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halfulglas

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41. I'm in my late 70s and I agree heartily.

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 02:00 AM

Feb 2021

Since the 80s the Republicans have had the wordsmiths and were able to grab the narrative and put us on the defensive. We have to stand up for what we believe if we want to win. We're the party of good ideas, but we can't back down in the name of compromise.

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The Rude Pundit: Younger Democrats Are All Out of Fucks to Give for Republicans' Feelings [View all] babylonsister Feb 2021 OP

I'm 65 and I approve this emotion Maeve Feb 2021 #1

Me too (65)! and I totally agree w/ you! SWBTATTReg Feb 2021 #7

Absolutely dianaredwing Feb 2021 #12

I resemble that! nt KPN Feb 2021 #14

I'm 67 and I agree! dflprincess Feb 2021 #23

50 and I do, too. Blue_playwright Feb 2021 #25

I'm 50 too and I agree with you stopwastingmymoney Feb 2021 #30

A couple weeks shy of 50 GreenEyedLefty Feb 2021 #40

I lmao imagining Biden telling the fascists coti Feb 2021 #27

I'm 57, and I agree. kwijybo Feb 2021 #38

I'm also 57 and !m completely on board here! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #57

+ a brazillion! (70 here) nt tblue37 Feb 2021 #42

I'm about to be 77 and I definitely approve. Mickju Feb 2021 #50

I'm 65 too and am with you! NT Tumbulu Feb 2021 #55

So is this older Democrat. ooky Feb 2021 #2

K&R...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #3

Hear! Hear! Laelth Feb 2021 #4

Younger dems have no institutional memory of the Eisenhower era. temporary311 Feb 2021 #5

That's kind of what the Rude One was saying. babylonsister Feb 2021 #8

Bam! That's a nice cathartic read. tanyev Feb 2021 #6

Lot of older Democrats too. DinahMoeHum Feb 2021 #9

Ditto! BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #18

That picture of FDR in David Plouffe's video background DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #10

Some of us old folks haven't given a shit about Republican feelings for a few decades. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #11

Young Roy Rolling Feb 2021 #13

+++ KPN Feb 2021 #15

Exactly right, and neither have I. ancianita Feb 2021 #16

This old Dem approves this message. Have not given a f*** about pukes since tricky dick. niyad Feb 2021 #17

to young democrats monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #19

to young democrats monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #20

This old lady (73) completely agrees! mountain grammy Feb 2021 #21

The Republican Party has become a collection of distorted people. Aussie105 Feb 2021 #22

Wow that is powerful and beautifully written. Pepsidog Feb 2021 #24

Most assuredly! Aussie105 Feb 2021 #28

I've been hoping for the demise of the Republican Party since 1968 csziggy Feb 2021 #26

I am acraid that without the backdrop SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #29

I have been out of fucks to give for Bettie Feb 2021 #31

ok I read this, and I actually felt good. So I read it again and surprisingly felt good again. housecat Feb 2021 #32

Good reading, both post and conversation! K&R crickets Feb 2021 #33

I ran out with Goldwater, Oldem Feb 2021 #34

68, going on 69 Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #35

Good. - I particularly like the 2nd to last paragraph...This is not temporary...and Democrats have c-rational Feb 2021 #36

70% of voters under the age of 30 approve of Biden. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #37

Huge applause for this. byronius Feb 2021 #39

I'm in my late 70s and I agree heartily. halfulglas Feb 2021 #41

Rude is righteous. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2021 #43

the future is blue, y'all mopinko Feb 2021 #44

I'm 57 and I've felt this way drmeow Feb 2021 #45

"...govern as if we can actually fix the shit that needs fixing." Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #46

71 and I agree BlueJac Feb 2021 #47

I saw into the souls of these people when I came home danclinger1000 Feb 2021 #48

Welcome to DU! Delphinus Feb 2021 #58

This 59 yo lifelong Democrat has had no fucks to give since I first voted. Lunabell Feb 2021 #49

one of the Rude One's very best.... dhill926 Feb 2021 #51

65 Yo! mezame Feb 2021 #52

So are GenX Dems entering middle age.... marmar Feb 2021 #53

I love this guy's writing. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #54

K&R! ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #56