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LakeArenal

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4. It feels like bullying cuz it is.

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:48 AM

Nov 2021

However, they revel in bullyness not shamed by it.

I don’t know how to fight back political bullying but if Biden can do stuff “with a stroke of a pen” why aren’t we doing that?

I trust Biden to have a plan but I’m not seeing it yet.

I do know before the election folks here were saying it will take years to fix trumps damage. Now we are impatient after 10 months.

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Why do I feel like we are being bullied in the playground and not fighting back? [View all] cayugafalls Nov 2021 OP

we are being bullied and it makes us look weak. For Jan 6 to go basically unpunished... TomDaisy Nov 2021 #1

THIS, so much this... cayugafalls Nov 2021 #7

I feel like we have battered wife syndrome in that those some psychological dynamics are playing out TomDaisy Nov 2021 #9

I agree. My husband thinks our looking weak mzmolly Nov 2021 #26

I can assure you that is exactly what it is. Ligyron Nov 2021 #29

in some ways politics is now purely a game of volume. and we won't get loud. TomDaisy Nov 2021 #2

It isn't that we won't get loud. CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #3

if we give them the content they want, they'll cover it. a nice full-on mud fight. TomDaisy Nov 2021 #5

And there it is. FalloutShelter Nov 2021 #6

The people we need to get loud, don't. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #10

Got that right! Rebl2 Nov 2021 #18

One word inthewind21 Nov 2021 #43

True Rebl2 Nov 2021 #74

EXACTLY right. The people we need to get loud, do not. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #11

It feels like bullying cuz it is. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #4

We need to not be afraid to go after those on our side who aren't on our side...just saying... cayugafalls Nov 2021 #8

A bit, chips falling as they may. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #15

I've been "attacked" twice while working as a Democratic activist TomDaisy Nov 2021 #12

I often get that feeling from posts here. It takes big guts to Hortensis Nov 2021 #13

??? cayugafalls Nov 2021 #14

I believe we're doing everything LEGAL that we can and Hortensis Nov 2021 #16

Please point to anywhere in my post where I advocated breaking the law. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #35

You didn't, they did. And I gave examples from the last few days. Hortensis Nov 2021 #51

You assume I don't know...but, I'll bite. Use the tools at our disposal right now. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #53

But it has to be POSSIBLE and effective. But let's work on it. Hortensis Nov 2021 #71

Dems need to fight Wild blueberry Nov 2021 #17

Even if you lose orangecrush Nov 2021 #19

Exactly. Midnight Writer Nov 2021 #23

x1000! "I welcome their hatred" Where is that today? Sometimes you gotta fight hard. Legally. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #20

We have the tools, we just don't use them. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #42

One word inthewind21 Nov 2021 #44

+1000000 cayugafalls Nov 2021 #45

No it's a serious lack of messaging and no media outlets. The other side has taken over the airwaves Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #67

When it comes to the media, I am not sure there is an 'other side' cayugafalls Nov 2021 #69

I think that is very likely. A small number of families control the affairs of many parts of world. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #73

Because that is EXACTLY what is happening hurple Nov 2021 #21

Because we are being bullied in the playground and we are not fighting back, that is why. Escurumbele Nov 2021 #22

We are being bullied. Magoo48 Nov 2021 #24

Once upon a time... Midnight Writer Nov 2021 #25

playing nice with fascists, letting a few dems push fascist policy will not end well.nt yaesu Nov 2021 #27

Yup, it's not a good look. Magoo48 Nov 2021 #52

I was frequently beat up by the playground bullies when I was a kid... hunter Nov 2021 #28

I am glad you made it out. Seems you had to quit high school to survive. Sad. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #37

This is the way a bully needs to be dealt with. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #30

Thank you... cayugafalls Nov 2021 #46

Interesting Lollerskates Nov 2021 #31

We're right, but left with the blame. Loge23 Nov 2021 #32

NO inthewind21 Nov 2021 #47

It doesn't help when the teachers and principal are on the same side as the bullies tenderfoot Nov 2021 #33

AMEN Dystopian Optimist Nov 2021 #34

Crucial point, elegantly made. THANK YOU! Paladin Nov 2021 #36

And the beauty of it all? We can do it within the legal framework and rules already in place. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #40

"After that, they taught me how to fight. Not fun fight. Dirty fight. The kind of fighting that.... usaf-vet Nov 2021 #38

And all these legal weapons are already at our ready, we just have to be bold enough to use them. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #41

EXACTLY especially if used by someone who knows how to wield them. usaf-vet Nov 2021 #58

I feel like we've been bullied since 2016, and we're all exhausted Lonestarblue Nov 2021 #39

Yup, even before then, actually. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #48

The other side fights dirty inthewind21 Nov 2021 #49

+ASUPERBIGNUMBER!!!! cayugafalls Nov 2021 #55

When I think of the amount of energy wasted dealing with Manchin and Sinema, Rabrrrrrr Nov 2021 #66

Maybe because we are? Well, not all of us.. ananda Nov 2021 #50

When I was in high school I was bullied as well. Initech Nov 2021 #54

I am glad you made it out of high school safely. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #56

Yeah I survived! Initech Nov 2021 #61

We have too many I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2021 #81

Oh I know. Initech Nov 2021 #82

So, my dear fellow DUers, where do we begin? WHO exactly do we fight? HOW do we fight? LaMouffette Nov 2021 #57

You take that step to join your local party. That is awesome! cayugafalls Nov 2021 #59

Okay, so I went to their website and signed up for their newsletter. How brave am I? LaMouffette Nov 2021 #64

Congratulations! cayugafalls Nov 2021 #65

Right back atcha! LaMouffette Nov 2021 #70

Media control IMHO is the main contributor to this toxicity, but this is world wide issue too? Brainfodder Nov 2021 #60

You bring up a valid point. The media is really the King's crier. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #62

Thanks for your tale btw, mine has some similar, but I am not going back 30+ years any more. Brainfodder Nov 2021 #63

Because we are. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #68

Because we are being bullied on the playground and not fighting back. Iggo Nov 2021 #72

it has long been like that Skittles Nov 2021 #75

This. We are fighting fascism. Now is not the time to play nice. cayugafalls Nov 2021 #76

yup Skittles Nov 2021 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #77

I was bullied too I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2021 #79

I learned in 7th grade, gotta knock the bully on her ass. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #80