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yardwork

(61,408 posts)
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 09:54 AM Apr 2022

Beware those carrying fear, uncertainty and doubt about Democrats.

If you hear or read something that makes you think less of Democrats, think about who stands to gain if Republicans take over Congress in this fall's elections. There's a lot at stake. Who will make billions of dollars if the Republicans are allowed to fully enact their sociopathic plans?

The invasion of Ukraine isn't going well for Putin. Who would he want back in the White House?

If Republicans take back the majority in just one house of Congress, they will block every single effort by Biden. Biden will be blamed for everything that happens and Trump or someone like Trump will be elected in 2024.

Your friends, relatives, online buddies may be well-meaning but the propaganda is real, it's everywhere, and it's designed to be very persuasive. Beware of the agenda behind negativity aimed at Democrats.

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Beware those carrying fear, uncertainty and doubt about Democrats. (Original Post) yardwork Apr 2022 OP
The propaganda of which you speak, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #1
Them too. The New York Times, for instance. yardwork Apr 2022 #2
Read The Gurardian Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #50
One might think they want Republicans to win mcar Apr 2022 #4
That is their only goal. There's great power in having a single goal. yardwork Apr 2022 #9
I think to a large degree there is corporate interests at work here. JohnSJ Apr 2022 #11
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 The M$M did the EXACT SAME THING to Obama economy. Its NOT just the economy uponit7771 Apr 2022 #32
The chorus grows louder every midterm election mcar Apr 2022 #3
Same all over. Following is some interesting stuff on French politics Strelnikov_ Apr 2022 #13
The right wing creates this crisis and then blames the left. yardwork Apr 2022 #16
And the MSM wakes up every morning and says mcar Apr 2022 #21
Because their goals align! yardwork Apr 2022 #25
And apathetic and uninformed voters fall for it ... over and over. BTW, KPN Apr 2022 #59
+1, ... and Obama and Biden have proven it CAN NOT be the "economy stupid". There's something ... uponit7771 Apr 2022 #33
Blaming the Democrats for "poor messaging" is one of the tricks. yardwork Apr 2022 #39
Correct, its not that dems don't need a Stacy Abrams program in every CoC we do. That's operational uponit7771 Apr 2022 #64
I agree on all points. yardwork Apr 2022 #68
It's getting louder and louder too. brer cat Apr 2022 #5
The "Biden didn't give me my pony" crowd mcar Apr 2022 #8
Why are you picking on the left side of the party??? We NEED Unity. Tommymac Apr 2022 #17
Why are people on the left picking on the President mcar Apr 2022 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Tommymac Apr 2022 #34
Nice try mcar Apr 2022 #35
Please tell that to those slamming the Biden Cha Apr 2022 #76
Speaking of..."but he didn't do this." KS Toronado Apr 2022 #26
Too busy looking for Hillary's emails and criticizing Obama's tan suit. yardwork Apr 2022 #28
Yep mcar Apr 2022 #29
Are you saying we Dems radiate a righteousness beyond self-critique? Magoo48 Apr 2022 #6
Excellent question! Emile Apr 2022 #7
Is it possible and advisable to engage in self-reflection without electing Republicans? yardwork Apr 2022 #12
One might almost think that some FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #38
An inventory of what's working and what isn't is essential for individual as well as group growth. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #66
The insanity of it all. "Disappointed Biden can't get things done because of Congress". Pobeka Apr 2022 #10
I agree 100%. We endanger our goals by detracting from our successes. MineralMan Apr 2022 #14
I miss Howard Dean and his 50 state strategy. yardwork Apr 2022 #15
Yes. The Democratic Party is becoming a fragmented party. MineralMan Apr 2022 #18
I agree 100% yardwork Apr 2022 #19
"Trumpet our successes" jaxexpat Apr 2022 #22
LOL! MineralMan Apr 2022 #23
Those are all true statements, FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #44
I think you may have misunderstood my OP. yardwork Apr 2022 #48
