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guillaumeb

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1. very well said

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 01:00 PM

Apr 2015

I feel that, while we cannot compete with a corporate owned media, the internet is one way to compete, as is organizing people. Organization can be traditional, union based, but it can also be community group based. I belong to a social justice group in the Chicago area, and we have joined with hundreds, occasionally thousands, of fellow citizens for events.

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Here’s why we can’t understand Republican voters [View all] Cyrano Apr 2015 OP

very well said guillaumeb Apr 2015 #1

I think much of the problem lies in the word "values." ananda Apr 2015 #2

Perhaps some of their voters buy into Cyrano Apr 2015 #4

You're right. procon Apr 2015 #10

Much of it is just hate of Muslims which Cyrano Apr 2015 #11

Ask them what those values are Warpy Apr 2015 #12

They have values... SomethingFishy Apr 2015 #19

We don't know what we're for. Savannahmann Apr 2015 #3

Fear and Greed. Baitball Blogger Apr 2015 #5

They may not be paying attention, but the propaganda is constant n2doc Apr 2015 #6

Yep. That comes from 30 - 40 years of Cyrano Apr 2015 #8

Your post gets to the central issue. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #16

There's an underlying pathology, what you describe is a symptom of it. Avalux Apr 2015 #7

That is true for far too many of them, Cyrano Apr 2015 #9

You're giving them too much credit Matrosov Apr 2015 #13

Much of what I've said is based on Cyrano Apr 2015 #15

I live in the Deep South Matrosov Apr 2015 #25

The Democratic Party leaders need to FLOOD the tv talk shows with hundreds, if not thousands, of world wide wally Apr 2015 #14

Schumer is dead to me. DWS also. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #17

The institutional Democratic Party is now wholly captive hifiguy Apr 2015 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Apr 2015 #18

people on here are not well aware of the issues JI7 Apr 2015 #20

they can see weather conditions can't they?... lame54 Apr 2015 #21

Well, because Jebus and everything. hifiguy Apr 2015 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #24

Plain and simple: propaganda works tabasco Apr 2015 #26