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lees1975

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32. So let's track down a half dozen disgruntled products of inferior American education and quote them and say that
Sat Feb 3, 2024, 01:43 PM
Feb 2024

a whole generation is going to stay home.

Or, let's fill in the gaps that our gutted, useless, failing educational system, attacked and shredded by Republicanism for fifty years now, and go after these kids and teach them that there's more to life than the screen on their cell phone. And show them exactly how politics works. It should be a law in this country that you can't graduate from high school unless you pass a comprehensive constituiton test that shows how it works. Most American kids can't pass a citizenship test if their life depended on it.

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Please. Teen Vogue is worse than trash. redqueen Feb 2024 #1
Not what I'd call a multigraincracker Feb 2024 #5
Definitely. redqueen Feb 2024 #8
Nothing in this world is black and white. multigraincracker Feb 2024 #11
It's not even a claim. This piece is utter crap. Mariana Feb 2024 #85
.... yardwork Feb 2024 #41
And what happened the last time some Dems Blue Idaho Feb 2024 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 2024 #3
"send a message to Democrats" TwilightZone Feb 2024 #4
Spoiler alert: Elias is actually an antisemite. BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #6
Ha! I laugh because... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #22
And? So what? BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #23
Really? Think. Again. Feb 2024 #24
Yes, really. BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #25
I see. Think. Again. Feb 2024 #26
Elias is an "American Palestinian". Palestine is a Semitic population. Semitism isn't exclusive to Jews. Texin Feb 2024 #47
Oh okay, BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #49
Still dumb Vogon_Glory Feb 2024 #56
effectively rendering the wider understanding of the term 'antisemitic' virtually meaningless stopdiggin Feb 2024 #69
I was just saying how can a person who is him/herself Semitic hate another Semite without being self-loathing? I do Texin Feb 2024 #80
and, again - attempt to undermine (or perhaps obscure?) the historical meaning stopdiggin Feb 2024 #93
Can't think past themselves maybe? Hard when u are the center of the universe. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2024 #7
We have a major problem with main character syndrome in our culture BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #15
Go Tell It Everywhere. You have two alternative futures. usonian Feb 2024 #9
Something seems to be missing here. ShazzieB Feb 2024 #43
I "kind of" included that in "gender". Will edit, thanks. usonian Feb 2024 #44
Slight correction Ojerly Feb 2024 #81
That comes after the devolution. usonian Feb 2024 #83
Welcome to DU. Aloha mahina Feb 2024 #102
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #107
Teen Voque is trusted? LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #10
By some, apparently. No idea why. nt redqueen Feb 2024 #16
They get a lot of traffic every month by young voters. It would be a mistake to dismiss it because it's "Teen Vogue" progressoid Feb 2024 #55
+1 demmiblue Feb 2024 #66
Thank you. Knee-jerk Kill the Messenger with condescension because the name Teen Vogue. betsuni Feb 2024 #88
Any excuse to hate on young people. Mariana Feb 2024 #84
The Professional Left media apparatus seems to be all in on this "Democrats haven't done enough" shit. sop Feb 2024 #45
What Does Gen Z Want? Deep State Witch Feb 2024 #65
Yes, targeted at young voters: Democrats don't listen, they take us for granted, ignore us and our issues, betsuni Feb 2024 #89
🤣 Rebl2 Feb 2024 #87
In a way JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #12
follow the money. mopinko Feb 2024 #13
The "message" he is sending is that he's idiot. NT Happy Hoosier Feb 2024 #14
Not voting is one of the best ways to not get your issues dealt with, guys Walleye Feb 2024 #17
I wonder how... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #18
Thanks for breaking down why this 'article' is not worthy of being posted redqueen Feb 2024 #20
Gee. I wonder who's pushing this narrative? rubbersole Feb 2024 #29
Probably the same people who've been saying Black men are leaning away from Dems. brush Feb 2024 #103
They may not have asked anyone, and just made it all up. Mariana Feb 2024 #96
Yeah. Protests votes. Those have always gone well in the past. Aristus Feb 2024 #19
