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inademv

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12. I don't have the position to fight in person

Reply to Zalatix (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 01:07 AM

Dec 2011

I do however do my best to keep the conversation focused on what progressive values are/were and pointing out when politicians like Obama who have garnered the loyalty of the inattentive masses who either don't know or don't care what he is doing. Furthermore, this is a representative democracy and beyond voting for the person to represent ourselves there isn't really anything a person can do. A person can write/call their representative to voice their opinion but that is far from effective and entirely pointless in a majority of cases as said representative is either closed to their constituents (like the president) or wholly corrupt.

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YES WE CAN!!! <--- Our new slogan. It has to be. [View all] Zalatix Dec 2011 OP

Yes WE can? Oh, I thought it was Yes HE can! FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #1

Well it kind of smells like that. Kinda. Zalatix Dec 2011 #2

I changed the thread title to fit what you said. Zalatix Dec 2011 #5

Nobody was ever arguing that WE didn't need to do any of the work. Ken Burch Dec 2011 #10

Helping Occupy. Helping Elizabeth Warren. mmonk Dec 2011 #3

"what are WE doing?" Armin-A Dec 2011 #4

True. One thing that is fun to do is to get a small table, set it up in an area that belongs to the JDPriestly Dec 2011 #21

I'd watch out offering to mail the registration cards for those voters. TexasTowelie Dec 2011 #22

I was taught to tell Republicans to mail their own cards. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #26

Occupy is more like: YES WE WILL! Zorra Dec 2011 #6

I am participating in some local Occupy activities Jack Rabbit Dec 2011 #7

Then let's fight to elect Progressive politicians who oppose the DAA. n/t Zalatix Dec 2011 #8

When Obama and his administration spit in the face of liberals and progressives... inademv Dec 2011 #9

Tell me, what are you doing to support Progressive values? Zalatix Dec 2011 #11

I don't have the position to fight in person inademv Dec 2011 #12

Can you donate to OWS? Can you volunteer? n/t Zalatix Dec 2011 #13

No, I'm an unemployed student barely scraping by as it is n/t inademv Dec 2011 #16

Totally understood. Zalatix Dec 2011 #17

No compromising principle for expediency and no co-option n/t inademv Dec 2011 #19

Yet, Obama enjoys an 82% approval rating from Libs/Progressives. Go figure. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #14

But if we concentrate on how we individuals can contribute to Progressivism... Zalatix Dec 2011 #15

I've questioned the legitimacy of that poll inademv Dec 2011 #18

Judging from every Democrat I've talked to UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #25

I think your thread is backfiring. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #24

Not really. Zalatix Dec 2011 #27

I was in the streets with them yesterday. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #29

Thanks. I'm not happy. I'm active in the local Democratic Club JDPriestly Dec 2011 #20

Awesome! Beat the Republicans at their own stupid game. n/t Zalatix Dec 2011 #28

The hints I'm getting from you guys (US) is the excuse that he ain't as bad as the alternative MichaelMcGuire Dec 2011 #23

After all I've said I'm still not getting my point across... Zalatix Dec 2011 #30