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Envirogal

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14. Did the haka work or viral theater?
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:03 PM
Aug 2025

Wasn’t there a 24 hour filibuster? Theatrics might get attention but strategy and in the ground outreach works better. We need to get back the rural and middle class.

And let’s not forget, the purity test of most Democratic voters that thought they could play with fire in this last election and stay home.

We have a “representative” government. Time to look in the mirror and realize the People give the Dems few tools and little support. And the media and their “bothsiderism” has led to public apathy.

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Power to the People ZDU Aug 2025 #1
This is what we need. Silent Type Aug 2025 #2
No we don't. I, for one, believe we need more respect for tradition and decorum. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #4
Really? MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #5
No, no, no. Why do you support violence? Politics is the way to avoid violence. . . . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #9
Pearl-clutching?? Oh, please. 🙄 Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #3
The Dem bashing never ends MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #6
Yep Rebl2 Aug 2025 #7
Right. murielm99 Aug 2025 #12
It's quite the sport, isn't it? Every day... another episode of everyone's FAVORITE game show... Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #15
The "Let's Bashing Dem Leadership for What Republicans Do" game! Batteries and Republican leadership not included. betsuni Aug 2025 #8
One must only look to the ones who are fighting to be confused by those who are not. Magoo48 Aug 2025 #16
"Fighting" (Us) and "not fighting" (Them) the new populist "progressive" and "establishment" labels dividing Democrats. betsuni Aug 2025 #17
Exactly MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #18
Trained to bark and howl at the words "Dem leadership" and "fight." As always, emotion over thinking. betsuni Aug 2025 #19
Ha. I'm not burdened with great thinking. Magoo48 Aug 2025 #21
It is not an either or situation. Magoo48 Aug 2025 #20
I love me some Haka, & from the sounds of it she had a lot of support. However! Dem women don't pearl clutch. Hekate Aug 2025 #10
Oh, dear! Tsk tsk! You are suggesting elected Democrats could do more as we slide into fascism! Mustn't do that! Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #11
Pretty sure the last pearl clutcher is Susan Collins. ancianita Aug 2025 #13
Did the haka work or viral theater? Envirogal Aug 2025 #14
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