I agree with you, and it's a good point FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #56
Well said, yardwork! I didn't Cha Apr 2022 #77
Mahalo, Cha! yardwork Apr 2022 #80
Yes, but right-wing players are using FUD to stir up MineralMan Apr 2022 #63
And authoritarianism marches forward.... jalan48 Apr 2022 #24
You want to see authoritarianism in action see what happens if Republicans get control. yardwork Apr 2022 #27
Authoritarian speak is authoritarian speak. jalan48 Apr 2022 #30
If you're accusing me of authoritarian speak please be specific. yardwork Apr 2022 #31
"Beware those carrying fear, uncertainty and doubt about Democrats" jalan48 Apr 2022 #36
Laugh. Out. Loud. yardwork Apr 2022 #37
So, Democrat's doubting other Democrats is ok? jalan48 Apr 2022 #41
Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) has a specific meaning. yardwork Apr 2022 #43
Just curious, can you say it's ok for Democrats to doubt other Democrats? jalan48 Apr 2022 #46
What's the context? yardwork Apr 2022 #57
Exactly, it's contextual. It's easy to move from a special context to "all" very easily. If you are jalan48 Apr 2022 #58
Yes, in certain situations it's damn necessary. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #67
Manchin votes with Biden's legislation 95% of the time, and Sinema's votes align with 97% yardwork Apr 2022 #69
It is essential we debate how to protect ourselves from their future clones. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #71
There are two ways to approach it. yardwork Apr 2022 #73
Say the Dems are useless and can't get anything done is as ridiculous as ignoring our weak spots. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #74
Only because we don't bring the bills they will vote against to the floor questionseverything Apr 2022 #82
That is far from authoritarian mcar Apr 2022 #40
This is authoritarianism in action: yardwork Apr 2022 #42
There's NO "Authoritarian" Going ON HERE! Cha Apr 2022 #79
Nothing in the OP is against competition in primaries. You misconstrue Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #49
Thanks for this. When I see warnings beginning with "Beware" I think it's important to be as jalan48 Apr 2022 #51
Okay. YOUR post #24 was really very unspecific. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #55
Thank you. yardwork Apr 2022 #53
+1 betsuni Apr 2022 #87
the OP should direct this to the Lamb campaign, imo. nt druidity33 Apr 2022 #88
Further, the OP was not about DU or D vs D but much wider in scope, about the media etc Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #52
What Are you TALKING ABOUT?! Cha Apr 2022 #78
Beware Happy Talk Sympthsical Apr 2022 #45
Actually people are saying things that are not accurate, such as your assumption that JohnSJ Apr 2022 #83
Sometimes bad things are accurate Sympthsical Apr 2022 #84
People expressing views and opinions, that's all JohnSJ Apr 2022 #85
More attempting to monitor views and opinions Sympthsical Apr 2022 #86
Things are facts or they're not. That's the point. betsuni Apr 2022 #89
Totally agree. In my small circle Dems are fired up and pissed off. VOTE! Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #47
Wonderful to hear! yardwork Apr 2022 #54
I have fear but it is about the GOP. bronxiteforever Apr 2022 #60
Well said. yardwork Apr 2022 #61
Spot on.......nt. Sogo Apr 2022 #62
Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2022 #65
Thank you. I miss George (and John). yardwork Apr 2022 #70
K&R betsuni Apr 2022 #72
Agreed. Democratic Americans need to be highly vigilant. Nt Baked Potato Apr 2022 #75
Thank you, best OP I have read in a long time. sheshe2 Apr 2022 #81
I keep seeing memes that things are terrible in America IronLionZion Apr 2022 #90
Ads for Republicans in central NC call Biden "the worst president ever." yardwork Apr 2022 #91

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
9. That is their only goal. There's great power in having a single goal.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:19 AM
Apr 2022

Sometimes evil is simple. It's easier to lie than to tell a complex truth. It's easier to break things than to build.

It's easy to take over the world and amass trillions of dollars of dirty money if you don't care who you have to kill, torture and enslave in order to achieve that goal.

