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RKP5637

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25. Agree so much, many Americans stick their heads in the sand. There are so many unscrupulous

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 01:33 PM

Nov 2017

forces at work in this country and many Americans are just so unconcerned. It's hard to get many to even bother to vote ... and then many fall for all the propaganda.

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I'm seriously asking. How long do we stand on the curb while watching the train wreck? [View all] Ninga Nov 2017 OP

Vote, donate and volunteer for Democrats in 2018 marylandblue Nov 2017 #1

Always have, always will. Have worked on the ground for many campaigns, and donate way Ninga Nov 2017 #2

I hear this group is interesting, depending on where they are, they might be Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #26

Good for you, and thanks for all your hard work marylandblue Nov 2017 #30

As someone was saying someplace, the US is now like a bunch of separate tribes. Getting a RKP5637 Nov 2017 #31

I'm getting tired of article after article, and .. ananda Nov 2017 #3

Get over it... DonViejo Nov 2017 #27

Yes, I remember very well YessirAtsaFact Nov 2017 #34

The process takes time YessirAtsaFact Nov 2017 #33

Best case scenario for me dgibby Nov 2017 #39

Dems need to take house YessirAtsaFact Nov 2017 #40

V-O-T-E ! world wide wally Nov 2017 #4

You're not alone. CrispyQ Nov 2017 #5

I often wonder too how far the masses will let the country fall before they wake up. DU really RKP5637 Nov 2017 #6

My non-political friends are suffering from outrage fatigue. CrispyQ Nov 2017 #9

Huge fear is that they will not have the resolve to rise up should they be needed. Nt Ninga Nov 2017 #13

Same fear here, they will be complacent. It amazes me how so many in the US are lead RKP5637 Nov 2017 #24

I was just saying 90% of the country would have no idea who Roy Moore is, for example. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #29

Most are absolutely totally clueless IMO. And many don't want to hear about it, yet alone RKP5637 Nov 2017 #35

And almost all of them will vote for their party without ever allowing Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #37

It's like global warming. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #7

Yep, the American way ... n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #36

My guess is: kentuck Nov 2017 #8

We get our shot at the ballot box customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #10

I think a lot of people are counting on Mueller and then the winning of the 2018 House to impeach seaglass Nov 2017 #11

Myt thoughts as well moda253 Nov 2017 #12

Agree so much, many Americans stick their heads in the sand. There are so many unscrupulous RKP5637 Nov 2017 #25

Does anyone envision a huge "taking to the streets?" Nt Ninga Nov 2017 #14

Support Obama's project to get rid of gerrymandering. LAS14 Nov 2017 #15

Thanks! Nt Ninga Nov 2017 #17

You may be speaking to the wrong crowd. I rarely see DU take off... LAS14 Nov 2017 #16

Harnessing the collective energy would be ideal. I guess asking is a key. We need a show Ninga Nov 2017 #19

What's your goal? What's one change you'd like to see and how will you accomplish it? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #18

It's not so much a change, as it is speaking with one voice on one day. Soon. Ninga Nov 2017 #20

DU is as activist as you make it 0rganism Nov 2017 #21

What action are you looking for that you're not seeing? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #22

Oh no. Sorry I see how you thought that....no, I'm thinking about taking to the streets...nt Ninga Nov 2017 #23

Okay, so what would that look like? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #28

I'd add a couple questions. H2O Man Nov 2017 #32

Arguments, merely for the sake of arguments LanternWaste Nov 2017 #41

But I'm not arguing. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #42

Good question. democratisphere Nov 2017 #38