Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

bigtree

(94,649 posts)

10. we used to hold politicians to those promises

Reply to erronis (Reply #7)

Fri May 15, 2026, 09:07 PM

14 hrs ago

...we shouldn't assume everyone's heard these.

They are solid political points of opposition and confrontation on issues and concerns that are very present and mostly unabated.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

14 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Any updates? [View all] bigtree 16 hrs ago OP

Yesterday's news. cachukis 15 hrs ago #1

effective political advocacy is about repetition bigtree 15 hrs ago #2

Because you live in an attentive world. cachukis 15 hrs ago #4

it's not yesterday's news. bigtree 14 hrs ago #9

I agree with everything you said, although it was a cachukis 14 hrs ago #12

Well, every bit of news was reported somewhere before you saw it. erronis 15 hrs ago #6

Dead yet? BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #3

All those things Just Jerome 15 hrs ago #5

I don't think any of the (r) political folks believed them when they were uttered. erronis 15 hrs ago #7

we used to hold politicians to those promises bigtree 14 hrs ago #10

Two weeks! Nasruddin 14 hrs ago #8

DOGE was a scam and grand larceny in plain sight. Initech 14 hrs ago #11

All coming in two weeks. LoisB 13 hrs ago #13

Melania's immigration documents. The war in Ukraine being finished Jan 21, 2025. fierywoman 13 hrs ago #14