Funding troll farms is a good return on investment, and because of the labor system the sociopaths themselves create and nurture, there are plenty of desperate people happy to sign up for the work.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
32. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 The M$M did the EXACT SAME THING to Obama economy. Its NOT just the economy
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:01 AM
Apr 2022

... for it was dems would control everything

mcar

(42,206 posts)
3. The chorus grows louder every midterm election
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:12 AM
Apr 2022

when a Democrat is in the WH. Dems bad, Dems suck, Dems haven't done anything. Nothing is ever good enough for some.

Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
13. Same all over. Following is some interesting stuff on French politics
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:28 AM
Apr 2022

I came across in researching the Macron/LePen debacle.

Seems they are not much different than us, a squishy back and forth middle, driven entirely by perceived economic conditions.

Only difference is that here, the GOP are trying to cement in their power once they get their next chance at the see-saw.

++++

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/08/french-politics-marine-le-pen-france-europe

France is an angry country. It is always an angry country. It is especially angry at present because the Ukraine war has inflated already high petrol, diesel and food prices. But there is no real appetite in France for confrontational policies that would destroy an 80-year postwar political consensus of outward-looking tolerance and European unity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/people-feel-suffocated-cost-of-living-tops-french-concerns-before-election

But it was when a young relative working as a rural healthcare assistant recently broke down and wept at the fuel pump because she could barely afford the petrol to get to work that Martin’s anger rose. “How can there not be a mood of revolt?” she asked.

Worries about purchasing power and how to make ends meet have become French voters’ top concern before the April presidential election. The government says that, on paper, people have more in their wallets since Emmanuel Macron’s election in 2017. The treasury estimates that gross disposable income, which economists use as a gauge of purchasing power, has grown twice as fast under Macron than under his two predecessors, helped by tax cuts and job creation.

But because food and fuel prices are rising, and because fixed costs such as housing, insurance, energy and phone bills account for such a large part of French budgets, voters feel a sense of daily struggle. An Ifop poll last month showed 69% of people felt their purchasing power had deteriorated over Macron’s term.

mcar

(42,206 posts)
21. And the MSM wakes up every morning and says
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:49 AM
Apr 2022

"What are Republicans mad about today?" That forms the basis of their reporting/opining.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
25. Because their goals align!
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:54 AM
Apr 2022

I heard media leaders who claimed to be Democrats openly snicker about Trump. They thought he was funny. I heard a highly placed media leader muse about whether it was correct to refer to Trump as a liar, since he might not have the mental capacity to understand he was lying. This was said with a laugh and got a laugh from the room filled with wealthy powerful people.

These people are selling our democracy in order to become millionaires. They think it doesn't matter.

KPN

(15,585 posts)
59. And apathetic and uninformed voters fall for it ... over and over. BTW,
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:47 AM
Apr 2022

excellent OP. Now is not the time to criticize our party — past, present or future.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
33. +1, ... and Obama and Biden have proven it CAN NOT be the "economy stupid". There's something ...
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:05 AM
Apr 2022

... more that keeps there poll numbers down and its not dem messaging.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
39. Blaming the Democrats for "poor messaging" is one of the tricks.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:14 AM
Apr 2022

How many times have we been told that it's our fault for advocating for civil rights? FauxNews runs 24/7 lies and hysteria about critical race theory while ignoring the criminal behavior of Republicans, but somehow it's all the Democrats fault for "distracting" people with demands for equality.

Makes me furious.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
64. Correct, its not that dems don't need a Stacy Abrams program in every CoC we do. That's operational
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 12:15 PM
Apr 2022

... issues that can be turned on a dime when leadership sees the benefits,

The bigger issue is there's a thought stream in regards to what's even rational for high approval has been broken two democratic presidents in a row.

Biden has IT ALL

Great economy
Record low employment
Going hard on the international scene

and his approval ratings in the low 40s !?!?!

There are outside forces acting inside, Biden has done a decent job at taking victory laps ...

We need a fact check consortium to keep them straight

mcar

(42,206 posts)
8. The "Biden didn't give me my pony" crowd
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:16 AM
Apr 2022

is getting louder as well.

The man saved millions of lives from Covid, brought the economy back, passed several important laws, got the 1st black woman confirmed to SCOTUS and dozens of great jurists added to federal courts - in less than 2 years and with an evenly divided Congress.

