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TBF

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19. Why the label?

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #17)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 11:51 AM

Nov 2014

Why not just "people"? It is a very small class of billionaires right now running things. If any labels are needed it's to identify the folks hoarding the money and letting others starve on the streets.

ETA - It's kind of like when Queen Ann referred to us as "you people". We don't need to find the common people and embrace them. We all need to realize we ARE the common people. That is the hoop many on DU need to jump through.

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We don't need to reach out to the "center", we need to reach out to the common people [View all] Bjorn Against Nov 2014 OP

best example of this was folding on immigration -- this was a fight we needed to have nashville_brook Nov 2014 #1

As Kos said. Obama shit on Latinos and Asians. FogerRox Nov 2014 #21

Could not agree more. zeemike Nov 2014 #2

and life gets tougher every day for the common people. mopinko Nov 2014 #3

K and R. K and R. K and R. K and R. bigwillq Nov 2014 #4

HellYES, Bjorn... MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #5

Agree 100x. Thanks. appalachiablue Nov 2014 #6

There is no "center". Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #7

I pretty much agree with that Bjorn Against Nov 2014 #10

"Third Way" Dems are indistinguishable from classic Wall Street Republicans. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #11

I think many of them are Wall Street Republicans Bjorn Against Nov 2014 #13

Part of this dates WAY back... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #14

Newest Oxfam Report: The richest make $500,000-per-minute jtuck004 Nov 2014 #8

There is no center AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #9

Just common sense RobertEarl Nov 2014 #12

I lived in Wichita, KS for 9/11 and a couple of years after... Last_Stand Nov 2014 #15

I would begin the quest TBF Nov 2014 #16

What is wrong with common people? Bjorn Against Nov 2014 #17

Why the label? TBF Nov 2014 #19

As you say "we are the common people" Bjorn Against Nov 2014 #20

Then be prepared to deal with icky religious people and Southerners. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #18