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In reply to the discussion: Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway [View all]Martin Eden
(12,864 posts)32. Focus our messaging on the common interests of the vast majority
Nearly everyone wants to keep their families helathy and safe. This includes not losing your health insurance if you lose your job on the next recession, losing everything including your life as a result. Coverage for preexisting conditions is very popular.
Nearly everyone wants economic opportunity, which includes quality affordable education and/or training as the employment landscape changes. And fair compensation for work performed.
Bottom line is identying common interests and goals, then having an adult conversation in the realm of ideas and solutions.
Not an easy task, with no shortage of bad faith actors eager to derail it in service to the vested interests.
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More of a lack of any morals, and weakness of character, than stupidity. nt
Progressive Jones
Nov 2020
#30
I call that "gigantic media apparatus" the propaganda machine. Compromise with Nazis? Nope.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#6
I can't even figure out what halfway between fascism and democracy would look like.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#16
Koch said he's sorry while at the same time feeding a few hundred thou to Perdue and Loeffler.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#34
"The assumption is that if Democrats simply choose to deploy this powerful tool of respect,
Hotler
Nov 2020
#22