These people have to pay attention. Very seldom do you get the perfect candidate or even a person Vinca Feb 2024 #21
All I can say is "You'll have to live with the consequences longer than I will." CrispyQ Feb 2024 #27
So dumb. You can send lots of dumb messages. Quit Nixie Feb 2024 #28
Here we go again. sop Feb 2024 #30
"If you don't like what Joe Biden is doing with respect to Gaza right now, you would hate what Trump would be doing LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #31
So let's track down a half dozen disgruntled products of inferior American education and quote them and say that lees1975 Feb 2024 #32
When young, I was a fan of Dynamite Magazine Torchlight Feb 2024 #33
Does it say who "Elias" actually voted for in 2016? W_HAMILTON Feb 2024 #34
Hamas, if he would have had the chance. BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #51
Instead of calling them dumb and reinforcing doubts they have about the value if voting, engage them in Martin68 Feb 2024 #35
So they found Elias and used him as an example Progressive dog Feb 2024 #36
They will come home in November to beat Trump who they hate. Funtatlaguy Feb 2024 #37
"We want it worse! We want it worse!" LeftInTX Feb 2024 #38
Yeah, let's call them morons and dumb! That'll change their minds! progressoid Feb 2024 #39
As opposed to what? Happy Hoosier Feb 2024 #52
Have you changed your mind about anything of consequence? progressoid Feb 2024 #57
Of course... Happy Hoosier Feb 2024 #61
I've been having the same conversation with these (call them "disgruntled") voters since the 2000 debacle. sop Feb 2024 #74
Yes, it is eternal. betsuni Feb 2024 #90
I've been hearing people say this all my life. yardwork Feb 2024 #40
They are frustrated there is no alternative Tree Lady Feb 2024 #62
We're all frustrated that things aren't better. yardwork Feb 2024 #72
Enjoy the repressive fascism kids! ZonkerHarris Feb 2024 #42
There's little chance these types ever vote anyways tbh. Oneironaut Feb 2024 #46
Very Stupid SouthernDem4ever Feb 2024 #48
I think it was about ten years ago Mr.Bee Feb 2024 #50
Kids, stay off TikTok. Qutzupalotl Feb 2024 #53
Gee, why bother nowforever Feb 2024 #54
It's not just the man Mr.Bee Feb 2024 #59
At this point it's a messaging problem more than anything ColinC Feb 2024 #58
Key word in the text: "some" Auggie Feb 2024 #60
What happened in 2017 perdita9 Feb 2024 #63
Maybe read to the end? MorbidButterflyTat Feb 2024 #64
Why are people on here calling them dumb?? DemocratInPa Feb 2024 #67
Because they are dumb kcr Feb 2024 #92
you understand, of course, that the effect of a loss in 24 stopdiggin Feb 2024 #68
Wait until November. Freethinker65 Feb 2024 #70
Behold! Staggering stupidity... GiqueCee Feb 2024 #71
A Very Clear and Present Danger Mr.Bee Feb 2024 #73
Do they understand what is at stake here? NorseSaxonCelt Feb 2024 #75
Look hard enough and you'll find someone for every story. RandySF Feb 2024 #76
The people supposedly quoted in this story may not even exist. Mariana Feb 2024 #99
It's their future at stake a loss of more freedoms might sway them. FloridaBlues Feb 2024 #77
Agreed. honest.abe Feb 2024 #91
Oh please this pure bullshit gen Z will vote. Botany Feb 2024 #78
There seems to be a trend of dismissive posts on DU lately Docreed2003 Feb 2024 #79
These groups of concerned individuals have lost sight of how politics in a two-party system works. sop Feb 2024 #94
and so the answer is to 'punish the Democrats' stopdiggin Feb 2024 #95
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2024 #105
"Sending a message" happened in 2016, all the Democrats who "lost power" had to go betsuni Feb 2024 #82
Gen Z weren't eligible to vote in 2016, so you can't blame them for that. Mariana Feb 2024 #98
Where did I blame Gen Z for 2016? "Sending a message" has been around for decades. betsuni Feb 2024 #101
Some Gen Zers were legally old enough, but not many (those born in 1997, and those born in 1998 before November 10th). Celerity Feb 2024 #109
Tell me you don't know anything about the Democratic Party... Initech Feb 2024 #86
Brainwashed by RW owned social media no doubt live love laugh Feb 2024 #97
We Ignore this at our own peril. The campaign needs to address Gen Z's concern with Palestinians NOW. dsp3000 Feb 2024 #100
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2024 #104
When someone choses not to vote, they are giving the person they don't agree with 2 votes, & essentially voting anyway dlk Feb 2024 #106
Not voting is a good way to see TFG re-elected LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #108
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