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Eko

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84. Here ya go.

Reply to DemocraticSocialist8 (Reply #79)

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 07:00 PM

Apr 2017

Pretty much shoots that narrative right out of the water. There's some numbers for ya.

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"Progressives Say We're Proud Of Not Voting For Hillary!" (idiocy from the far left). [View all] DanTex Apr 2017 OP

KR Me. Apr 2017 #1

I think it's a continuation of RonPaulism SecularMotion Apr 2017 #2

Flip Republican to Democratic, Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders, Mitt Romney to Hillary Clinton, etc. SecularMotion Apr 2017 #10

Comparing Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders is extremely problematic and just incorrect DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #18

I'm not comparing Ron Paul with Bernie Sanders SecularMotion Apr 2017 #20

Trolls or not, this is the reason why I have a problem with a beastie boy Apr 2017 #48

(sigh!) That "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed" attitude. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #3

They are no more willing to admit alwaysinflux Apr 2017 #5

That is a very astute point. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #41

I know some folks like this in real life. They are incredibly ignorant. yardwork Apr 2017 #4

I have to wonder if some of these people are paid trolls groundloop Apr 2017 #6

You don't have to wonder. We know that the internet Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #9

I think some may very well be...others are bots Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #11

Some folks just want to watch to world burn... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #7

Some have a personality trait that forces the to always be oppositional... NCTraveler Apr 2017 #8

The more history I read the more I tend to agree with this thought. renegade000 Apr 2017 #16

OK. I'm a progressive. But THAT? NOPE. CousinIT Apr 2017 #12

These people are fucking idiots. I listened to 5 minutes of their show after the election. RAFisher Apr 2017 #13

If you found someone saying "Feminists are proud to vote against males" would you post that too? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #14

Sometimes I see a post that is just so over the top I wonder if it's a joke kcr Apr 2017 #93

It was meant to be over the top, isn't that obvious? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #96

"And we're going to KEEP voting for non-Hillaries until the poor & minorities do what we say!" randome Apr 2017 #15

There are a number of fake leftists out there Bradical79 Apr 2017 #17

While I agree it's stupid at this point to profess how proud you are of not voting for Hillary DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #19

I agree, these people do have a following. That is exactly the problem. DanTex Apr 2017 #21

People talk about 3rd parties because of how disillusioned they've become DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #76

No, they dont do it because of corp cash. Eko Apr 2017 #78

The numbers prove it though Eko DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #79

Huh, Eko Apr 2017 #81

And this makes no sense. Eko Apr 2017 #82

On some issues yes DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #86

On some issues? Eko Apr 2017 #88

Here ya go. Eko Apr 2017 #84

Those are select states and only applies to those who turned out to vote DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #85

That doesnt show that Democrats are leaving the party. Eko Apr 2017 #87

Dore and TYT have a Republican sugar-daddy who funds them. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #59

Dore and TYT have a Republican sugar-daddy who funds them. LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #62

They are fascists, not the far left. BainsBane Apr 2017 #22

I think "far left" is accurate. But you have a point. DanTex Apr 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #23

What "Democratic division"? These people are not Democrats. DanTex Apr 2017 #24

LOL, yeah, winning hearts and mind. Glitterati Apr 2017 #27

Hearts and minds of who? Are you seriously defending these guys? DanTex Apr 2017 #30

I'm defending no one. Didn't follow your link. Glitterati Apr 2017 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Apr 2017 #32

Would you object if I called Alex Jones names? Or Richard Spencer? DanTex Apr 2017 #33

I believe that user has left the building. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #71

He's not talking about Democrats BainsBane Apr 2017 #25

I'm certain this kind of thread will convert them, right? Glitterati Apr 2017 #28

The point is not to convert them but to call them out. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #43

Dore is sometimes on "The Young Turks," isn't he? IOW, he does get heard. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #26

Yes. And TYT also has a few other nutjobs on there sometimes too. DanTex Apr 2017 #35

+1. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #37

K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #29

Progressives Say We're Proud of Falling for Russian Propaganda Dopers_Greed Apr 2017 #34

Liberals are Progressives Expecting Rain Apr 2017 #36

Could they be Russian plants? lark Apr 2017 #38

There are idiots everywhere. ihaveaquestion Apr 2017 #39

Well.. ananda Apr 2017 #42

It's busterisms that we need to be worried about.. JHan Apr 2017 #44

K&R mcar Apr 2017 #45

This is not a good strategy for dealing with the far left. ZX86 Apr 2017 #46

They've coopted the term progressive. There is nothing progressive about them emulatorloo Apr 2017 #60

The terms liberal and progressive are useless. hay rick Apr 2017 #47

Any progressive who voted against Hillary Clinton is an idiot Gothmog Apr 2017 #49

And not our friend. nikibatts Apr 2017 #50

... or is not a progressive. Or is rich and white and has an Academy Award. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #53

So Susan Sarandon holds more power and influence over elections than the Democratic party ZX86 Apr 2017 #57

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #58

I can't afford these purity people's principles. hrmjustin Apr 2017 #51

Purity is a losing proposition. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2017 #52

It would be more accurate to call these people dogmatists Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #54

I've seen this said here, that somehow trump will be good. cwydro Apr 2017 #55

never that HE will be good. If you mean, people have said that his bombastic JCanete Apr 2017 #90

K&R. Enough of the destructive Purity Police. (nt) Paladin Apr 2017 #56

You can blame the Russians for the anti-Hillary propaganda they pumped at Sanders' supporters bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #61

Russians pumped hate at HRC, not Sanders emulatorloo Apr 2017 #63

Sorry, I corrected my post. bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #64

Thanks again for the article! emulatorloo Apr 2017 #66

Oh, I have plenty of frustrations pointed at Putin, and Comey, and so on. DanTex Apr 2017 #65

Problem is your title. They are NOT progressives. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #67

I agree with you. I took the title from a youtube video, for illustration purposes. DanTex Apr 2017 #69

Jimmy Dore and the like .... LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #68

Define the "far left" alarimer Apr 2017 #70

That's a fair point, and there's no sharp delineation. DanTex Apr 2017 #72

There has to be some acknowledgement of the Dem Party's participation in its own downfall. alarimer Apr 2017 #73

Sure. That doesn't have much to do with the topic of the OP, which is the fact that for at least DanTex Apr 2017 #74

Obama's refusal to prosecute the Banksters following the Akamai Apr 2017 #80

The far left to me is.... MountCleaners Apr 2017 #92

Enough already Blecht Apr 2017 #75

Jimmy Dore has some good ideas but is kooky about Hillary in the Akamai Apr 2017 #77

They aren't progressives JI7 Apr 2017 #83

Using two random morons from Youtube to smear "progressives" generally is rather lame. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #89

I'm not smearing "progressives", I'm smearing the far left. DanTex Apr 2017 #95

Jimmy Dore doesn't trust the establishment in any of its forms. He may be wrong or right to think JCanete Apr 2017 #91

Alex Jones doesn't trust the establishment in any of its forms either. DanTex Apr 2017 #94