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BaronChocula

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12. I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left
Mon May 11, 2026, 07:01 PM
13 hrs ago

I ask for specific examples and they always come up with things that don't apply like:
"Democrats are running on trans issues" (in fact supporting rights and running on an issue are 2 different things)
"Democrats need to focus on kitchen table issues" (in fact it's what Democrats have been doing since 2024 and have been winning)
"My friends saw Palestinian flags at these No Kings rallies" (in fact there were former trump voters there too)

People bend over backwards to find ways to bash Democrats. It's just what comes with being the opposition to the party of dominant American culture (white men motivated by the preservation of white male privilege).

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Supreme court justices should not be partisans. Judges and justices should Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #1
Criticism of Israel is forbidden I suppose. travelingthrulife 14 hrs ago #2
oh haven't you heard? Skittles 11 hrs ago #15
Wait till he finds out who's in the other Party! FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #3
He never said he was becoming a Republican Jose Garcia 14 hrs ago #9
i'm pretty sure most of the Nazi-affiliated groups are Trumpers... johnnyplankton 14 hrs ago #4
Sounds like a Republican infiltrator. hadEnuf 14 hrs ago #5
28 years as an elected Democrat is pretty long for a con Jose Garcia 14 hrs ago #7
It makes about as much sense as switching hadEnuf 28 min ago #22
Perhaps a bit more research before making silly accusations NoRethugFriends 13 hrs ago #11
You're right, I didn't read the article. hadEnuf 38 min ago #21
As someone who is of Semitic descent... Bluejeans 14 hrs ago #6
I agree that there are very few liberal Dems who actually hate or discriminate against Jews FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #8
I ask people to back up statements like "the Democratic Party has moved too far left BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #12
Uuuummmmmm... did anyone tell the judge he is confusing Democrats and Republicans?!!?? Multichromatic 14 hrs ago #10
He has the parties correct, Shermanator1 11 hrs ago #16
You'd think a judge could understand nuance. BlueTsunami2018 12 hrs ago #13
He's free to leave the party for whatever reason he chooses but Buddyzbuddy 11 hrs ago #14
"hatred has grown on the left" Aussie105 10 hrs ago #17
Yeah, right. Icanthinkformyself 1 hr ago #18
This message was self-deleted by its author cayugafalls 45 min ago #19
From my viewpoint, the people on the left who are critical of Israel, cayugafalls 43 min ago #20
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