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In reply to the discussion: "How Could Biden Do This"? [View all]FoxNewsSucks
(10,462 posts)37. "Establishment" isn't always the mainstream
Often, the mainstream moves on and leaves "The Establishment" behind. When progress and improvement is hindered by "The Establishment", that harms us all.
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As far as I can see there aren't ANY Democrats who are "working with republicans"....
George II
Oct 2021
#24
Wow, that comment you responded to could be right out of a human behavior textbook.
George II
Oct 2021
#22
"Let Sarandon out of your head"? Maybe she wasn't responsible for Cal Cunningham, but...
George II
Oct 2021
#54
It's Sarandon's fault that just weeks before the election she announced that she wasn't...
George II
Oct 2021
#59
"Establishment" is just that, establishment, i.e., the mainstream of the American people....
George II
Oct 2021
#27
Post #14 alledges that some DU members are paid corporate shills and not real people
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2021
#30
"Seems" can be a weasel word, but I'll accept your explanation. Still think it is inappropriate
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2021
#41
#32 is even worse, claiming some of us, i.e., DUers, are posting on Russian time and are....
George II
Oct 2021
#42
'the establishment' in the political sense doesn't mean 'the mainstream', (which is far larger)
Celerity
Oct 2021
#34
Show us the evidence or self-delete. Or show the admins. Factless slurs have no place here. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2021
#31
Which DUers are you claiming "post on Russian time" and are "Russo-pheliac trolls"?
George II
Oct 2021
#39
Ah, brings back memories myself - this Jethro Tull classic written by Ian Anderson:
George II
Oct 2021
#43