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mahina

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6. We should bluntly call out the behavior without making it worse

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2025, 09:39 AM

Jan 2025

There’s no need to attack people personally because we’ need to come together as a people with our eyes on a better future one day. We know already we can’t win without others one day. Not today and the future if you make enemies out of everybody, it’s harder if not impossible to ever get over this.

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We have to go low...the lower the better...otherwise... MiHale Jan 2025 #2

It doesn't work for Democrats becsuse we are more diverse JI7 Jan 2025 #3

I agree kkmarie Jan 2025 #26

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I only have one in-your-face magat in my life. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #4

She is correct malaise Jan 2025 #5

We should bluntly call out the behavior without making it worse mahina Jan 2025 #6

Umm, we ain't coming together. paleotn Jan 2025 #8

Thank you for echoing my thoughts! Nt slightlv Jan 2025 #15

actually, there is a need to get personal. it's been needed for a very long time msfiddlestix Jan 2025 #20

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Also keeps... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #9

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Telling MAGAs... Beck23 Jan 2025 #13

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"No. No. When they go low, we kick them." - Eric Holder Jr., former US AG, 2018 JHB Jan 2025 #14

If someone is trying to eliminate you they can be kicked when they are down too. JanMichael Jan 2025 #24

Kamala should have stuck with the "weird" approach and escalated. yardwork Jan 2025 #16

Sarcasm and ridicule work very well, too. n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2025 #19

"They go low, we go high." mac56 Jan 2025 #21

Need the T shirt dweller Jan 2025 #23

That's bad advice. Martin Eden Jan 2025 #25

Kudos to you!! LuvJoesPartner Jan 2025 #27

I read Trump is planning a mass deportation raid in Chicago on Tuesday to kick off the revenge tour. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #29

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This is true & a huge part of the problem. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #30