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The Magistrate

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11. Part Of The Problem, Ma'am, Is A Sort Of Semantic Stretch
Sat Feb 25, 2023, 10:54 AM
Feb 2023

It can be illustrated by the problem of criticizing religious radicals of the sort who pray for President Biden's death. Call such people out as what they are, vile and evil creatures, and even on left forums one can count on people to take up cudgels against 'bashing Christians'. People like, say, Turner or Dore or Joy Grey, are no more of a kind with the general run of people who support enacting progressive ideas into policy and law than are critters like Jefferies and White and such of a kind with an ordinary soul who considers themselves a Christian, in belief and practice. Calling out the one is not calling out the other, and ought not to be treated as if it is. Opposing, even denouncing and condemning the sort of people so sunk in the old 'not a dime's worth of difference' attitude they become in effect a left auxiliary of the christo-fascists, is not an attack on progressives, and certainly not speaking out against progressive policies. It is, rather, an attack on people whose activities hamper instead of aid enacting progressive policies most every Democrat supports, and damn few Republicans do.

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The thing is Bettie Feb 2023 #1
+1 well said! Emile Feb 2023 #2
The thing is, running a state party shouldn't be an exercise in ideology. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #10
+1 betsuni Feb 2023 #22
+2 Hekate Feb 2023 #23
Yeah DSA.. "The Democratic Party" is NOT Cha Feb 2023 #29
Part Of The Problem, Ma'am, Is A Sort Of Semantic Stretch The Magistrate Feb 2023 #11
Indeed it is, Sir Hekate Feb 2023 #24
Sanders progressive agenda has been shunned for years, by Party and Media. Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #16
The Two Wings Present Different Problems, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2023 #30
Sir, entirely agree. Astute analysis. The Moderate D demanding resignation of Al Franken, to Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #33
Some Of This, Sir, Is Simply Because Our People Sit Still For It The Magistrate Feb 2023 #34
Republican Party, without a party platform, is not out of touch, they touching conspiracy Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #37
Politico NoRethugFriends Feb 2023 #3
Factual brooklynite Feb 2023 #7
Politico shouldn't run any stories. Most are stories. Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #38
It's The Great Difference Between Our Party And Theirs, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2023 #4
TBH... JoeOtterbein Feb 2023 #9
Give Your Left Nut For It, Eh? The Magistrate Feb 2023 #12
A big bowl of mixed nuts is always a hit at a party! emulatorloo Feb 2023 #18
The point is: ideology has nothing to do with running a State Party. brooklynite Feb 2023 #5
+1 nt JoeOtterbein Feb 2023 #8
+1, uponit7771 Feb 2023 #15
+++ emulatorloo Feb 2023 #20
No one looks to the DSA for political competence. comradebillyboy Feb 2023 #6
I sure as hell don't. nt Cha Feb 2023 #26
Welcome my son welcome to the machine . . . Gaugamela Feb 2023 #13
Lots of great climate action in the IRA of 2022. Of course media doesn't report that. emulatorloo Feb 2023 #19
Nevada Democrats implode over battle for party control LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #40
That Totally Sounds like them.. Thank Goodness Cha Feb 2023 #44
When the fascist bigs had their yaesu Feb 2023 #14
Socialism makes mistakes, because it deals with humans, Capitalism is perfect, deals only with greed Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #17
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #21
Thank Goodness & Democracy that Cha Feb 2023 #25
The voters of Nevada, not the state party. DFW Feb 2023 #27
I imagined SEn CCM did. GOTV Cha Feb 2023 #28
They never gave up. They knew it was up to them. DFW Feb 2023 #31
I Appreciate them so Much.. from the link.. Cha Feb 2023 #32
It's The Saving Grace, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 2023 #35
I would give the dissenters from the middle ground more credit than that, Sanders is their leader. Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #39
+1 betsuni Feb 2023 #36
Luckily enough of the Harry Reid machine survived to help Dems keep the Senate seat LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #41
Good ol Harry Reid Machine! TY Cha Feb 2023 #43
Hopefully the March 4 primary/election will vote out these current leadership LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #42
Amen & Hallelujah! Cha Feb 2023 #45
This is not good news for the party LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #46
TY.. Good Luck to our Democracy on Cha Mar 2023 #47
Democratic socialists swept out of power in Nevada LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #48
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