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central scrutinizer

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15. "outrage" is the key word

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 05:32 PM

Sep 2021

If somebody, some entity, is doing what you want and what you voted for them to do, there’s little impetus to go to meetings and thank them. But, if I’m pissed, by goddess, I’m going to read them the riot act. Phone lines in congressional offices usually run 90-10 against for this reason.

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Why does the right more than the left flock to city council, school board, and town halll meetings? [View all] Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 OP

nutters are more visual than rational calm speakers nt msongs Sep 2021 #1

There is that of course, but they also tend to turn out in larger groups Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #3

I think many of them are Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #2

Come to think of it, no one has offered to pay me since the fall of the Soviet Union Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #5

They are being told by RW radio propagandists to go to these events and cause trouble. Progressive Jones Sep 2021 #12

In my city, it's the "left" who have disrupted city council meetings. SharonClark Sep 2021 #4

Where is that, and over what issues? Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #6

In which city are you claiming the "left" has been showing up louslobbs Sep 2021 #19

I don't know Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #7

The people who show up are the people who are angry about something. brooklynite Sep 2021 #8

Yes. And with large protests with thousands, half are there just to say they went... VarryOn Sep 2021 #10

I think it's their disruptive, bullying nature. yonder Sep 2021 #9

The Tea Party was founded on Saul Alinsky's principals LeftInTX Sep 2021 #11

Interesting. Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #20

Jane Meyer wrote a book... stillcool Sep 2021 #13

They're paid by Billonaire funded agitprop. GentryDixon Sep 2021 #14

"outrage" is the key word central scrutinizer Sep 2021 #15

George Soros can only pay bluecollar2 Sep 2021 #16

they are basically complainers at heart KT2000 Sep 2021 #17

People who tend toward the left Turbineguy Sep 2021 #18

And I imagine usually working for people that own small businesses.... JanMichael Sep 2021 #21