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uponit7771

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15. Dem leadership didn't define what prevailing was so for me it was people figuring out...

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:04 AM

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... **HOW** much GOP didn't give a shit and at that we failed

I know other people will have their own definitions of what winning looks like but the lack of definition of winning going into this shutdown was a failure of communication of leadership

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Government Shutdown should not be a Democratic weapon [View all] Pototan Tuesday OP

When you're dealing with Nazis, you shut it all down. Period. Blues Heron Tuesday #1

Yup. This is why, to the extent I have a problem with what Democrats did, it is not the "caving" part AZJonnie Tuesday #2

Dem leadership didn't define what prevailing was so for me it was people figuring out... uponit7771 Tuesday #15

Strongly disagree and unrec. Every tool possible is necessary when fighting Fascism, Authoritarianism... hlthe2b Tuesday #3

Your WWII analogy Pototan Tuesday #4

No. First of all DEMS DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT--They refused to vote for a devastating bill that hlthe2b Tuesday #6

Sorry Pototan Tuesday #7

WTF: why do you continue to echo MAGA memes? Democrats did not VOTE to shut down the Government. Period. hlthe2b Tuesday #8

You are correct 100% BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #11

Thanks Pototan Tuesday #16

You nailed it! BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #10

The greatest tool in fighting fascism is unity of the opposition SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #9

It was a REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN. Emile Tuesday #5

And trump should not be a 2-time U.S. President. Paladin Tuesday #12

We can't win elections without people *KNOWING* how toxic Republican policies are uponit7771 Tuesday #13

the pukes... myohmy2 Tuesday #14