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white_wolf

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35. Thank you for this

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #20)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:22 PM

Nov 2024

As a trans person, some of the takes in this thread make me feel really unwelcome here. We're not horror movie monsters trying to impersonate real humans. We're actual people and we deserve to be treated as such.

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It is a bullshit article. gab13by13 Nov 2024 #1

It is evident that most Americans do not share DUers' adulation of Biden. dalton99a Nov 2024 #2

Popularity wise he never seemed to recover from that withdraw from Afghanistan fiasco. Jk23 Nov 2024 #8

The biggest mistake was the border, radius777 Nov 2024 #29

Amen grobertj Nov 2024 #36

You want the border shut down?? Why? travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #14

Biden DIDN'T 'refuse to allow a primary', we HAD a primary!!! Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #19

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This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Nov 2024 #3

Death by a thousand cuts GusBob Nov 2024 #4

The positions are not wrong. Perhaps the framing is. But backing away from equality is never right. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #5

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It's not complicated and making policy around conservative parents' fears is a recipe for disaster. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #16

It is gross and unfortunate, but it is also quite possibly true Amishman Nov 2024 #17

The day "conservatives get the ick from trans people" drives policy is the day I leave this party. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #20

Thank you for this white_wolf Nov 2024 #35

Yeah, that's kind of the essence of the Democratic Party to me. Unfortunately, it cost us this time. Silent Type Nov 2024 #26

This is a lot of bollocks. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #6

What a bunch of horseshit MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #7

" Performative wokeness" Ferryboat Nov 2024 #9

"Too soon, to fast." WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #22

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Perfomative wokeness is offensive violasays Nov 2024 #11

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But don't you see, viola? People *here* support you; it's just that other people over *there* don't, and it's more WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #23

Well said Ferryboat Nov 2024 #24

Good point about discussion. I'm hopeful we can discuss these matters openly in coming months. With that said, Silent Type Nov 2024 #28

Joe Biden never promised to only run for one term. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #12

From the Democratic Party perfection is expected. marybourg Nov 2024 #13

Biden never said he would be a one-term president mcar Nov 2024 #18

He did kind of hint at it Jk23 Nov 2024 #25

I don't agree with that at all mcar Nov 2024 #33

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Load of crap. johnp3907 Nov 2024 #31

Two points: snot Nov 2024 #32

I was waiting for these cursed takes. white_wolf Nov 2024 #34

"It was an egregious mistake...to allow Joe Biden to renege..." LudwigPastorius Nov 2024 #37