - as short and unmemorable as it will inevitably prove to be.
I do not buy for a split second you are an actual Sanders supporter
...with the dangers trump and his traitorous pukes pose today for our country our elections shouldn't be close...
...we should be owning 75-80% of all elections...
...half the country still thinks we're wrong...not good
...we can do better...
...only as a last resort...
...to save our country, of course
...remember, when in Rome.......
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We rely on facts and scientific knowledge, instead of pandering to those who are too stupid to accept the former and/or understand the latter. We don't cater to the uninformed by feeding them even more misinformation; we don't
tell the ignorant that their ignorance is actually a sign of their superiority.
We lose a better half of the populace doing these. Maybe I'm just being my snarky self, but remember--half the population is below average intelligence.
Happy Thanksgiving!
