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The Way Forward

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WarGamer

(17,566 posts)
Tue Jan 21, 2025, 04:34 PM Jan 2025

Act like Democrats. [View all]

What's up with 2024?

Over the past 10-20 years the DEM Party has veered to the Right...

Swapping spit with Liz Cheney, canonizing Adam Kinziger, Bill Kristol and even Dick Cheney...

Ukraine War... folks pumping their fist like RW'ers on the Eve of "Shock and Awe" in Iraq on the eve of Shrub's illegal war.

It's a full on proxy war and has brought the planet closer to nuclear war than ever before... much more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Why does the current Party clash with the ACLU?

WTF? Liberals used to fight for free speech. The ACLU fought for Nazis in Skokie and Nazis in Charlottesville for fuck sake.

Nowadays, folks want to silence, delete and punish speech they don't like.

The US Justice system... remember the days of the pony tailed, pot smoking defense lawyer who would fight "the man"?

Nope, nowadays folks promote taking businesses away from people, "locking them up" and lickspittle support of LEO.

And who da fuck thought it's a good idea to place WEDGE ISSUES at the forefront of the political fight?

Look at Bill Clinton or Barack Obama... working class folks didn't feel threatened by either.

Today the working class flocks to Trump.

Stop crowing about the economy. Pull a Clinton and talk to the US people, "feel their pain" and make proposals that are targeting the poor.

And stop blaming the voters.

The DEMS parked a metaphorical Greek Food Truck at the corner of Mission and Garey in Pomona CA while Trump parked a Taco Truck.

SELL a better product.

Trump won the battle but not the war. But we need new Generals and a new strategy.

Note to prospective Jurors: This was posted in the new "Way Forward" forum which allows and encourages constructive criticism.

PS and never EVER push candidates who haven't proved themselves in the bitter fire of a national Primary fight... let DEMOCRATS decide. And certainly don't push candidates with a history of being a poor campaigner.

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Act like Democrats. [View all] WarGamer Jan 2025 OP
True. I didn't like the cozying up to Cheneys either ck4829 Jan 2025 #1
I actually don't believe in a mono-polar world. WarGamer Jan 2025 #2
Yeah the whole "Let's just forget about all the evil shit Putin does and be friends" is naive and foolish. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #3
that's a bit black and white. WarGamer Jan 2025 #13
NATO isn't clean either osteopath6 Jan 2025 #20
Another thing to discuss is to fight "the man". We totally should go back to that. ck4829 Jan 2025 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #5
Peltier was convicted in 1977 dpibel Jan 2025 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #11
MAGA light? BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #15
I see that The Wandering Harper Jan 2025 #41
Doesn't make it maga light though. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #42
that's a matter of opinion The Wandering Harper Jan 2025 #46
Indeed. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #48
If you can count the KNEECAP movie as a documentary? The Wandering Harper Jan 2025 #49
They went that long because he deserved to rot in prison Mountainguy Jan 2025 #17
I am not saying we should run Liz Cheney or Adam Kensinger for president. But we need somrone doc03 Jan 2025 #7
It's "canonized" dpibel Jan 2025 #8
noted, tyvm. WarGamer Jan 2025 #12
I agree that we need better candidates senseandsensibility Jan 2025 #9
Democrats aren't silencing speech!!! Lunabell Jan 2025 #10
You know what you're doing... WarGamer Jan 2025 #14
Are you talking about "cancel culture" here? dpibel Jan 2025 #16
It's not the Democrats who are censoring. Lunabell Jan 2025 #18
Opposition to war is not a right-wing talking point. Sailingfish Jan 2025 #22
Well, just tell putin about this. Lunabell Jan 2025 #23
The obsession with Putin from many is beyond laughable. Sailingfish Jan 2025 #24
Obsessed with putin? Lunabell Jan 2025 #25
All wars result in the death and murder of innocents. That's the point. Sailingfish Jan 2025 #26
This osteopath6 Jan 2025 #19
Haven't Dems got any youngsters with charisma??? ultralite001 Jan 2025 #21
Dem leadership growing a spine needs to be the first step GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #27
Hmmm...you managed to irk both of my enthno origins... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #28
Ok... WarGamer Jan 2025 #29
Yeas, it was an allegory, but you still picked it as an example... As for Ukraine... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #30
Here's what I think... not that it means much. WarGamer Jan 2025 #31
You've had some first hand experiences! Yeah, I've read about... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #32
Opportunities will be readily available. WarGamer Jan 2025 #33
Utterly delusional. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #34
Just wait and see... Ukraine will come out of this better than going in... in some ways. WarGamer Jan 2025 #36
ONLY because they fought Red Mountain Jan 2025 #43
I wish I was a fly on the wall during the pre-war negotiations. WarGamer Jan 2025 #44
Bullshit. Why should a sovereign nation give up territory to a corrupt aggressive neighbor? FSogol Jan 2025 #35
Look at a map or a globe and find a nation that's never given up territory in a war... I'll wait. WarGamer Jan 2025 #37
What was the net gain from Liz Cheney? Nothing. Passages Jan 2025 #38
I agree. KentuckyWoman Jan 2025 #39
no flames here... WarGamer Jan 2025 #40
Acting like Democrats is challenging for some: Passages Jan 2025 #45
I'll just be God-DAMNED if I'll stop blaming the stupid fucking voters. Paladin Jan 2025 #47
10-20 years? Please double that. JHB Jan 2025 #50
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