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reACTIONary

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Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:44 AM Nov 2020

If you are explaining, you are losing ... [View all]

"Why They Fight - The Democrats are a big-tent party. The GOP isn’t. That explains everything."

Progressives are right that the quest for racial justice should not be compromised — and is, in fact, an electoral asset. (After all, 85 percent of Biden voters told the exit pollsters that the criminal justice system treats Blacks unfairly.) But moderates are right that slogans like "Defund the police" can bring down moderate lawmakers, such as Staten Island's defeated Rep. Max Rose. Here's a rule for the future: Any slogan that requires five minutes to explain what it really means is not a good slogan.


If you are explaining, you are losing.

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If Rose supported defund, that would be s great point quakerboy Nov 2020 #1
Thank you. I keep asking folks to show me ONE Democratic platform that Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #2
It's the same with "open borders" Shermann Nov 2020 #3
It's not a dead horse... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #4
So? You are all for censoring of speech, right? Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #6
Censoring speech... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #7
We are a big tent. quakerboy Nov 2020 #8
My solution... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #10
Your solution is doa quakerboy Nov 2020 #12
+1 Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #15
Sorry, I'm not leaning into "defund the police".... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #16
Then nothing will change quakerboy Dec 2020 #17
Sorry, but "defund the police" is... reACTIONary Dec 2020 #19
And yet its not Democratic policy, so even if that was true, it would be irrelevant. quakerboy Dec 2020 #25
Irrelevant to whom? reACTIONary Dec 2020 #26
Its really not quakerboy Dec 2020 #27
Agree. I sont support the slogan. Reform the police is alot better onetexan Dec 2020 #28
Ps quakerboy Nov 2020 #13
Yes, yes they are!! Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #14
The way to counter false propaganda ... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #5
Not really quakerboy Nov 2020 #9
In fact, I think ... reACTIONary Nov 2020 #11
Explaining is explaining JonLP24 Dec 2020 #18
It is a slogan... Allow me to explain... reACTIONary Dec 2020 #20
Defund is close enough JonLP24 Dec 2020 #21
Actually, defund the police means... reACTIONary Dec 2020 #22
It already did happen JonLP24 Dec 2020 #23
I think the salient point is... reACTIONary Dec 2020 #24
Bringing this back up quakerboy Dec 2020 #29
Sorry I didn't get back to you.... reACTIONary Dec 2020 #30
The numbers are pretty clear quakerboy Dec 2020 #31
Thanks! nt reACTIONary Dec 2020 #32
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