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onit2day

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32. All polls show the public agreeing on things we want for our society

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #28)

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 05:08 PM

Nov 2018

Like Medicare for all. free public higher ed, ending wealth inequality, rebuilding our infrastructure, making the 1% pay their fair share and the list goes on. More unites us than divides us and radical extremists, and racists will not divide us if we stay firm to what unites us.

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Dear Amercia:You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would [View all] iluvtennis Nov 2018 OP

And that maybe 1/20th would think is was a great way to bring on the revolution. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #1

The grand parade of lifeless packaging Fullduplexxx Nov 2018 #2

Ivanka is offering her dreamdolls IncaRoads Nov 2018 #7

Nazi Barbie is my favorite Ivanka design LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #18

"It's the last great adventure left to mankind" Gregory Peccary Nov 2018 #26

Sad colsohlibgal Nov 2018 #3

Nope. Half of us are going to stop this. TeamPooka Nov 2018 #4

And I'm right there with you. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #5

Absolutely and we already started! Cary Nov 2018 #23

I recall similar ratios during the American Revolution Zorro Nov 2018 #6

That's interesting! fierywoman Nov 2018 #8

Yep. 1/3 is great. 1/3 is horrible. And 1/3 is milk-toast. rusty quoin Nov 2018 #9

wow that's powerful gopiscrap Nov 2018 #10

Indeed. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #11

Not happening here. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #12

that's the fallacy - that it's 30% certainot Nov 2018 #13

Disagree Cosmocat Nov 2018 #28

i guess i agree in a way, but i'm suggesting the hard base is only 15% and certainot Nov 2018 #29

Oh, man ... Cosmocat Nov 2018 #31

All polls show the public agreeing on things we want for our society onit2day Nov 2018 #32

Based on the Milgram obedience study I thought the US was at 65% ready to kill another. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #14

How many who would be on the Left if they bothered to vote elocs Nov 2018 #15

*Some* are only now waking up to it; POC and women have known this all along. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #16

Sorry, not buying it hueymahl Nov 2018 #17

K&R Scurrilous Nov 2018 #19

To a real degree, BUT Hitler's Social Democrats actually LOST Hortensis Nov 2018 #20

"1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches" left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #21

Sad to say, you're you're right Cyrano Nov 2018 #22

Nah. whathehell Nov 2018 #24

I can't wait for that 1/3rd to be 1/10th. jcmaine72 Nov 2018 #25

Well, we'll see: it's often possible to force people to take stands struggle4progress Nov 2018 #27

Wow! That's powerful and scary Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #30