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Ms. Toad

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5. I'd disagree about loyalty/betrayal - or DU is filled with conservatives

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:11 PM

Feb 2017

The "concern" troll mantra, the silencing anyone who dared suggest ahead of the election that Trump had a chance of winning, and the daily threads still condemning BoB & Jill Stein voters are all about loyalty.

That may be a change - because I have not experienced that among progressives in the past - but starting with the Obama era, it has certainly been a significant thing people on this board, at least, care about.

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Why and How Democrats need to attack Trump's loyalty, authority, and sanctity [View all] ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 OP

This has been my approach on social media. blm Feb 2017 #1

Excellent. ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 #2

((ProfPlum)) blm Feb 2017 #3

Aw, thanks :) ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 #4

I'd disagree about loyalty/betrayal - or DU is filled with conservatives Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #5

Perhaps that's why it is so hard to herd the cats ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 #6

The attacks I've seen here don't feel intellectual to me. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #7

I know what you mean ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 #8

From what I've observed here since its earliest days, many members have evolved past blm Feb 2017 #9

I was just observing that I don't believe it is accurate that progressives Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #10

Yes, I get that. blm Feb 2017 #11

I'm just not convinced the change is temporary Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #12