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Scootaloo

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7. It's not a persecution complex
Thu May 12, 2016, 01:02 PM
May 2016

It's noting the manner in which persons such as yourself speak to the left. As if we are owned and you are owed. It seems that no real thought is given to the effect of belittling people and then demanding their loyalty. Which is the problem I'm noting. The party mainstream seems to have no problem whatsoever with being as degrading and dismissive as possible towards around 35% of hte party, then demanding they "fall in line" no questions asked. Trump is used as a bogeyman to force this fealty. But then these same people seem so very confident that Trump has no chances anyway.

So. Why should people show up to vote for people who clearly do not value them, just to defeat a candidate that is supposed ot have no shot in hell anyway? Why support people who hate you to defeat a vaporware candidate?

It's a poor strategy.

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