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Roisin Ni Fiachra

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45. Yeah, in politics, moderate extremism is not a contradiction in terms.

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 11:41 AM

Dec 2020

Remaining united against fascism requires compromise, and inclusion, and, as MLK said, and proved, constructive change requires tension.

The immediate threat and clear and present danger of four hellish years of Trump, which drove record numbers of voters, even a few Republicans of conscience, to the polls to vote for President Elect Biden, will not be present in in 2024.

Democrats arrogantly blowing off the ideas and wishes of a significant percentage of the Democratic base will not end well in 2022 or 2024. It is of the utmost importance that we listen to each other, and work together with each other, and respect each other, or the fascists will win in 2024.

We are not the enemy. The fascists who came close to ending our democracy are the enemy. We must never lose sight of this.

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I am sick of the labels. [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2020 OP

Tell it, sister!!! NanceGreggs Dec 2020 #1

;) sheshe2 Dec 2020 #5

Agree, but DownriverDem Dec 2020 #29

Speaks for me, too! +10000 hlthe2b Dec 2020 #2

Happy Holidays! I'm a liberal walkingman Dec 2020 #3

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #11

Happy holidays! I believe you've expressed the opinions of most of us...thanks! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #15

Well said. wnylib Dec 2020 #16

+1 Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2020 #19

Totally agree. grumpyduck Dec 2020 #4

Yeah, those "labels" have Cha Dec 2020 #6

Authoritarian regimes love that shit dalton99a Dec 2020 #9

Oh god. I didn't even think Cha Dec 2020 #10

Seems you have a problem with progressives? luv2fly Dec 2020 #7

+1 melman Dec 2020 #20

Hello! Good to see ya melman! sheshe2 Dec 2020 #31

I am one. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #30

Classic centrist move Sewa Dec 2020 #33

Yeah, in politics, moderate extremism is not a contradiction in terms. Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #45

Agreed Dem2 Dec 2020 #8

Isn't it amazing? AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #12

It is amazing. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #14

You asked me if I know you, yet you seem to know all progressives luv2fly Dec 2020 #35

I know who call themselves 'Progressive' sheshe2 Dec 2020 #36

In fact you do not luv2fly Dec 2020 #44

+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #34

Sometime after 2004... stillcool Dec 2020 #13

Presumably somewhere at the heart of why we are Democrats... jcgoldie Dec 2020 #17

Welp. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #24

Label me... JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #18

You label yourself. nt sheshe2 Dec 2020 #21

Thanks! JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #25

It is just a label to destroy the Democratic party AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #38

I believe you are correct. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #42

I said on Twitter that we're really not red and blue states. Initech Dec 2020 #22

In my experience Democrat's have the best 420. Tommymac Dec 2020 #23

You win jcgoldie Dec 2020 #46

"I hate labels" *meanwhile in the same post* "Progressives suck" Sympthsical Dec 2020 #26

We are all progressives here AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #39

LOL Sympthsical Dec 2020 #40

It means there is no way to refute what I stated AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #41

I want a more progressive position, but ... plimsoll Dec 2020 #27

Democrat pro-democracy, everything else is questionable AlexSFCA Dec 2020 #28

I remember that speech so well. Thanks, She Hekate Dec 2020 #32

But that's the way to feel the happy warm glow of victimhood, self-righteousness and betsuni Dec 2020 #37

I don't know what I am ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2020 #43