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In reply to the discussion: Salon: Democratic moderates fear the socialist left will wreck the party... [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)95. I don't like being attacked for merely disagreeing on practical matters.
When I agree 100% on ideological grounds.
For instance, on practical terms, you are not electing a pro-choice governor of Louisiana. It is not my fault. It is because the people of Louisiana are very pro-life / anti-choice. John Bel Edwards won in Louisiana and signed in the most restrictive abortion law of any state. He would be completely vilified by the "socialist left" or as I call them the "purist left."
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Salon: Democratic moderates fear the socialist left will wreck the party... [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2018
OP
HA Goodman, Comey and Lieberman are trying to rile you up and it seems to be working.
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#151
You're super interested in what Comey and Lieberman have to say about Dems and less so in what
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#156
"I'd have to say you are naive and uninformed. If you see it but won't say it you're complicit."
betsuni
Jul 2018
#120
You go believe what Comey and Lieberman have to say about Dems-that's brilliant!
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#157
The article in the OP is RW bullshit designed to divide Dems, but keep falling for it...
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#164
Ignore the labels. Everyone want the same thing, the only difference is pace of getting it.
Blue_true
Jul 2018
#10
All the social and economic progress of the last 86 years have come from democrats.
Blue_true
Jul 2018
#59
It was actually JFK who sent the 1964 Civil Rights Act legislation to Congress:
ucrdem
Jul 2018
#111
Yeah some people want it to happen after they no longer have to run for reelection. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jul 2018
#106
Are you claiming that the Democratic party doesn't support most if not all of these issues?
dansolo
Jul 2018
#123
It's a fight that's going to be had. But not now, not at this time in history. Let's stay together.
YOHABLO
Jul 2018
#5
I think its NOT enough to ignore these. I think you have to try to correct the misinformation.
lancelyons
Jul 2018
#16
No matter how good this Democrat is ...there is not a chance in hell to elect him in Michigan...
Demsrule86
Jul 2018
#8
Stop promoting division of the party, right here on this thread you can see
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2018
#9
I have researched stuff here lately and what is going on is so obvious but ofcourse
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2018
#33
I strongly disagree- winning is essential, but there's lots more important than winning
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2018
#58
And there it is, the talking point: "Medicare, medicaid, Social Security, food stamps etc ...,
betsuni
Jul 2018
#73
There are currently fewer of those "socialist" Democrats than you can count on one hand.
MoonRiver
Jul 2018
#26
The other side of the coin the socialist left must work with the rest of us
beachbum bob
Jul 2018
#42
What a fucking stupid article. You're not really buying this shit, are you? Tell me you're not.
Squinch
Jul 2018
#46
This is bullshit. STOP IT. A fucking Russian spy is in the White House. Damit.
onecaliberal
Jul 2018
#47
This is why I stopped reading Salon. They go out of their way to push Demand critic division theme,
still_one
Jul 2018
#60
All Democrats must remember nothing is free and most things worth having
democratisphere
Jul 2018
#105
More the media pushing a wedge issue for ratings & clicks than fear from moderate democratics
krawhitham
Jul 2018
#152