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In reply to the discussion: A tweet from David Hogg to Sen. Chuck Schumer [View all]jaxexpat
(6,831 posts)Democrats cannot hope to gain what is necessary to maintain our democracy if they ignore the concerns of the group of voters who will certainly take control of the polls in the near and far future, young voters.
We've all been watching how government "works" and what we've learned is that the majority in power can accelerate the business of the people, throw on the brakes or run the whole thing over a cliff throwing the finger at the people as it passes. To think otherwise is to ignore history, both long and short term, and live in a dangerously naive fantasy world.
The "I want a pony" trope was no truer than the "of course she'll win, look at her opponent" trope proved to be, but, hey, let's just shoot the messenger, who in this case has some experience in being shot at.