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DemocracyMouse

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76. Patronizing Greens will get you nowhere.

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 12:43 PM

Aug 2018

I used to be one and last time I checked I hadn't lost all my marbles! I have a Master of Science degree from a major university. I've had numerous peer reviewed articles published and my work cited in respected journals and books. So why did people like me become independent and Green voters in the last 30 years? Because the Democrats swerved to the right after Reagan. Now that the Dems have regained their guts, its bringing millions like me back into the system. Believe me, you can still fire up millions more. Reach out. Stop patronizing.

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Every time an idiot votes Green Party, they're voting for oil, gas, and asbestos [View all] scheming daemons Aug 2018 OP

Ah, but the purity in their souls demands they do it! We just don't understand what they go through. Squinch Aug 2018 #1

Being pissed at the Greens is not going to work. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #12

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Also... you play into Putin/troll politics of division. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #27

Why does Putin have to sow discord and division, as two indictments allege (and an arrest Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #31

You are right. Hate just breeds hate. gtar100 Aug 2018 #40

Yes, hate breeds hate. But my point is also this: Dems need to reach out to the Greens... DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #60

Patronizing Greens will get you nowhere. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #76

The greens are NOT Democrats and do not want to be. In 2000 when the Democrats reached still_one Aug 2018 #79

yes tiredtoo Aug 2018 #41

No. There are many different things that go into Hortensis Aug 2018 #48

They can't do the research themselves? mcar Aug 2018 #63

Everyone who comes up with this, "we must understand their souls and gently Squinch Aug 2018 #65

And they assume that these voters are so shallow mcar Aug 2018 #66

Or something rolling around loose in their fucking heads. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #67

Maybe hamsters. Squinch Aug 2018 #68

Something, but certainly not a properly working brain. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #71

That's right workinclasszero Aug 2018 #70

Everyone above sounds a lot like the people you're criticizing DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #72

Have you ever actually done what you are proposing with a Green voter? Squinch Aug 2018 #73

I used to be a Green voter and an independent. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #75

I'll take that as a no and assume you haven't tried it. And you telling others to stop Squinch Aug 2018 #77

The same kind of idiot Glamrock Aug 2018 #2

Yep. klook Aug 2018 #13

Absolutely. dalton99a Aug 2018 #16

GREEN - Getting Republicans Elected Every November DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #3

No truer words dalton99a Aug 2018 #18

I used to think the Green Party became co-opted by Republicans, now I think the Russians own it. TheBlackAdder Aug 2018 #49

💵Green💵 Party💵Has💵It's 💵Virtues💵If💵You're💵At💵The💵Top💵 oasis Aug 2018 #4

Yep! stein's LIES enabled the Russians to get a Climate Cha Aug 2018 #5

Jill Stein's a fraud octoberlib Aug 2018 #6

The unfortunate fact of the matter is... debsy Aug 2018 #14

Who is Jill Stein's employer? MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #23

Putin Quemado Aug 2018 #51

Exactly. MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #52

"Action is for mass salvation and not for the individual's personal salvation." ehrnst Aug 2018 #7

3rd party, especially green party really don't care about the the destruction their votes cause, beachbum bob Aug 2018 #8

That's right. Just ask Ralph Nader. Nitram Aug 2018 #26

Not being one of the two major parties is "the essence of evil"? Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #34

Does the gop feel the same way about libertarian clowns dembotoz Aug 2018 #9

There was no libertarian candidate in Ohio 12 scheming daemons Aug 2018 #38

greens are just part of the process...like cleaning a litter box is part of having a cat dembotoz Aug 2018 #39

a 242 year old argument Kurt V. Aug 2018 #10

It's not about the "excess of democracy" Adrahil Aug 2018 #56

my reference to 1776 was too cryptic I'm afraid. Kurt V. Aug 2018 #74

But... but... THE REVOLUTION... or something. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #11

Fucking idiot dalton99a Aug 2018 #19

Planet Schmanet, Janet. DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #32

I personally think this is a GOP ploy lancelyons Aug 2018 #15

The GP is not what it onece was. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #17

The Greens are funded by Russia The Wizard Aug 2018 #20

Perhaps, Magoo48 Aug 2018 #22

What "further left" ideal would you like to see that is not included in our platform? Squinch Aug 2018 #24

Well, this one comes to mind off the top... Magoo48 Aug 2018 #81

That is stucture. That is not policy. What policy do you want to see changed that is not Squinch Aug 2018 #82

Easy enough to simply, give it a name , make it a plank. Magoo48 Aug 2018 #83

Why? It's a silly idea. And frankly, that's not what young people talk about when Squinch Aug 2018 #84

The voice of reason. Thanks LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #33

The Hoarse Whisperer said it best ehrnst Aug 2018 #25

This! mcar Aug 2018 #64

Now THIS ejbr Aug 2018 #28

Charlotte Clymer encapsulates my thoughts about this. charlyvi Aug 2018 #44

And those voting Green ejbr Aug 2018 #47

That is the problem I have with them. charlyvi Aug 2018 #53

Oh well ejbr Aug 2018 #58

"Oh Well" charlyvi Aug 2018 #61

Hence, "attracting them to your cause" is an exercise in absurdity. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #57

Then we agree ejbr Aug 2018 #59

When you see dump rescind so many enviromental laws..... SCVDem Aug 2018 #29

The greens have been hijacked by the Russians...just like the NRA Sancho Aug 2018 #30

The Greenies gavie us W and Trump Gothmog Aug 2018 #35

Never forget. dalton99a Aug 2018 #43

I understand your frustration, but denigrating and insulting people won't help. Cassidy Aug 2018 #36

Ignorant for sure DownriverDem Aug 2018 #37

I'm more concerned about the millions of registered Democrats who don't even bother to vote. jalan48 Aug 2018 #42

Agree 100% SharonClark Aug 2018 #46

If they need a message to reach them before they bother to vote, they don't understand democracy eom Ezior Aug 2018 #54

Great message to the voters, I wonder why it may not be effective. jalan48 Aug 2018 #55

Forget the Greens - concentrate on getting Dems to the polls. SharonClark Aug 2018 #45

This. Squinch Aug 2018 #50

K&R! mcar Aug 2018 #62

As long as it doesn't drip directly on those "pure" votes... VOX Aug 2018 #69

Maybe Stein has shares in asbestos since RU is the only supplier to the US. Wwcd Aug 2018 #78

"They're voting for oil, gas, and asbestos." Comment: Doodley Aug 2018 #80