Media focuses only on inflation; the far left on "but he didn't do this."

Doesn't seem like we'll ever learn.

mcar

(42,206 posts)
20. Why are people on the left picking on the President
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:48 AM
Apr 2022

and his administration?

Holy cow man, come on.

Right here today on DU there are several OPs slamming the administration, pushing FUD about the midterms, and pulling out those tired old Third Way, neo-liberal tropes.

Response to mcar (Reply #20)

Cha

(295,899 posts)
76. Please tell that to those slamming the Biden
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 02:58 PM
Apr 2022

Admin & Pres Biden. TY! It's fair to call them out.

Unity! Midterms!

💙💛

KS Toronado

(16,901 posts)
26. Speaking of..."but he didn't do this."
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:55 AM
Apr 2022

MSM never really got on IQ4.5's ass about showing his taxes, no better & cheaper health care plan,
no border wall, mismanagement of covid (like magic it's going to disappear), wanting Ukraine to
manufacture dirt on Biden, attempting to overturn a lost election, etc, etc

mcar

(42,206 posts)
29. Yep
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:58 AM
Apr 2022

Case in point: the blockbuster news about Jr.'s text messages outlining their plot to overthrow the government.

NYT had it on page A15. CNN covered it big but it's drifting off.

But her emails.

Magoo48

(4,659 posts)
6. Are you saying we Dems radiate a righteousness beyond self-critique?
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:14 AM
Apr 2022

Is there a forum where we might discuss our shortcomings and how to improve as a party?

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
12. Is it possible and advisable to engage in self-reflection without electing Republicans?
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:23 AM
Apr 2022

What if....

Democrats debated candidates during our primaries by celebrating what is good and even better about our candidates, rather than casting doubt on the Democratic Party as a whole?

Democrats whole-heartedly supported the general election candidates who won primaries?

FoxNewsSucks

(10,375 posts)
38. One might almost think that some
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:14 AM
Apr 2022

don't want the Democratic party to find and correct mistakes. Or to improve.

I wonder which side benefits from that attitude?

Magoo48

(4,659 posts)
66. An inventory of what's working and what isn't is essential for individual as well as group growth.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 12:31 PM
Apr 2022

I’m fairly sure different factions of our congress critters meet now and then. I hope they listen to each other; I’m also convinced they’d benefit from really listening at meetings with their constituents.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
10. The insanity of it all. "Disappointed Biden can't get things done because of Congress".
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:21 AM
Apr 2022

I hear that often repeated why there seems to be low enthusiasm among Dem voters.

When, the obvious thing to do is not make it *harder* for Biden to get things through congress by not voting in more Dems. The obvious thing to do is get really motivated and elect even more Dems to congress and solidify the Dem/progressive team so more things can get passed by Biden.

The for profit media needs a horse race to sell media. It's going to take down the planet for a few months of selling more news.

MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
14. I agree 100%. We endanger our goals by detracting from our successes.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:29 AM
Apr 2022

We need to stop doing that and focus on electing MORE Democrats. Period. Trumpet our successes and be patient with what has no yet happened. It will, if we stick to our guns and replace Republicans with Democrats in Congress and state legislatures. That should be our primary goal in every election, especially in midterm elections.

Any Democrat is better than every Republican. And that's the truth.

That is, of course, my opinion.

MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
18. Yes. The Democratic Party is becoming a fragmented party.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 10:36 AM
Apr 2022

What we need is majorities and even larger majorities to accomplish the difficult goals.

Every legislative office is important. Every Democrat who replaces any Republican is movement in that direction.

Even Democrats who aren't 100% behind every progressive goal matter. If they will vote with the Democratic caucus in whatever legislative body, they will move us forward. No Republican will do that for us. Not one.

We need a Democratic cushion in legislatures. We need unbreakable majorities for those situations where a few Democrats cannot vote for the most progressive measures but will vote with the caucus on other issues. We have to remember that Republicans will virtually ALWAYS vote against progressive measures.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,375 posts)
44. Those are all true statements,
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:21 AM
Apr 2022

but failing to address areas that need improvement is a huge mistake.

