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8. While good and worthy ideas

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 10:06 AM

Jul 2018

Now is not the time for strict rules and litmus tests. We need to start winning elections first and we made need to recruit candidates who are not 100% pure.

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Why We Fight. DU, let's agree to agree to get corporations out of government [View all] ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 OP

Absolutely correct. Must have public financing of campaigns too to turn the tables. cpamomfromtexas Jul 2018 #1

agreed, that's one of the biggest components of getting money out of government. ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #5

You don't want to hear "shit" from people on this board? kcr Jul 2018 #2

noted ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #3

Well done. Trashing thread, but glad I saw your post first. Squinch Jul 2018 #4

Corporate influence on local government is what killed the horrible "bathroom" laws in NC Recursion Jul 2018 #6

those corporations were responding to pressure from the community ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #11

No they weren't. I'm right here in NC and I'm gay. yardwork Jul 2018 #36

"I don't want to hear shit from people on this board" NCTraveler Jul 2018 #7

While good and worthy ideas Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #8

of course they aren't strict ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #9

I use the Cesar Millan rule DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #10

that's a great way to put it ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #12

Thanks DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #14

I use the fire analogy ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #17

I believe your post has an overblown concept of corporations. MineralMan Jul 2018 #13

gee, MineralMan, does your 30 employee corporation ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #15

My point stands. MineralMan Jul 2018 #19

again, you are totally missing the point ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #21

Actually, you overstated your point, which I pointed out. MineralMan Jul 2018 #23

It's the system that's the problem ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #25

You guess? You guess incorrectly. MineralMan Jul 2018 #27

I have no problem with an economic system based on capitalism ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #28

I'm totally done with this conversation. MineralMan Jul 2018 #31

thanks for nothing ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #32

No need for thanks if you got nothing from my post. MineralMan Jul 2018 #35

some corporations are made up of good hearted people? ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #39

Your assumptions are extreme stereotypes and caricatures. former9thward Jul 2018 #16

Your post is completely full of nonsense ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #18

That is a very, very impolite response to a fellow DUer. MineralMan Jul 2018 #42

of course they are extreme - because they are "ultimate" goals ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #20

Elections must be getting close. MrsCoffee Jul 2018 #22

Exactly. n/t FSogol Jul 2018 #24

From posters who joined JPR two years ago. They're back, just in time for midterms. yardwork Jul 2018 #37

THE Major Problem that we face as people and citizens these days is mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #26

I'm for campaign finance and lobbying reform, definitely. octoberlib Jul 2018 #29

"It's the money, stupid." Orsino Jul 2018 #30

demand elected officials release their taxes JI7 Jul 2018 #33

I'm not voting for anybody who won't release 10 years of tax returns. yardwork Jul 2018 #38

Maybe we can all agree "Corporations AREN'T People"? jalan48 Jul 2018 #34

hear hear ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #40

I'm surprised at the number of people who rush to defend our modern corporate state given the jalan48 Jul 2018 #41

me too ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #43