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Willie Pep

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10. I agree to a certain extent.

Reply to Ninga (Original post)

Sat Dec 2, 2017, 10:50 AM

Dec 2017

Protests and strikes are great and all but we need to get the right people in power which means getting Democrats elected. Protest movements such as Occupy Wall Street did nothing to prevent the Republicans from eventually capturing the federal government and most state governments.

Too many people these days seem to prefer direct action over ordinary political campaigns and I think this is a bad thing. We need to end the anti-politics culture that is rampant in this country. I am not talking about the OP but about "Americans" generally.

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Calling, emailing, texting, oh my! Didn't make a dent. [View all] Ninga Dec 2017 OP

But we can make a serious dent at the polls. We can make a dent by the very least of changing the.. marble falls Dec 2017 #1

I guess I wasn't able to clearly convey that I think 2018 is too late. Of course Ninga Dec 2017 #2

The worst thing about this tax bill is that it will take a couple of years to fix. What we can't... marble falls Dec 2017 #6

General Strike Lars39 Dec 2017 #3

but do bdamomma Dec 2017 #7

Its a risk that everyone has ever taken when striking. Lars39 Dec 2017 #9

true bdamomma Dec 2017 #12

I agree. Do do nothing is to demonstrate compliance. Nt Ninga Dec 2017 #8

I have done the same. Toomey is one of my Senators. I livetohike Dec 2017 #4

Toomey pretty much wrote this bill RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #17

So we can comfort ourselves and call the GOP fucking whatever's...but it Ninga Dec 2017 #5

I agree to a certain extent. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #10

Nothing matters. alarimer Dec 2017 #11

Bless you. Totally agree. But if we don't have any resolve to get up off our collective Ninga Dec 2017 #13

I hear your disgust bdamomma Dec 2017 #14

Im just tired. alarimer Dec 2017 #15

Massive demonstrations didn't stop the Iraq invasion ggmac0427 Dec 2017 #16

Totally agree with you. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #18

The House will be more vulnerable because they're all up for reelection next year. pnwmom Dec 2017 #19