Sure, we shouldn't be negative when talking to others we'd like to bring to our side, but if this isn't the place to sound alarms and find answers what is?

The secondary problem is still gonna be the media and internet platforms. We can trumpet successes all we want, but the inattentive public will still be bombarded with laptop-email-biden won't let em drill. The main problem is that republicons are ruthless and have worked nonstop toward their goal of total control. Thanks to the help of two democrats, we have little time left before they get it. Seems pretty naive to just ignore that. I can't personally stop it, but I also can't stop thinking about the implications.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
48. I think you may have misunderstood my OP.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:24 AM
Apr 2022

Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) has a specific meaning. I'm talking about trolls and propaganda, not sincere disagreements among Democrats that strengthens the Democratic Party.

I agree with your posting name. Mine is a play on "grass roots."

FoxNewsSucks

(10,375 posts)
56. I agree with you, and it's a good point
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:31 AM
Apr 2022

to be aware of.

In addition to the purpose those propagandists have, a similar thing is used often to stifle the disagreements and criticism that we have. Even here on this site.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
77. Well said, yardwork! I didn't
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 03:10 PM
Apr 2022

know what "FUD" meant.. but it didn't sound good.

Mahalo!

💙💛

MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
63. Yes, but right-wing players are using FUD to stir up
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 12:12 PM
Apr 2022

negative emotions wherever Democrats gather, and that includes DU. Not everyone is what they claim to be.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
31. If you're accusing me of authoritarian speak please be specific.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:01 AM
Apr 2022

Where in my OP do I commit "authoritarian speak?"

I'll wait.

jalan48

(13,797 posts)
36. "Beware those carrying fear, uncertainty and doubt about Democrats"
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:08 AM
Apr 2022

It's primary season. Democrat's are going to cast doubt on their opponents, unless of course, there is an official, "This particular Democrat is ok" policy.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
57. What's the context?
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:32 AM
Apr 2022

Is the person trying to get you to feel despair about the Democratic Party, or are they trying to strengthen the party? In other words, is the criticism constructive - designed to push for improvement - or is it designed to get people to tune out, give up, or vote third party?

My OP is about troll farms and propaganda. As another poster observed, my OP isn't about DU. It's about a global propaganda campaign designed to destroy democracy. Literally destroy democracy.

jalan48

(13,797 posts)
58. Exactly, it's contextual. It's easy to move from a special context to "all" very easily. If you are
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:39 AM
Apr 2022

suggesting people use their critical thinking skills I'm with you 100%.

Magoo48

(4,659 posts)
67. Yes, in certain situations it's damn necessary.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 12:42 PM
Apr 2022

Here’s two reasons to doubt other Dems: Manchin, Sinema.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
73. There are two ways to approach it.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 01:14 PM
Apr 2022

One way is to fight like hell to elect more Democratic senators, attaining a stronger majority so that Manchin, Sinema and other Democrats representing red states lose their power to veto and disrupt Democratic agendas.

The other approach is to point to Manchin and Sinema as examples of why the Democratic Party is "useless" and "can't get anything done" and thus encourage people to give up on the Democratic Party and not vote, or vote third party, or vote for Trump "because they're all the same."

Strategy #2 has been used to great effect to elect Republicans in the past, and I see evidence of it ramping up again, as the midterms near. It's an excellent illustration of my OP.

Magoo48

(4,659 posts)
74. Say the Dems are useless and can't get anything done is as ridiculous as ignoring our weak spots.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 01:24 PM
Apr 2022

Self appraisal is necessary in order to recognize strengths and build upon them and to own weaknesses and shore them up.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,783 posts)
49. Nothing in the OP is against competition in primaries. You misconstrue
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:24 AM
Apr 2022

OP says "something that makes you think less of Democrats,"

That is about Democrats in general.

