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40. Also isn't Cenk trying to prevent his staff from forming a Union

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 10:56 PM

Nov 2020

I understand that he was actually a Republican for a long time and is a misogynist and so none of this is surprising .

But the point is that people who claim to be certain things are often not.

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This by @AOC . [View all] melman Nov 2020 OP

Yeah, what she said. myccrider Nov 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #2

Thanks melman Nov 2020 #11

Welcome. Will delete mine, above, so as to avoid too much scrolling in discussion. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #23

All thoughts I have had for a very long time. Brainfodder Nov 2020 #3

Paying all workers a wage they can live very well on is a start lunatica Nov 2020 #4

Last night Chris Hayes showed farm workers picking several crops malaise Nov 2020 #13

I saw that lunatica Nov 2020 #14

Yes he's come a long way malaise Nov 2020 #16

This might help.... Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #8

Democrats aren't bribed by billionaires and are not corrupt. betsuni Nov 2020 #5

What makes them immune theaocp Nov 2020 #6

They're not idiots. betsuni Nov 2020 #7

I think that's a naive approach. theaocp Nov 2020 #10

I totally agree with you. Everyone can be corrupted by money, EVERYONE. George II Nov 2020 #25

Yeah ... look at Justice Democrats and huge sums of dark money they have accumulated AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #35

Not just the organization, but dig into their FEC filings and those associated with them.... George II Nov 2020 #39

Also isn't Cenk trying to prevent his staff from forming a Union JI7 Nov 2020 #40

Hypocrisy thy name is Cenk AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #45

Yes, when it comes to him personally and business-wise he's very much against unionization... George II Nov 2020 #57

Something does and it's probably something lunatica Nov 2020 #15

Some who bash billionaires gladly accept billionaire money. George II Nov 2020 #24

Yup. cwydro Nov 2020 #27

Uh...proud Dem here. But we're not immune. cwydro Nov 2020 #26

In general, no comparison -- Democrats have a conscience, Republicans don't. Dems feel guilty and betsuni Nov 2020 #28

Lol, yeah. cwydro Nov 2020 #29

But the Party rejected Edwards and he has no future in the party JI7 Nov 2020 #37

That's all well and good. cwydro Nov 2020 #54

Nobody said no Democrats are corrupt. betsuni Nov 2020 #55

"Democrats are not bribed by billionaires and are not corrupt." cwydro Nov 2020 #63

AOC may have a problem with speaking out un-politically, panader0 Nov 2020 #9

What she wrote is actually a paraphrased version of Karl Marx AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #38

I SO agree with what she said Tom Rinaldo Nov 2020 #12

She's a troublemaker of the good trouble kind. lunatica Nov 2020 #17

Bring that message to Georgia. Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #18

Socialism is not likely to sell in Georgia AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #21

AOC is a socialist? Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #22

Potaytos Potahtoes AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #30

I do wish they'd call themselves Social Democrats ... n/t moonscape Nov 2020 #32

Social Justice Warriors Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #52

So far the warriors are mainly fighting on twitter AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #56

Maybe if AOC delivered her message directly... Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #59

The green new deal is not a plan AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #60

Do you know what socialism means? PTWB Nov 2020 #31

I know what it means and I stand by my statement AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #33

What does socialism mean to you? PTWB Nov 2020 #34

Non sequitur AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #36

Shrug. PTWB Nov 2020 #42

I stand by my statement AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #43

Oh? PTWB Nov 2020 #46

Non sequitur as I stated. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #47

How? PTWB Nov 2020 #49

I was going to ask for their definition of non sequitur... Violet_Crumble Nov 2020 #51

You were asked what your definition of socialism was and refused to answer... Violet_Crumble Nov 2020 #50

Exactly. Voters aren't going to waste time being browbeaten, R B Garr Nov 2020 #53

AOC is not to the left of FDR radius777 Nov 2020 #61

We tried "progressive force" before with McGovern, Dukakis and Mondale AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #62

Do you think a $15 minimum wage falls under the blanket of "socialism"? bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #41

No it does not AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #44

Fight for Fifteen began in 2012 and became a national movement. betsuni Nov 2020 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author George II Nov 2020 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #19

Ah, the old "they don't really have all that money" gag melman Nov 2020 #20