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56. And accusations of doomsaying have long been used to suppress legitimate criticism.

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So it looks like I may have struck a nerve with my prior post. [View all] Tommy Carcetti Jun 2022 OP

I Am Very Happy That Something Is Happening SoCalDavidS Jun 2022 #1

Consequences may very well come in the Nov. election... brush Jun 2022 #9

One of the most difficult things to prove is intent and from what they Bev54 Jun 2022 #44

Agree wholeheartedly, Tommy! choie Jun 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2022 #3

I have watched two decades of Republicans getting away with criminal behavior. LizBeth Jun 2022 #4

And it's OK if you have neither faith nor hope DFW Jun 2022 #10

I didn't tell you not to post that "hope". We were and have been being told though, LizBeth Jun 2022 #15

Remember that book 'The Audacity of Hope'? panader0 Jun 2022 #28

I had that audacity to HOPE he would prosecute the criminal behavior of Bushco. LizBeth Jun 2022 #29

I'm a buoyant person. I don't get up in the morning and say to myself-- panader0 Jun 2022 #32

Isn't that something, so similar. I am the essence of joy. That is the basis of who I am, LizBeth Jun 2022 #34

What a fantastic post, gab13by13 Jun 2022 #40

Yes, it has. And I firmly and righteously believe it is mostly because Republicans LizBeth Jun 2022 #43

... BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #68

That is your response to a known fact iemanja Jun 2022 #70

OH! Awesome good. Yes. Right. And ya.... been working all day to step into some reason. LizBeth Jun 2022 #86

Does it get so depressing for you wnylib Jun 2022 #59

Really, this is a joke, right? Lol LizBeth Jun 2022 #60

I have never been more serious. wnylib Jun 2022 #61

This is just silly and you have become too emotionally invested in defining all I am from the LizBeth Jun 2022 #62

Nothing silly about it. wnylib Jun 2022 #63

"Nothing silly about it." In your opinion. Merely, in your opinion. LizBeth Jun 2022 #65

If you all are so hopeful and optimistic iemanja Jun 2022 #71

It really became a surreal sub thread. I have not experienced this for a while. LizBeth Jun 2022 #87

To you as well. iemanja Jun 2022 #89

panader0...Wonderful post... Upthevibe Jun 2022 #45

And I, in turn didn't tell you what not to post, either. DFW Jun 2022 #37

Actually, the Op that was being referenced did ask people to stop posting their negative. LizBeth Jun 2022 #41

argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious, quarrelsome. Ok, guess that is a two way street, but LizBeth Jun 2022 #42

Hey wait! You can't just leave a German word unknown to many of us hanging in the air... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #94

The thing about faith is that without works, faith is dead. If all of us with faith were Magoo48 Jun 2022 #50

I always enjoy your posts! Agree that constant cynicism and gloom are not helpful PortTack Jun 2022 #5

I have just one question, gab13by13 Jun 2022 #6

Have we turned into nattering nabobs of negativism? Walleye Jun 2022 #7

One thing to keep in mind is people form teams around the issue Sympthsical Jun 2022 #8

I agree. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #11

Again, the word you keep looking for is "factually." Also, just Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #16

People know what I mean. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #17

Yes. People do. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #20

Hear hear! mzmolly Jun 2022 #12

Right!🤷‍♂️💖 Love the Pragmatically Optimistic! Cha Jun 2022 #79

Ditto! mzmolly Jun 2022 #82

Aloha, mzmolly💙 Cha Jun 2022 #83

Stir, stir, stir. Divide, divide, divide. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #13

Wow... OneGrassRoot Jun 2022 #21

Yes. That I do. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #22

It's a question of language muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #74

Yes, I hear you... OneGrassRoot Jun 2022 #93

It's fascinating isn't it? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #39

Post removed Post removed Jun 2022 #14

And so they are again on this OP Bev54 Jun 2022 #47

"Pirhanas? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #48

I agree... agingdem Jun 2022 #18

I saw some of the responses you refer to. Some could have come directly from Napoleon DFW Jun 2022 #19

Anyone need a seat? sarisataka Jun 2022 #23

Nothing -may- happen. I still have some hope... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #24

I'll reply to this the same as I did to ed. usonian Jun 2022 #25

Your use of the term "Wet Blanket Brigade" signaled some kind of intention. Caliman73 Jun 2022 #26

Good post. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #49

Thanks. I have no problem with the back and forth... Caliman73 Jun 2022 #54

+1 LizBeth Jun 2022 #55

It didn't bother me Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #27

I'm perfectly okay with your statements!!! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #30

You're alright ismnotwasm Jun 2022 #31

lol.. he said "hill of beans" too.. & Cha Jun 2022 #80

That was the kind of thing that needs to be said. We need to make waves, especially here. ck4829 Jun 2022 #33

Yeah, I just can't live in too much negativity Novara Jun 2022 #35

DoJ doesn't need the J6 committee to build criminal cases. LonePirate Jun 2022 #36

And they have not typically waited for congressional hearings to act iemanja Jun 2022 #73

I was honestly amused at how many came out to self-identify as wet blankets. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #38

Good one. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #57

Tommy Carcetti ..... Upthevibe Jun 2022 #46

Negativism and apathy lead to low voter turnouts. That is a fact. Tommymac Jun 2022 #51

Yeah! GOTV SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY 2022!! Cha Jun 2022 #81

Gloom, grievance, disaffection, confusion (!) are voter suppression tools. Hortensis Jun 2022 #52

And accusations of doomsaying have long been used to suppress legitimate criticism. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2022 #56

It's fairly easy to tell the difference by how positive about moving Hortensis Jun 2022 #58

"Pissing and moaning" Act_of_Reparation Jun 2022 #67

Sure, it's a coping mechanism for probably most, both Hortensis Jun 2022 #69

So, scolding it is. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2022 #96

Now y'all are analyzing and suggesting trauma? LizBeth Jun 2022 #88

"Could that be it"? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2022 #95

Emotional trauma, or realistic, pragmatic and looking at consistent history, I ask you. LizBeth Jun 2022 #97

Please read the entire exchange. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2022 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Pyryck Jun 2022 #53

Reminds me of that old adage ymetca Jun 2022 #64

All I can say to everyone feeling that way is to be the change you want to see ecstatic Jun 2022 #66

I don't like censorship iemanja Jun 2022 #72

It's a good thing he did not do any of those things then... Right? Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #85

I disagree iemanja Jun 2022 #90

Words have meanings though... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #91

Calling someone a wet blanket iemanja Jun 2022 #92

Tommy, CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #75

Judgement day is coming! Trump will face the music Emile Jun 2022 #76

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2022 #77

When I read things like: CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #78

Agree. Kingofalldems Jun 2022 #84

The way I saw it, for the House of Representatives Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #99