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MadameButterfly

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18. i agree with post #5

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 09:45 AM

Jul 11

But I fear you wouldn't have gotten the necessary people to come around before they start seeing damage done in their lives. I wish there was a way to avoid the pain, but I think we are dealing with a population that doesn't pay attention until they have to. Or if they do, they will believe Trump's promise for how it will all turn out.

So I think you idea is still a good one--not soon enough to stop the terrible bill, but soon enough to help people connect the dots. if Trump convinces them all their suffering is caused by immigrants and Democrats, they get away with everything. If they understand the problems are a direct result of Trump policy then we have a growing movement. We don't need everybody--but we need a lot more people than we have now.

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Democrats, FFS, STOP ASKING [View all] orangecrush Jul 11 OP

Psychopaths don't stop until they are stopped. Irish_Dem Jul 11 #1

... and 5 year olds Danascot Jul 11 #2

Have anything more specific in mind for how to stop them? Dems have no political power. LymphocyteLover Jul 11 #3

4 months ago I posted dozens of threads for what they should do. gab13by13 Jul 11 #5

do you seriously think town halls would have "stopped" them? onenote Jul 11 #12

There were town halls. mzmolly Jul 11 #22

Dems did townhalls. There have been MASSIVE protests. There's no real way to reach more people. Too many people are in LymphocyteLover Jul 11 #28

Odd, Redcons seem to have about the same level of... OhioBack2Blue Jul 11 #29

it's easier to kick butt when you are willing to be total fascists and break the law and wreck people's lives LymphocyteLover Jul 11 #30

They unquestionably are the DENVERPOPS Jul 11 #32

Well, some of us Hornedfrog2000 Jul 11 #31

Just my humble opinion, no link by the way, gab13by13 Jul 11 #4

Post removed Post removed Jul 11 #6

Somehow we have to get through to the people in the bubble MadameButterfly Jul 11 #7

See post #5. gab13by13 Jul 11 #10

i agree with post #5 MadameButterfly Jul 11 #18

Secede IcyPeas Jul 11 #8

i've heard this called purple_haze Jul 11 #9

Check out US history in the early 1860s. Iggo Jul 11 #13

if thats the case purple_haze Jul 11 #14

The Civil War was fought over secession ITAL Jul 11 #11

If secession is a thought to be entertained by blue states, then its notion needs to be flipped on its head. Efilroft Sul Jul 11 #17

All true but they have the military MadameButterfly Jul 11 #23

Flipping the script on who really seceded from America is the initial idea. Efilroft Sul Jul 11 #24

Wait! Did Chuck send yet another "strongly worded" letter via parcel post? Karyn the Great Jul 11 #15

My posts on DU are making a difference orangecrush Jul 11 #27

Democrats aren't good at evil, looks like we don't know how to interact with it. uponit7771 Jul 11 #16

Two Democratic presidents defeated full blown facism orangecrush Jul 11 #19

At the time Democrats had a media with integrity. mzmolly Jul 11 #21

True, progressive politicians are pretty good at tearing down evil uponit7771 Jul 11 #26

That was our job. If we don't elect Democrats mzmolly Jul 11 #20

What does this mean? MorbidButterflyTat Jul 11 #25

Usual "Democrats don't fighting" bash -- slap up a strongly worded meme from somewhere and see betsuni Jul 12 #34

Title of OP and the quote about evil people -- what's that got to do with the Democratic Party? betsuni Jul 12 #33