2016 Postmortem

Tierra_y_Libertad

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12. LBJ's war gave us Nixon. Not those who opposed the war.

Reply to baldguy (Reply #9)

Thu May 19, 2016, 11:19 AM

May 2016

Humpty just offered more of the same.

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Bernie Sanders is doing severe damage to Leftist politics. [View all] forjusticethunders May 2016 OP

"How close are we to having left-wing politics associated with chaos and anarchy and misogyny?" TCJ70 May 2016 #1

democratic party isn't lefist Robbins May 2016 #2

OH BULL! Sheepshank May 2016 #4

Oh bull yourself. KPN May 2016 #16

Ayup LondonReign2 May 2016 #49

Oh joy, another yellow button passiveporcupine May 2016 #27

Bad Bernie. Here have a hug Autumn May 2016 #3

Then tell David Brock and his minions to quit attacking leftist policies as myrna minx May 2016 #5

Here they come. frylock May 2016 #6

There you go passiveporcupine May 2016 #29

Hunh? frylock May 2016 #32

Translation: Bernie is scaring the SHIT out of the oligarchs, warmongers, and corrupt esablishment jack_krass May 2016 #7

There's a more fundamental problem, that the die-hard leftists actually like YouDig May 2016 #8

And some of you love economic inequality and cali May 2016 #20

Except people are actually blaming Barbara Boxer. YouDig May 2016 #23

The violence at the 1968 DNC helped liberal icon Hubert Humphrey lose the election to Nixon baldguy May 2016 #9

Actually Nixons southern strategy took effect Skink May 2016 #10

LBJ's war gave us Nixon. Not those who opposed the war. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #12

Another yellow button passiveporcupine May 2016 #31

What is your solution? walkingman May 2016 #45

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #11

You are so right. It's the same with all idealoges - the inabiltiy to compromise never ends well. anotherproletariat May 2016 #13

If we're going to compromise, I prefer that we get something. A compromise is not losing less. nt JCanete May 2016 #41

It's Third Way that has been doing do for thirty years. Betty Karlson May 2016 #14

Exactly!! N/t tokenlib May 2016 #22

Exactly to the point Ferd Berfel May 2016 #24

Nice! kayakjohnny May 2016 #42

Brock should stop attacking him then. Goblinmonger May 2016 #15

+1! KPN May 2016 #17

Kinda funny RobertEarl May 2016 #18

Cool story bro. You and the rest of the DINOS should be cheering that. Doctor_J May 2016 #19

...by introducing it to the Democratic Establishment? Orsino May 2016 #21

Berner is showing what it means to not give up on a cause. He's doing fine. aikoaiko May 2016 #25

"Sanders has rehabilitated the word socialism" workinclasszero May 2016 #26

.... bkkyosemite May 2016 #28

There are a lot of us. Either let us in, or lock us out. Take your pick. Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #30

We're already in. We are the Democratic Party...which is sometimes libdem4life May 2016 #35

I have an idea. Stop being one of the water carriers trying to destroy leftist politics. JCanete May 2016 #33

we should eat our peas and appease our republidem overlords elehhhhna May 2016 #37

+1 Melissa G May 2016 #50

Who uses the word "leftist"? AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #34

Never mind Sanders. This is the guy who truly damaged the "leftist" brand RufusTFirefly May 2016 #43

Republicans. nt. sibelian May 2016 #52

Sure, in the mind of some right-wingers. Broward May 2016 #36

Bernie is not doing damage to the Left DemocraticSocialist8 May 2016 #38

Yes! And Ben Carson has ruined things for AA Presidential candidates RufusTFirefly May 2016 #39

Bernie! Quit now before they start calling you a loser!!!! lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #40

Socialism....yikes EndElectoral May 2016 #44

Sanders cares about Sanders. NT arely staircase May 2016 #46

So promoting leftist political positions is damaging those positions? libtodeath May 2016 #47

How could he damage something that was on life support until his run? bobbobbins01 May 2016 #48

Another crock of Brock Depaysement May 2016 #51

"you can't just declare victory just because everyone in your bubble agrees with you" Rex May 2016 #53