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In reply to the discussion: A shout out to "social issues" [View all]Cha
(297,123 posts)70. I've seen that brush off to "Social Issues" you're talking about, BB. Thank you so much
for your OP.. to clarify just what they are so superciliously sniff their collective nose at.
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I have gotten the impression around here that only economics matter in this election.
leftofcool
Apr 2015
#2
That keep us in an inferior economic sitation by ignorning our humanity and they dismiss us. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#22
Shutting down the government and/or defaulting on the debt ala Cruz, is a direct transfer of wage
freshwest
Apr 2015
#171
Given that the country is on the tipping point of sliding into a modern form of
hifiguy
Apr 2015
#148
my real life is smack in the middle of the economic issue. though it is right up there, why i chose
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#248
jack, you have told us women and gays and blacks are the blame for the loss of the white male in our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#251
after the last election, you went into a spiel. many of us saw it. not gonna hunt it down.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#254
did you not state that women and gays were the reason white men are not a part of our party?
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#258
Come on Manny, you've been here long enough to know they have appeared now and then...
AuntPatsy
Apr 2015
#8
no one is gonna bother manny. too many of us know, have seen, participated. it is not about you
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#118
better throw in health care issue if you are discussing cost of bc. $37-$162 a month.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#250
no. something so rudimentary to womens health should only be thru our health insurance.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#273
Just voted on a jury and I beloieve you will be done in this thread quite shortly.
trumad
Apr 2015
#296
You are more clearly explaining that there is a symbiotic Social vs Economic hand shake
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#261
you were attempting to minimize the social aspect of this and that is a fallacy n/t
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#264
Seen it here hundreds of times- in GD and in the hosts forum unfortunately-
bettyellen
Apr 2015
#115
we have linked to them. you arent paying attention, but enough of us have seen it. we will not
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#119
i realy do not give a rats ass what you call. enough people have read it, heard it and call it bs.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#181
cool. i am not wasting the time linking. you are not wasting the time hunting it down. i get that.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#243
i watched it be denied in a very thread it was happening, and being pointed out and argued.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#238
I haven't either. A well balanced agenda is critical. Social issues and economic issues are
Zorra
Apr 2015
#42
I don't think the poster said ANYTHING about excluding the rest of government
tkmorris
Apr 2015
#106
Can't 'be quiet while people whose basic civil rights aren't threatened by a GOP administration...'
freshwest
Apr 2015
#16
abortion rights have come under restrictions, in indiana a woman was charged and convicted
JI7
Apr 2015
#26
Why are they under attack? To give you something to fight over and to fight for that doesn't
stillwaiting
Apr 2015
#94
why are womens issues under attack? cause men have controlled women from beginning of time.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#122
Bingo. Candidates who are right-wing economically use social issues as a cloak
LittleBlue
Apr 2015
#60
Your definition of cost needs more serious thought. Supporting these rights cost many lives.
freshwest
Apr 2015
#80
Exactly.. for the health of our fellow human beings. Like Bains in the OP.. Global Climate Change!
Cha
Apr 2015
#86
Over 600,000 Americans have died of HIV/AIDS. The first 30,000 without so much as a word of concern
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#98
+1. .... and i remember. to dismiss. so callously. how offensive is this. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#125
gosh, i cannot believe this shit on a democratic board. that we have to live this shit, within our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#124
What a bunch of privileged hooey. Discrimination against LGBT and women have cost both groups
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#97
No, the polling data says the 99% don't *think* single payer is important to them..
Fumesucker
Apr 2015
#40
Depends on which poll and how questions are asked. There are plenty of polls out there
ND-Dem
Apr 2015
#51
Right at the beginning of the ACA negotiations, polls showed 77% in favor of single payer.
