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2016 Postmortem

Warren DeMontague

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20. Im sure you can always come up with examples of shit that hasnt changed.

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #17)

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 10:04 PM

Aug 2015

Still, the millennials ARE driving changes which self-satisfied baby boomers have said for years "cant happen". That's my point, these tautological axioms of betway conventional wisdom are outdated and wrong.

Things have changed and are changing. If they're not the specific changes you want, take it up with the millennials.

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The Leftist Critique and What I Suggest Doing If You're a Lefty [View all] Garrett78 Aug 2015 OP

Yes to getting involved locally. murielm99 Aug 2015 #1

K&R PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #2

+1 n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #3

+1 LWolf Aug 2015 #5

Local involvement is where it's at. lovemydog Aug 2015 #4

OT, but that New Age article was stunningly vague and irrelevant MisterP Aug 2015 #6

Why it's relevant. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #7

but has there been an *upswing* in New-Age retardation of left-wing activism recently? MisterP Aug 2015 #8

It's hard to pinpoint something like that. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #11

I specialize in foreign-policy history and it just seems super-unlikely MisterP Aug 2015 #12

What makes you think activists on DU are not doing this? TBF Aug 2015 #9

I didn't say nobody is involved locally. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #10

I would agree that we don't have a strong "left" - TBF Aug 2015 #14

I play to win, until either I do, or I don't. Zorra Aug 2015 #13

Hell yeah Zorra! You said it. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #21

Two big differences between Kucinich in 08 and Sanders in 16: #1: Sanders is a far better candidate Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #15

How has it been "ass-upended?" Garrett78 Aug 2015 #17

Im sure you can always come up with examples of shit that hasnt changed. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #20

Well yeah....but both levels are needed Armstead Aug 2015 #16

I'm not suggesting we do away with the national framework... Garrett78 Aug 2015 #18

I know...Just sayin' Armstead Aug 2015 #19