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The resolution honoring Charlie Kirk has put me over the edge (Original Post) Chasstev365 Sep 2025 OP
What am I missing? How is this related to voting in young progressives? KPN Sep 2025 #1
The old guard is feckless Chasstev365 Sep 2025 #4
The OLD party is dead. Long live the NEW Democratic Party. usonian Sep 2025 #2
It's a symptom of the internet and social media Dave says Sep 2025 #3
Snowflakes vapor2 Sep 2025 #5

usonian

(26,593 posts)
2. The OLD party is dead. Long live the NEW Democratic Party.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:26 PM
Sep 2025
A grassroots revolution is needed for the party to win.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244015

Our highly progressive candidates, Harris and Walz, were portrayed as old, establishment figures by the lie machine, and that convinced a lot of young people who have memories of history about 10 minutes long. (a symptom of the times).

WE can and must be revolutionary.

Details to follow.
Stay tuned.

Dave says

(5,468 posts)
3. It's a symptom of the internet and social media
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:31 PM
Sep 2025

So many young people, not exposed to the realities we of many decades were exposed to, only no the POV of whichever social influencer caught their attention. Think how atrophied one's pre-frontal cortex must be if fed only a steady diet of Joe Rogan and FOX.

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