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In reply to the discussion: The Democrats have a working class problem - and it's by no means confined to working class whites. [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,213 posts)Speaking of your #3, the reason that there was so little turnout was because of the russian intervention. People read the stories (like the one cited here) that were total bullshit, but that were repeated over and over. Now, even when we know that the Hillary memes were russian inventions, people who didn't vote because of them need to find some reason to excuse themselves and cannot be honest and reflective enough to admit that they were duped - had - pwned. So they write articles like this bullshit "news story" and then others who need to find solace for their bad decisions cling to them as a means of excusing themselves.
Better if they just own up and watch out because it has already started for the mid-terms. Even here on DU, you will find gullible people swallowing the shiny stories. Why? Because it is easier than the hard work of actually digging in and doing the work. When I was 20, I wanted everything in a minute too. I didn't see why I should have to wait to have utopia. But every good thing that we have going (the kind of stuff the gop want to destroy) came from slogging it out, bit by bit, small change by small change. There is no proletariat waiting to rise up. There are no magic wands to wave, no heroes to do the job for us. Just hard work. Getting out the vote. Registering the voters. Avoiding distractions. Finding the in-between moves that will result in a step left. Then doing it again.