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kentuck

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10. A very good Orwell quote in your post:

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Thu Sep 19, 2019, 08:07 AM

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We cannot give them an inch [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2019 OP

We've given them far too many inches already. KPN Sep 2019 #1

Who are you talking about when you say "we?" (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #2

Us. n/t Soph0571 Sep 2019 #6

Speak for yourself. I'm not certainly "giving them an inch." (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #8

Neither am I - that is the whole point of the article... n/t Soph0571 Sep 2019 #9

Then who is it that you are think we can't "give an inch to?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #11

The right wing that is currently trying to steal our democracies Soph0571 Sep 2019 #12

OK. What do you mean by "giving them an inch?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #13

Do not give them an inch Soph0571 Sep 2019 #14

I'm not backing down - who is it that you think will back down? ehrnst Sep 2019 #15

Any answers to my questions? ehrnst Sep 2019 #22

Was busy but here you go Soph0571 Sep 2019 #24

You still haven't told me what specifically you want them to do. ehrnst Sep 2019 #25

Take no prisoners BSdetect Sep 2019 #3

What does that mean in concrete terms? ehrnst Sep 2019 #23

just don't be weak in punishing them BSdetect Sep 2019 #26

Still very vague - what actual punishments do you think are available to congress? ehrnst Sep 2019 #27

What you say is true around the globe. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #4

It's not our giving that worries me, it's their taking. Jim__ Sep 2019 #5

Yep. Moscow Mitch holds that key. ehrnst Sep 2019 #21

Agree. But the focus needs to be to UNITE with others Hortensis Sep 2019 #7

A very good Orwell quote in your post: kentuck Sep 2019 #10

And there is absolutely nothing that could come out in a hearing that will change their minds. ehrnst Sep 2019 #19

I feel like Dems are still catching up Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #16

No longer in Kansas... kentuck Sep 2019 #17

Why do you think that "party leaders are being caught off guard?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #20

I think right now Democracy is being held hostage by terrorists. ehrnst Sep 2019 #18

" there is actually little we can do about it before 2020" saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #28

False dillemma and a straw man ehrnst Sep 2019 #29

My bad, I understand your concerns. saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #30

There is a limit on how much reality one 'creates' ehrnst Sep 2019 #31

Yes, "actions speak louder than words" saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #33

We aren't giving them an inch, they are taking miles. nt Autumn Sep 2019 #32

40 years of a right wing war on liberalism brought this on. Initech Sep 2019 #34