Speaking out against a primary contender, when done with appropriate respect, to make a person think less of ONE Democrat is not attacking all Democrats in general or the party. It is NOT authoritarian to request people to be careful and pay attention to avoid dragging all Democrats or the party down.

jalan48

(13,797 posts)
51. Thanks for this. When I see warnings beginning with "Beware" I think it's important to be as
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:27 AM
Apr 2022

specific as possible.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,783 posts)
52. Further, the OP was not about DU or D vs D but much wider in scope, about the media etc
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:27 AM
Apr 2022

Your friends, relatives, online buddies may be well-meaning but the propaganda is real, it's everywhere, and it's designed to be very persuasive. Beware of the agenda behind negativity aimed at Democrats.


That's not authoritarian.



Sympthsical

(8,931 posts)
45. Beware Happy Talk
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:23 AM
Apr 2022

"People are saying things I don't like, and they should stop that," has rarely served us well. There is always caterwauling about why the media haven't framed this or that story exactly as a partisan would prefer. I see this week it's the NYT, which is a pretty liberal paper all things considered, but some people have convinced themselves is some right-wing behemoth. Which, just lol.

The irony of calling other people purists, really.

I can think of a recent unnamed election where only Happy Talk was allowed, and the people who were pointing out, "Hey, this may not end well," were thanked for their concern and dismissed.

New idea: Embrace reality, good and bad, and proceed accordingly.

Happy Talk is for fan magazines, not for serious policy and politics.

I'm not one to clap for Tinkerbell. I will give her a crutch where I'm able, however. But some people really are all about the clapping as their scientific approach.

JohnSJ

(91,938 posts)
83. Actually people are saying things that are not accurate, such as your assumption that
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 07:21 PM
Apr 2022

the OP is telling people not to say bad things

Sympthsical

(8,931 posts)
86. More attempting to monitor views and opinions
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 09:35 PM
Apr 2022

By laying out what is good speech and what is bad speech in their view with a plea to follow them in this monitoring of good speech and bad speech.

That's the nice thing about opinions - no attempt to argue a point is required.

I'm not even sure what the argument is in this thread. "Remember, when people are saying things you don't want to hear, dive down into the bubble even harder." I mean, ok?

I wish people were more informed than they are before they hop on the internet. It's likelier to rain unicorns.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
60. I have fear but it is about the GOP.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:53 AM
Apr 2022

President Biden knows what kind of unnatural creature Putin is.
I have seen major GOP figures seek Putin’s approval. In fact many members of that party would have us on our knees before him.
I have seen Governors of two vastly populated Southern States continually demonize minorities and civil rights.
I have seen laws passed by the GOP that will create mercenaries and vigilantes to hunt down women trying to control their reproductive lives in their most vulnerable moment.
Voting- we know what they will do and have done.
Governance by tweet or owning the libs is not a platform for a country seeking to survive in today’s complex world.

Doubt and uncertainty about the future I have. Fear of those that reveal in oppression I have.
But where I forever stand is with the Democratic Party and may it continue to save our fragile republic.

sheshe2

(83,324 posts)
81. Thank you, best OP I have read in a long time.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 04:25 PM
Apr 2022

I agree 💯 percent.

Now let’s go vote to make our Democracy strong. We need a bright blue Tsunami 🌊 this year.

IronLionZion

(45,255 posts)
90. I keep seeing memes that things are terrible in America
Mon Apr 11, 2022, 09:13 AM
Apr 2022

Last edited Mon Apr 11, 2022, 10:47 AM - Edit history (1)

but it doesn't feel terrible. There are plenty of jobs and high wages. Fewer Americans are dying of COVID. The only downsides are high prices.

America has more small businesses now than before COVID https://eig.org/news/more-physical-places-of-businesses-open-now-than-pre-pandemic-led-by-sun-belt-metros

Russia is behind Qanon. They are openly supporting Russia in the war and spreading lies about Ukraine. Too many in the GQP have fallen for it.

yardwork

(61,408 posts)
91. Ads for Republicans in central NC call Biden "the worst president ever."
Mon Apr 11, 2022, 11:51 AM
Apr 2022

There's no push back. It's gaslighting and I agree it's funded by people who don't want America to survive as a democracy.

Thanks for your post. You get it.

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