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In reply to the discussion: To the people who keep saying "get over it" about the far-left's sabotage of our nation: [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)31. massive k&r
and they will never learn.
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To the people who keep saying "get over it" about the far-left's sabotage of our nation: [View all]
DanTex
Dec 2017
OP
It's a metaphor. It means Stein siphoned off potential Democratic votes which enabled Trump to win
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#286
If that is true, then Gary Johnson siphoned off potential Repub votes from Trump
chwaliszewski
Dec 2017
#317
That assumes that the Stein voters were Democrats or would ever vote Democratic.
Gore1FL
Dec 2017
#104
I am simply pointing out the logical fallacies of many on DU who can't seem to put 2018 in focus. nt
Gore1FL
Dec 2017
#298
She is the worst, prime example of stupidity. She was also a Naderite. What's the phrase,...
brush
Dec 2017
#64
Nader gave us the Iraq war, Citizens United and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act
Gothmog
Dec 2017
#150
Nah, I blame the Sarandon too. That idiot is two-times-stupid. She was a Naderite in 2000 also...
brush
Dec 2017
#74
Maybe to you. Maybe it'll open some eyes so we don't get three-times stupid voters.
brush
Dec 2017
#84
I don't believe blaming will have that effect. I have never seen blame do anything positive
KPN
Dec 2017
#95
Maybe not calling it "blaming" but making people aware of "siren song" pitfalls to avoid...
brush
Dec 2017
#162
And you think that's what happened with the people who sat home, voted 3rd party of wrote in...
brush
Dec 2017
#180
Yeah, yeah, like some people don't vote for someone because they don't like the sound of their voice
brush
Dec 2017
#203
I followed the campaign. She was front and center at many rallies and all over TV in many interviews
brush
Dec 2017
#93
You're exactly right on those two. And I'll use an old phrase...they are uncle toms.
brush
Dec 2017
#114
We know about the book. Guess you're not aware that the phrase is from the AA activist community...
brush
Dec 2017
#184
I'm AA and it is meant to offend those who it is directed towards. And they know who they are.
brush
Dec 2017
#204
You are wrong, the far left did not fall for Russian iies. They had their own reasons
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2017
#146
Guess one Susan Sarandon was more powerful than Hillary's army of celebrities... who knew?
SMC22307
Dec 2017
#246
You may not like the purpose, but that doesn't mean it doesn't serve a purpose.
BzaDem
Dec 2017
#157
From the OP: "Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, Cornel West, Jimmy Dore, Susan Sarandon"
BzaDem
Dec 2017
#198
You can disagree with basic logic and the dictionary, but that would make you wrong.
BzaDem
Dec 2017
#226
The few thousand who voted for spoilers, in state "counties" like in Pa.,aided Republican party ONLY
Sunlei
Dec 2017
#35
What makes you assume those voters were nominal Democrats, or even left of center to begin with?
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2017
#144
Totally agree with this. Moreover, right depends on sociopathic doubling down to force this kind
ancianita
Dec 2017
#30
Unfortunately the morons who say those kinds of things don't learn. They don't learn. nt
Hekate
Dec 2017
#65
As long as you remind people what the right and far right are doing. The far left is small potatoes
UCmeNdc
Dec 2017
#26
yes, and its so EASY to make a phone call, instead of 24/7 'fighting on 'social medias'
Sunlei
Dec 2017
#39
remember Steins "stunt" when she spray painted a bulldozer at XM pipeline protest? Republicans pushe
Sunlei
Dec 2017
#38
Strawman? Facts, Young Progressives are winning and old conservatives aren't getting any younger.
LongTomH
Dec 2017
#56
That's not the strawman part. Your bullshit claim that DU'ers label JFK and FDR "far left"
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#61
Bernie fought hard to elect a Democratic president in 2016. This thread isn't about
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#59
90 million eligible voters didn't vote in 2016 while Jill Stein got 1.2 million votes.
jalan48
Dec 2017
#57
Let's hope the Democratic Party doesn't adopt your projection as a formal strategy
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2017
#66
She falls on the horseshoe part. From her part of the spectrum, Trump is preferable
DanTex
Dec 2017
#123
I was not nearly vocal enough last year, although I did point out they were spreading garbage from
bettyellen
Dec 2017
#101
While I appreciate everything you are saying,the longer we stew in these juices the less of a chance
Vinca
Dec 2017
#110
It implies intent, but can happen accidentally (or the intent be from outsider influence).
moriah
Dec 2017
#174
I spent a lot of time on social media, when I wasn't canvassing(doorbelling-they're the same thing)
Ken Burch
Dec 2017
#133
I don't give a damn about Jill Stein...personally, I think she's a "fucking moron".
Ken Burch
Dec 2017
#147
Cornel West: Why I Endorse Green Partys Jill Stein Over Neoliberal Disaster Hillary Clinton
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#160
Imagine if all those months of Clinton-bashing had gone toward voter rights or election reform.
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#263
So? You are unwilling to admit that this election was stolen? And if it was stolen, how is it
Ferrets are Cool
Dec 2017
#211
Thanks, couldn't say it better myself. I'm far more worried by oligarchs than leftists.
diane in sf
Dec 2017
#221
If you're waiting for everyone to shut up, get in line and quit being so goddamn disorderly...
Baconator
Dec 2017
#235
LOL. "Being disorderly" is a peculiar euphemism for intentionally putting Trump into office.
DanTex
Dec 2017
#236
I agree 100%. The last thing you or I and others should do in response to OPs like this
KPN
Dec 2017
#258
I would not frame it as far vs. moderate left- many of us "far lefties" are also coalition builders
Kashkakat v.2.0
Dec 2017
#271
So I assume you defined Hillary as being "corporate" and refused to support her.
honest.abe
Dec 2017
#282
Well no one on nothing compares to Donald Trump except ________________ fill in the blank
INdemo
Dec 2017
#299
Paste magazine is not "right wing". Author of the article is a self-avowed progressive
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#297
That is exactly the great lie paraded by Trump supporters dressed up as "progressives".
DanTex
Dec 2017
#290
Totally agree and its troubling that many still are unwilling to admit their mistake.
honest.abe
Dec 2017
#280
that is the issue Dan, many of those that refused to vote for the Democratic nominee against
still_one
Dec 2017
#281
AFAIK you never recc'd up Putin propaganda or advocated Bernie or Bust or voting for Trump
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#301
What part of Pizzagate and DNC killed Seth Rich are "politicians track records and donors".
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#307
Stop putting words in my mouth. I did not refer to Hartman, Camp, or Shultz nor did I have them in
emulatorloo
Dec 2017
#311