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Hortensis

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56. FDR and his progressivism are OURS. In this forum

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 01:34 PM

Mar 2016

we get to be proud of what has worked well and take lessons for the future from the rest. WE OWN THE GUY AND THE TERM. If anyone uses that as a dogwhistle, or launching pad for attack, then that person can be banned.

Until then and otherwise, acceptance and open minds are in order. Hostility and aggression against the DP and its members and policies are what we are trying to leave behind. But not by knee-jerk dissension from those who are having trouble leaving it outside.

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I am a proud, lifelong Democrat [View all] Cary Mar 2016 OP

K & R femmocrat Mar 2016 #1

Proud to stand with you ! WheelWalker Mar 2016 #2

Guilty of many things Cryptoad Mar 2016 #3

I am a zentrum Mar 2016 #4

Who just has to find a way to interject something, right? Cary Mar 2016 #5

His policies worked wonders for the country liberalnarb Mar 2016 #8

No one is going to argue against that Cary Mar 2016 #10

I was praising his economic policies. How am I insulting anyone? liberalnarb Mar 2016 #13

To some here, "FDR Democrat" is a "dog whistle"... Beartracks Mar 2016 #18

Uh, not really. Cary Mar 2016 #19

I wasn't the one who said they were an FDR Democrat in the first place. liberalnarb Mar 2016 #34

You carried on the discussion Cary Mar 2016 #37

FDR and his progressivism are OURS. In this forum Hortensis Mar 2016 #56

Yes, thank you Hortensis. Cary Mar 2016 #60

FDR died 71 years ago, but his policies still live... for now... modestybl Mar 2016 #43

So on... zentrum Mar 2016 #48

No one said that. Cary Mar 2016 #49

This may not work. If far-left-wing, liberal and conservative Hortensis Mar 2016 #57

I want to underline: Many Democrats are conservatives. Hortensis Mar 2016 #59

I, too, am a proud FDR Democrat. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #66

it's the spirit of Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neil MisterP Mar 2016 #6

I don't get your point Cary Mar 2016 #12

In the spirit of Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neil beastie boy Mar 2016 #15

Go Democrats! liberalnarb Mar 2016 #7

:) Go, Democrats! Hortensis Mar 2016 #61

One difference. ananda Mar 2016 #9

Agree for sure in general. Interestingly, Hortensis Mar 2016 #62

Proud, lifelong Democrat here too mcar Mar 2016 #11

Yep, Grover's still around... dchill Mar 2016 #14

I will give them this: Cary Mar 2016 #27

Yep! Once repugs realized that silly pledge that he thought up as a 12-year-old . . . brush Mar 2016 #32

Lifelong Voting Democrat Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #16

Time to stop with vapid bumper sticker slogans and cults of personality Cary Mar 2016 #20

Sorry Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #23

Maybe, but that's not what you said. Cary Mar 2016 #24

Oh please... Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #54

Perfection isn't a rational expectation Cary Mar 2016 #55

As I have said TWICE Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #64

SilverWitch, IMO we have two candidates who do not Hortensis Mar 2016 #63

Hortensis Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #65

If I may answer the question: "Take back 'our part' from whom?" JDPriestly Apr 2016 #68

Which candidate are you talking about? JDPriestly Apr 2016 #67

I stand with you. Duval Mar 2016 #17

We stand with each other. Cary Mar 2016 #21

My husband and I are as well and proud of it. redstatebluegirl Mar 2016 #22

This is it. This is the point. Cary Mar 2016 #25

Amen Cary! redstatebluegirl Mar 2016 #26

On point. Take 'em to task, Cary. brush Mar 2016 #33

You seem to be missing the point. HawkMode Mar 2016 #42

You have a lot of nerve lecturing to me about "all issues are important to you." Cary Mar 2016 #45

PLease reread the SOP of this group and the notice I pinned to the top of the group stevenleser Mar 2016 #51

Sorry. I forgot that this was the second Hillary group. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #69

That passive aggressiveness is not going to work. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #70

Sorry. I'm thoroughly ashamed. Please forgive. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #71

One thing you definitely do not know is what a "dog whistle" is. ieoeja Mar 2016 #47

You're in the Democrats Group Cary Mar 2016 #50

Please see my #51 above. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #52

"Fascist monsters" indeed ... BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #35

Amen! MatthewStLouis Mar 2016 #28

Proud to stand with you! leftofcool Mar 2016 #29

As a lifelong Democrat who started voting for JFK I do not jwirr Mar 2016 #30

Who is "we," kimosabe? Cary Mar 2016 #31

You really don't agree with this? BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #36

In fairness I did make a typo. Cary Mar 2016 #38

I thought that must have been BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #39

My error, sorry, I corrected it though. Cary Mar 2016 #40

I'll edit my post accordingly. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #41

K&R Let us come together to support whomever the Dem nominee is ffr Mar 2016 #44

K&R! DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #46

Same here pretty much treestar Mar 2016 #53

Absolutely K&R! NastyRiffraff Mar 2016 #58

Ultimately, I'm sure I will stand with the nominee, but... Jerrymooney Apr 2016 #72