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Pobeka

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6. Yeah, but guess what. I'm a progressive and have good things to fear.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:57 PM

Dec 2017

Loss of social security income -- which I've paid into all my life.
Loss of Medicare -- which I've paid into all my life.
Loss of affordable clean water to drink.
Loss of clean air to breath.

The GOP is giving everyone from the 95%-ile on down plenty of things to be afraid of. I think it's time to start hammering these simple points home to the conservative mindset.

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How come Dems never use scare tactics to get people to vote? [View all] Jspur Dec 2017 OP

They did some sort of psych study on this and apparently the conservative mind Afromania Dec 2017 #1

That's pretty interesting Jspur Dec 2017 #2

Yes there is more than one study that says that marylandblue Dec 2017 #3

Yeah, but guess what. I'm a progressive and have good things to fear. Pobeka Dec 2017 #6

Well, yes, they don't call Social Security the third rail of politics for nothing marylandblue Dec 2017 #8

Yep, I was thinking about that study too. LunaSea Dec 2017 #4

"Vote or Die" Tatiana Dec 2017 #5

They did last time loyalsister Dec 2017 #7

I didn't like those emails either marylandblue Dec 2017 #9