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In reply to the discussion: A tweet from David Hogg to Sen. Chuck Schumer [View all]inthewind21
(4,616 posts)211. Uh huh
Kudos for landing book deals and speaking fees. Which is what his fellow March For Our Lives co founders were so irritated about and sidelined him for. A grift is a grift no matter who is doing the grifting republican, democrat or someone who found a way to make money off of tragedy.
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Really, young people should learn how the governments works. Instead of attacking Schumer, he
Demsrule86
May 2023
#16
Did he send a letter to Mitch McConnell? Republicans are standing in the way of gun control.
emulatorloo
May 2023
#32
That won't help. McConnell knows that youth won't vote GQP either way - too many othe objections
TeamProg
May 2023
#117
I think continuous voting to end assault weapons might have a good effect for our country
Maraya1969
May 2023
#144
Return home, find your family eaten and everything destroyed, see a tiger and a kittycat inside.
betsuni
May 2023
#252
Really, after all these years we have to fight for our reproductive rights again, we have no choice
Walleye
May 2023
#103
I'm assuming you aren't familiar with this person. They are a survivor of the Parkland shooting.
ramen
May 2023
#221
I have exactly ZERO respect, empathy, or concern for anyone who doesn't vote
The Mouth
May 2023
#197
Other people voted too. And those other people elected Republicans in some places.
BlueCheeseAgain
May 2023
#172
He's only stating the facts. Ignoring facts is a sure-fire way to help the GOP win.
jaxexpat
May 2023
#58
Sorry, but politics as usual on the Democratic side just doesn't cut it anymore.
lees1975
May 2023
#256
If only we had control of both houses of congress and the White House at some point recently.
progressoid
May 2023
#160
When did Democrats have supermajorities with every Democrat voting the same recently?
betsuni
May 2023
#162
Impressed ? That he attacks a Democrat on this issue. Where is his tweet to McConnell? What
Demsrule86
May 2023
#17
I'm not saying voices aren't being heard. But apparently Hogg's voice is pissing a lot of people off
progressoid
May 2023
#196
The attack is making the argument that he did his part now he should have gotten what he wanted.
edisdead
May 2023
#194
The republicans already KNOW this, that's why they are looking at ways to suppress the youth vote
Zipgun
May 2023
#49
Nice to see you are doubling down on his Harvard political science degree being bad.
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2023
#161
You call his message an attack? I'd say that it's just a young voter sending his thoughts to the
SWBTATTReg
May 2023
#125
Fair enough. It is also hyperbolic to call Democrats 'cowards' and 'fear the NRA.'
emulatorloo
May 2023
#167
I agree completely!!! Why won't dems go BIG?!! Our elected reps should be unabashedly radical!
rainin
May 2023
#6
How do we go big without sufficient numbers of Democrats? Try not attacking Democrats and voting for
Demsrule86
May 2023
#19
Taking the overall stance that flows from your logic, we may well never would have even tried to
Celerity
May 2023
#33
Where were they in 2016 when the SC was at stake? A slight majority in the Senate, with Manchin
JohnSJ
May 2023
#115
I am pretty sure most "younger voters" realize that Democrats are for gun reform legislation. It
JohnSJ
May 2023
#122
Im not an apathetic voter..I know what is always at stakjel I have ever missed a election
msfiddlestix
May 2023
#178
After the Parkland shooting and when Mr. Hogg testified in front of Congress some members of either
Botany
May 2023
#11
"Hogg is well intentioned, but maybe he ought to tweet Kevin McCarthy or Mitch McConnell too."
J_William_Ryan
May 2023
#13
More power to him and his young followers. Reasons, read excuses, are a dime a dozen.
Magoo48
May 2023
#14
I doubt they'd turn to Republicans. There are other options which exclude Democrats.
Magoo48
May 2023
#233
Are they really? Maybe they should understand that we need to toss out Republicans
Demsrule86
May 2023
#22
++++. Very tiresome that some people falsely blame Democrats for what Republicans do.
emulatorloo
May 2023
#37
I voted for Clinton in 2016 so I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. n/t
intheflow
May 2023
#229
Would have you offered the same counsel in regards to Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts during the
Celerity
May 2023
#43
I don't see legal sales of guns as the same category of race hate-driven violence.
SYFROYH
May 2023
#51
My goal is to reduce the number of guns...ban automatic weapons and get an amendment through
Demsrule86
May 2023
#69
The 'there are too many battle weapons out across the fruited plain' horse has already left the barn
Celerity
May 2023
#70
They passed those knowing it would wipe them out. They should at least force the Rethugs to go on
Celerity
May 2023
#133
And Get some brass balls voters, vote out the Republicans who are blocking gun control.
emulatorloo
May 2023
#38
Tell me how? We do that now...what is your plan...what actions do you suggest that would actually
Demsrule86
May 2023
#60
Right...I guess every generation has to make their own mistakes. This sort of division will merely
Demsrule86
May 2023
#62
I can think of at least one thing that isn't going to change the situation:
Act_of_Reparation
May 2023
#188
I don't know, going out to vote seems pretty simple to me and the minimum a citizen can do
Walleye
May 2023
#190
I meant, poorly expressed, that 18-year-old voters are not children, we shouldn't scold them
Walleye
May 2023
#220
David Hogg is smart enough to know you don't communicate with the Senate Leader by Tweet
brooklynite
May 2023
#52
He's also smart enough to know how social media works and how you persuade through it.
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2023
#136
Do you want a quick lesson on primary, secondary, and tertiary audiences
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2023
#140
And you are smart enough to know how public pressure works through social media.
intheflow
May 2023
#156
It is also why dems need to run candidates in every race, particularly the state races
Bev54
May 2023
#59
And how many times do I hear complaints about Democratic fundraising or an annoncement that
Demsrule86
May 2023
#63
I will always remember when he was hounded by MTG and he showed such grace and control.
flying_wahini
May 2023
#72
Wait, are you seriously saying that the man who is a senior at Harvard
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2023
#137
Well, now, some of the responses to David Hogg's tweet are certainly eye-openers.
Biophilic
May 2023
#84
I do like your idea. But curious, what is the connection to Democrats and young voters in Florida
emulatorloo
May 2023
#90
Not much, I confess, but I've been stymied as to what happened to the Democrats in Florida.
Biophilic
May 2023
#98
What did they do in 2016 when the Supreme Court was at stake Mr. Hogg? Mr. Hogg, in except
JohnSJ
May 2023
#109
I assume Hogg knows full well that with a GOP House and slim Senate majority...
BlueCheeseAgain
May 2023
#169
Voting over and over might only feed into the bullshit that Democrats are "ignoring" "not fighting"
betsuni
May 2023
#180
I feel like in online forums the word "performative" gets brought up a lot...
BlueCheeseAgain
May 2023
#182
I love his passion, but we currently have a two party system & our side doesn't have the majorities
CrispyQ
May 2023
#185
I don't have a problem with this at all. Any advice that anyone can think of and offer is worth it.
NowsTheTime
May 2023
#192
He's young. He knows Democrats are safe to criticize because they listen & do the best they can.
ancianita
May 2023
#246
I think Gen Z is more democratic that republican...& they have more to lose than old cogers like me
NowsTheTime
May 2023
#253
He's an Our Revolution/Justice Democrats type, thinks the Democratic Party must be taken over
betsuni
May 2023
#254
That strategy is exactly what the GOP did on banning abortion: held countless votes to ban it.
Sogo
May 2023
#209
I remember reading something around here (can't remember the poster, sorry) about politics being
ancianita
May 2023
#243