The Way Forward

yellow dahlia

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15. I understand your point.

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:29 PM

Jan 2025

I do not disagree with the need to respond to this existential threat.

I am vocabulary obsessed. I would choose a better word.

I take issue with two aspects of the statement - the limitations of the word "brawler" and the limitations of the phrase "working class".

I will call em like I see em. (Not the way I usually speak.) I do not want the Dems to make more mistakes. I do not want them to correct based on flawed analysis.

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I realize I may get some flack for this, but here goes. [View all] yellow dahlia Jan 2025 OP

It appears to me gab13by13 Jan 2025 #1

I totally disagree! tableturner Jan 2025 #2

A. I did not say I think Dems aren't doing enough. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #13

you're right in a lot of what you say here. stopdiggin Jan 2025 #3

What "brawler" means in AOC's context.... tableturner Jan 2025 #7

I understand your point. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #15

Did you see my correction on my OP? yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #27

and I agree with about 95% of what you had to say stopdiggin Jan 2025 #34

The word choice is probably intended to evoke commitment. Frasier Balzov Jan 2025 #4

IMHO, you missed her point. Phoenix61 Jan 2025 #5

I agree...SCREW decorum! That's how the GOP kicks our asses! tableturner Jan 2025 #10

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #16

I needed to make a correction in my OP. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #18

I believe you might be wrongly hung up on the "middle class" thing. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #6

"Ocasio-Cortez said, we need to be a party of brawlers for the working class." yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #8

Cut and pasted from your OP above... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #11

Your OP states it differently. Sailingfish Jan 2025 #14

I have since realized that it wa indeed the phrase - "working class". yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #20

Thanks. No apologies needed at all. Sailingfish Jan 2025 #25

Thank you for your gracious reply. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #31

Cheers Sailingfish Jan 2025 #38

Thanks for clearing that up! Sorry about the confusion. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #35

My apologies. There was a typo in my OP. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #19

My take SilasSouleII Jan 2025 #9

I'll agree. The word "brawlers" means a lot of things n I'm not getting hung up on a word. Her intent is more important Deuxcents Jan 2025 #12

The phrase used by AOC was actually "working class. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #23

the middle class made this country? try again. NoRethugFriends Jan 2025 #37

The Revolutionary War ... Xoan Jan 2025 #17

Freedom riders. CoopersDad Jan 2025 #22

Here is a more full transcript of the exchange. Context matters. CoopersDad Jan 2025 #21

She used that phrase in more than one interview. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #24

and that is actually WAY more disappointing stopdiggin Jan 2025 #36

How I'm reading it Lulu KC Jan 2025 #26

Thank you for your input and thoughts. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #29

The notion that Democrats need to be brawlers is spot on, gab13by13 Jan 2025 #28

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #30

I like anyone that names themselves after a flower. Brogrizzly Jan 2025 #32

Thank you. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #33

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #47

Working class for populists means rural white men in swing states who used to have good union manufacturing jobs betsuni Jan 2025 #39

Right. The Biden/Harris administration implemented policies yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #48

I don't know. Elessar Zappa Jan 2025 #40

What if we are all of the above (or many of the above) - TBF Jan 2025 #41

I think you may not understand the purpose of my post. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #42

So, would you prefer a polite and timid Bettie Jan 2025 #43

I never said anything about polite and timid response. And I never said yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #44

I feel like your concerns have some merit, however I wouldn't fret over attention to the working class emphasis.so long msfiddlestix Jan 2025 #45

I agree with you that Democrats shouldn't be narrowing their representation to particular groups. Paladin Jan 2025 #46