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In reply to the discussion: I'm very sorry Hillary Clinton has a sad today. [View all]MaggieD
(7,393 posts)And I think you know it. I'm not going to pass judgment on your for that fact. I guess you think it's good to be divisive and that is a whole other topic to explore.
I will say this - you remind me of my days as an activist on LGBT issues in Seattle. When I moved here in 2001 I could not believe a progressive, blue state like WA still did not have a single law on the books to protect LGBT people from discrimination in services, housing, jobs, etc.
I soon found out why. It was because the liberals spent all their time running each other down and fighting amongst themselves instead of focusing on the issue and our opposition. The solution was pretty simple. We figured out how many reps and seats we needed in the legislature supporting our issues; we found people willing to run that did support our issues; and we worked our asses off to get them elected (all the while ignoring the divisive types).
We raised money, ran ads for supporting candidates campaigns, knocked doors, made phone calls, did GOTV, etc. It worked.
You know what had NOT worked for 15 plus years? Cutting our own people down.