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#277
You know when I first started attending demonstrations against health insurers and governments
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#99
Yes if only the non-governing elite would get out of politics and let the governing elite
Rex
Apr 2015
#27
The number of Bircher media references show that, Bain. TY for the awesome OP. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#151
Hey, the chickens being danced on by the elephants should quit sqauwking so loud. It's aggravating!
freshwest
Apr 2015
#170
And how are our social interests served by running a candidate with deep corporate debt appointed,
whereisjustice
Apr 2015
#52
My State's Primary election is over a year in the future. It's insulting to the people to claim an
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#101
I don't think economic issues and so-called "social issues" are really separate
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2015
#68
I've seen that brush off to "Social Issues" you're talking about, BB. Thank you so much
Cha
Apr 2015
#70
Still, I expect more of Democrats than that they should be Republicans who are good on social issues
eridani
Apr 2015
#91
The largest reform to Social Security ever won by a people's movement is the extension of spousal
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#105
Equalizer except that in this case equal means 'minorities have twice as much poverty as whites'
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#107
shot in the back. shot in the back. how many times do we see this, while being told, doesnt matter
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#132
Of course poverty sucks for anyone who is poor, but your contention was that poverty equalizes
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#156
I see economic issues blithely dismissed here IN FAVOR OF social issues. As if we should not
djean111
Apr 2015
#112
yes. this. thank baines. yes, democrats that dismiss ALL of this. so much the part of our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#117
Hillary has a good record on many Social issues. I have never seen anyone say that derisively.
Autumn
Apr 2015
#123
I think that one of the most damaging myths in politics is in fact the separability of 'economic'
LeftishBrit
Apr 2015
#128
this thread took a while for me to get thru. getting thru elevated my ... anger.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#136
Yet when Democrats openly participate in direct attacks on the Constitution -
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#169
I, for one, would not argue that Wikileaks should exempt Assange from prosecution.
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#237
cheering rubio in another post on a democratic site. maybe free republic is more your site. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#157
(NSFW) the OP may fuss about being called (or candidates being called) corpo sellouts while being
MisterP
Apr 2015
#178
spot on - as someone pointed out to me recently, social justice and economic justice are linked, you
whereisjustice
Apr 2015
#186
17 yr old son being taught economics from a old white rw. for the first time,
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#216
I have an uncontrollable urge to count the number of times "corporatist" and "oligarch"
betsuni
Apr 2015
#198
Uh, it was centrists who urged gays to shut-up about marriage equality, because it
Marr
Apr 2015
#191
Who established the definition of 'social issue' and when did it come into being?
justiceischeap
Apr 2015
#213
This is pathetic. Like when the same crowd tried to pretend that "Third Way" was a conspiracy term.
Marr
Apr 2015
#214
An ecomonic issue is an issue about your money or your job. A social issue is an issue about my
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#218
And you're missing the fact that somewhere along the line, someone decided
justiceischeap
Apr 2015
#229
social wedge issues.... there you go again, lol. as justice just pointed this out to you.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#239
your wallstreet issue trumps. i am also not only on your side, but that is a huge issue for me also
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#244
show me where i am not all for a vigorous primary, or that i am even a clinton supporter.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#252
Oh, give me a break. There's a reason this thread is filled with cheering Hillary fans.
Marr
Apr 2015
#227
many of us are not clinton supporters, though calling the cheering fans allows you to dismiss ALL
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#240
No posters (okay, not many) have ever said that Clinton is the answer to all that ails us.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#309
I've never and will never understand the attempt to marginalize social issues.
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#232
If I am a white, straight, protestant male, and I am not particularly worried about anyone but
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#256
Or create false dichotomies between "economic issues" and "social issues" while placing the latter
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#260
yes. lol, simple enough. not going ot back of the bus. i will stand right up front
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#263
Social issues are important - very important - as they are at their core human rights issues.
hifiguy
Apr 2015
#302
I just said it was a false dichotomy. Like I said to sea, economic populism and social justice are
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#307
Great post--I'm a fan of "social programs." I think the government can do a lot of good in that
MADem
Apr 2015
#276
And we all know which party is more likely to drastically cut the very services people depend on.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#308