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Fiendish Thingy

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32. Even better
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 11:21 PM
Thursday

They would both agree that we need to be our own heroes, and not wait for political saviours to lead us to the promised land.

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We can't sit back and rely on "heroes" and "leaders." We have to *be* them. Ocelot II Thursday #1
Indeed! It is WE THE PEOPLE! yellow dahlia Thursday #3
Yes, what I am saying does not contradict what you posted. gab13by13 Thursday #5
Yes, it is up to us but we needed what Ezra provided. Marie Marie Thursday #26
Ezra AND Leah Greenberg, his wife, are co-executive directors of Indivisible. They are equal partners. Amaryllis Thursday #28
Then Kudos to Leah too, Marie Marie Thursday #34
IF you listen to their weekly "What's the Plan' call, you can see how welll they work as a team. Amaryllis Thursday #37
Levin would agree with you Fiendish Thingy Thursday #15
Ezra AND Leah Greenberg, his wife, are co-executive directors of Indivisible. They are equal partners. Amaryllis Thursday #29
Even better Fiendish Thingy Thursday #32
Yes they would. See reply #35. Amaryllis Thursday #39
Randall: Look, do you want to be leader of this gang? PurgedVoter Thursday #23
Ezra and Leah, his wife and co-executive director of Indivisible, would be the first to agree with you on that. Amaryllis Thursday #35
Leaders in this case are organizers, not dictators. Yes be your own hero, but we sure can use organizers. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #38
Right on Gab! flashman13 Thursday #2
I'm on the local Indivisible mailing list in my area. They do a LOT. Easy to get involved locally. CousinIT Thursday #4
Thank you for that post, gab13by13 Thursday #6
Please check out the Activist Headquarters Forum. usonian Thursday #7
I wish we'd thought this in the Florida 2000 debacle. ananda Thursday #8
When they go low... GAJMac Thursday #9
Damn right we do! CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #10
Ezra and Co really nailed it with No Kings flamingdem Thursday #11
Ezra AND Leah Greenberg, his wife, are co-executive directors of Indivisible. They are equal partners. Amaryllis Thursday #30
Hear hear! KPN Thursday #12
I get tired of hearing moderate vs progressive on DU KS Toronado Thursday #13
Bingo, I agree, gab13by13 Thursday #18
To combat the current regime, we need "take no prisoners" fighters KS Toronado Thursday #42
Yep, United We Stand Divided We Fall. 👍 Dave Bowman Thursday #20
I thought you meant Ezra Klein displacedvermoter Thursday #14
Apples to Oranges Fiendish Thingy Thursday #16
Ezra AND Leah Greenberg, his wife, are co-executive directors of Indivisible. They are equal partners. Amaryllis Thursday #31
I sure hope so. We sure need one. Fil1957 Thursday #17
No more BS of moderate v progressive, we want fighters, period. - Maru Kitteh Thursday #19
I've been a member of our local Indivisible Chapter since Trump's first term. Mr.WeRP Thursday #21
Indivisible provides organization and focus Keepthesoulalive Thursday #22
Saw the headline and immediately thought of the sandwich thrower. Sneederbunk Thursday #24
He OUGHT to run for the House next year.... somewhere... Jack Valentino Thursday #25
You guys are totally leaving out Leah Greenberg, his wife and co-executive director of Indivisible. They work as a team. Amaryllis Thursday #27
I don't need a hero SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #33
Non-minions can & do have heroes, just like non-minions can & do have leaders. I think you are missing the point. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #36
No I think too many rely others SocialDemocrat61 Friday #48
Those rallies are FUN! Take it from this eye witness! calimary Thursday #40
And you get to be with people in inflatable animal costumes, like the Portland Frog. Amaryllis Thursday #41
Yep. There are all kinds of fringe benefits at these things! calimary Friday #46
And that makes you feel much less lonely and depressed about the state of things! Amaryllis Friday #43
Yes it DOES! calimary Friday #45
I always thought the best part about being antifa was no meetings, no leaders, and no strings librechik Friday #44
Personality worship (our hero! our leader!) and insulting Democrats, populist purity test (fighters! according to ME). betsuni Friday #47
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