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Hortensis

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22. How do you reconcile that view with all the Democrats who
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 03:38 PM
Jul 2023

are working class? You aren't imagining the 81M Democrats who elected Biden don't have to work for a living, are all despised and resented "elites" are you?

From discussions here, I assume a plurality of DUers are actually working class liberals who dependably vote Democratic because they believe in the rightness of what they want for our nation and themselves.

Btw, we busted our butts trying to win over WV's voters in 2016. Have you forgotten? Seriously, how could you not remember that?

Democrats spent years and millions of dollars on studies and development of comprehensive programs to bring good jobs, hospitals, etc, to permanently raise the wellbeing of the entire state. We had big plans, New Deal-type big plans. Our candidates and activists took them to the top of the mountain and showed them the futures they and their children could have.

But WV is a very conservative state whose conservatives overall much preferred tRump, some of whom literally and passionately chose continued poverty for themselves over good jobs and a path to the middle working class, and higher.

And not just WV.

Blaming Democrats for their (or anyone's) hostile factionalism and ideologies that require rejecting truth about us is not realistic.

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They're ridiculous mods. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2023 #1
That high road shit just loses elections. I'm for getting down Meadowoak Jul 2023 #2
Exactly, they think you're a push over. They don't respect compromise and being pleasant. RKP5637 Jul 2023 #5
:) "THEY" don't, huh?! Hortensis Jul 2023 #18
Probably depends on where you live, I think. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2023 #21
Kos is disgusting orthoclad Jul 2023 #3
It's a good thing I didn't see the Kos material on perpetual WV hate. Good to know, tx. appalachiablue Jul 2023 #9
How do you reconcile that view with all the Democrats who Hortensis Jul 2023 #22
I wouldn't have an issue if they are consistent.... TheRealNorth Jul 2023 #4
Wonder if they'll ban the Good News Roundup. usonian Jul 2023 #6
I never really liked the site though I would follow links posted here over there occasionally... hlthe2b Jul 2023 #7
I left there Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 #8
They banned a really exceptional author (Betty Clermont) over her outspokenness... keep_left Jul 2023 #10
I know. All those diaries about not saying mean things to fascists Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2023 #19
Welcome to DU! GP6971 Jul 2023 #20
Call Them UMF NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #12
I was called out for the very same thing several months ago at DK peggysue2 Jul 2023 #13
How about "Repuke" - do they allow that? FakeNoose Jul 2023 #14
Well then I guess RocRizzo55 Jul 2023 #15
I had no choice as to whether to be done with it. Happily... NNadir Jul 2023 #16
I seldom go there, but if they're trying to tamp down LW hatemongering Hortensis Jul 2023 #17
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