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Steven Maurer

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38. I generally agree, I'm pretty far left myself. Just realistically so.

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:43 PM

Sep 2017

I canvass, so I can't fool myself about how ready the public is for a lot of progressive proposals.
I spent a ton of time working on Oregon's Measure 97 only to watch it go down.
I knew it was in trouble when I was having to persuade Democrats.

But the people I'm talking about all call themselves "far-left", though they never actually do much to advance it. Seems more like an excuse to look down on people, mostly.

Still, there are enough of them, and I won't tell them they're not what they say they are. Mostly I just try to ignore them.

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I am LMAO at the people who wanted Nancy Pelosi to go. [View all] Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 OP

Agree lillypaddle Sep 2017 #1

yep HipChick Sep 2017 #2

She is the best! Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #3

Exactly! Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #4

It really makes you suspect their motives. Or their intelligence. Or both. nt Hekate Sep 2017 #5

Indeed Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #7

It's always a certain "type" that lashes out and smears Pelosi... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #6

Also sounds like the Bannon way...nt Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #8

My "dump Nancy" friend says he name has been too maligned to do anything. Hamlette Sep 2017 #22

They made their run to replace her with a more socially conservative white male. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #9

Tim Ryan made his own move. That is hardly the kind of challenge lefties wanted to put forward. JCanete Sep 2017 #20

"no far left voices actually supporting Tim Ryan's" Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #21

really? Who supported him on the far left? You could easily refute my claim. Maybe I missed it. JCanete Sep 2017 #23

Anecdotally, I know a crowd of far lefties on facebook Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #36

being disaffected by mainstream politics, and even being fans of Sanders, does not in itself JCanete Sep 2017 #37

I generally agree, I'm pretty far left myself. Just realistically so. Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #38

K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #10

Make Pelosi Speaker Again IronLionZion Sep 2017 #11

I'm proud of Nancy and she is the best at whatever she does linnknee Sep 2017 #12

Majoirty of those wanting her to go are,,, Cryptoad Sep 2017 #13

Yep. Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #14

If not a majority, absolutely hostile agents are on DU. We see their Hortensis Sep 2017 #41

Yep. She (and Schumer) have come out as being more effective than Ryan and McConnell. George II Sep 2017 #15

I think we'll never know what jsut happened, not really... Orsino Sep 2017 #16

Some of that experience came from raising a number of children dragonlady Sep 2017 #34

Serious question, what were those? What did I miss? Oh, the debt ceiling and hurricane relief. JCanete Sep 2017 #17

Exactly! mcar Sep 2017 #18

Nancy Pelosi knows how things are done, and she does them. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

I'm not laughing wryter2000 Sep 2017 #24

I am laughing with ya! Nancy Pelosi is a force! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #25

Agreed! It also shows just how wrong those who ripped on Dianne Feinstein... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #26

Yes, excellent leadership. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #28

Big time. Trumpublicans don't hate her without very good reason. FreepFryer Sep 2017 #27

Good point, this is why the right and especially PUTIN hated HILLARY Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #29

Ironically those that wanted her to go and be replaced by Tim Ryan, have now thrown Ryan under the still_one Sep 2017 #30

love her! samnsara Sep 2017 #31

Absolutely agree NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #32

I don't think the people attacking our Democratic stars are democrats. applegrove Sep 2017 #33

NP has been the RWers lightning rod for years. lpbk2713 Sep 2017 #35

ImWithHerToo! oasis Sep 2017 #39

"For once, I agree with the GOP" - watch for that kind of statement CakeGrrl Sep 2017 #40

K&R brer cat Sep 2017 #42