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vercetti2021

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23. Oh look slacktivism

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Jun 28, 2021, 09:48 PM

Jun 2021

I highly doubt these kids will vote ever. I'm sure they got paid to do this

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Sunrise Movement threatening President Biden and issuing ultimatums. Funny thing is none of them.... [View all] George II Jun 2021 OP

What do we want? We're not sure. When do we want it? Now. Srkdqltr Jun 2021 #1

+ quaint Jun 2021 #3

A bunch of 13-year olds saying if we don't get it now we won't vote for you in 2024! George II Jun 2021 #4

K & R Budi Jun 2021 #6

Precisely. Their ringleaders are no friends of the Democratic party. NurseJackie Jun 2021 #35

Maybe it's to be the dumbest poltical tool out there. Hortensis Jun 2021 #47

I Applaud Their Involvement ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #2

Wonder if any of them have taken a civics class mcar Jun 2021 #5

Or even know what a President can and can't do. Jedi Guy Jun 2021 #7

Who are they and why should anyone listen to them? question everything Jun 2021 #8

whose behind this crap? mopinko Jun 2021 #9

Check Opensecrets.org for Justice Democrats PAC and Sunrise PAC. Your head.... George II Jun 2021 #16

+1 betsuni Jun 2021 #21

The original logo for the "Sunrise" movement was based on the "Justice Democrats" logo. Coincidence? NurseJackie Jun 2021 #36

All those organizations have common roots - Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, Our Revolution... George II Jun 2021 #39

'Textbook definition of "dark money".' --- Indeed! The hypocrisy is staggering. NurseJackie Jun 2021 #40

So now DU comes out strong against teenagers protesting for action on Climate Change? rgbecker Jun 2021 #10

If that's the way you want to look at it, fine, but that's not true. George II Jun 2021 #12

That's what I saw too. /nt tonedevil Jun 2021 #14

Those teenagers are being used against the Democratic Party.... George II Jun 2021 #20

Weird huh? Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #17

Right in one. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #30

There's a lot of contempt toward young people on this site. nt Mariana Jun 2021 #31

Yeah there is Bettie Jun 2021 #38

That so-called "contempt" is not toward young people, but the dark money (i.e. Super PAC).... George II Jun 2021 #42

When they're being used by the newly revamped greens, pnwmom Jun 2021 #32

Nailed it! NurseJackie Jun 2021 #41

Anything vaguely on the Left is suspect to some Sympthsical Jun 2021 #46

Apparently some on DU think this young lady is devil incarnate. rgbecker Jun 2021 #48

Just look at her. She's probably a Russian spy Sympthsical Jun 2021 #49

WTF is that they're opposing the Climate Action Party, not the GOP. Hortensis Jun 2021 #50

You kids stay off my lawn. /nt tonedevil Jun 2021 #11

We don't need no damn activists demanding faster action on a matter of life and death! muriel_volestrangler Jun 2021 #37

If only they were "activists". If they were, why were they not demonstrating in front.... George II Jun 2021 #43

The definition of "activist" is not "been doing this for at least 4 years". But they were outside muriel_volestrangler Jun 2021 #45

Wow, identical mass produced signs calling Biden a coward and everything. FreepFryer Jun 2021 #13

Good question. yardwork Jun 2021 #15

For an overview, see my post #16. They're structured, along with Justice Democrats, to make it.... George II Jun 2021 #18

We know that the Young Turks take GOP Money Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #25

Russian money. And two guys affiliated with TYT (Uygur and Kulinski) founded Justice Democrats.... George II Jun 2021 #26

Exactly, don't trust any of them. Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #29

It's a troll group JI7 Jun 2021 #19

"We want ... @POTUS and the admin to give a fuck." The adults telling them lies about Democrats betsuni Jun 2021 #22

Oh look slacktivism vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #23

They certainly didn't do it on their own, and I'm sure no teenagers wrote those tweets.... George II Jun 2021 #24

Yep vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #28

They were spreading propaganda known to have come from Putin during the election. BlueLucy Jun 2021 #27

Yup, George posted some details on reply #16. :) FreepFryer Jun 2021 #33

Their tactics turn me off. Not a fan of Dianne Feinstein but the video they released when they met seaglass Jun 2021 #34

They actually didn't "meet" with her, they accosted her outside her office. Then they compressed.... George II Jun 2021 #44