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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
15. I'm not backing down - who is it that you think will back down?
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 08:44 AM
Sep 2019

If you demand action, you need to be clear on what action you are demanding and of whom. Otherwise it's just an expression that you are angry about the way things are (which is most of us), and you think it's because someone isn't doing something that they could be doing, or you think will fail to do something that they should.

When you say, "move one inch toward their position" what does that mean in practical terms? You said "we" meant "you and I"
Not voting? Not calling out Trump supporters on Social media?

What is it that we are in danger of "conceding" to them? Not turning out for protests?

What do you mean "change our position?" Start to think that Trump is a good thing for America?

That's still vague. What is it that you want to see that is the opposite of "giving them an inch?"

What do you think OUR power to do to:

The right wing that is currently trying to steal our democracies


I think that you know there are limits on the power of Congress, which is the only branch we hold right now. I also think that you know if congress simply tries to shut down the government, which would mean that they are not doing their constitutional duty, and that would harm the most vulnerable people in our nation, and not those in power.





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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
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