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This. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #1
Good post. DanTex Mar 2016 #2
the left does not exist as a movement. there are issue movements like choice, GLBT rights, geek tragedy Mar 2016 #3
Oh, gee, yeah, let's let someone tell us to just give up. djean111 Mar 2016 #4
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So - to be clear - you are calling us, Bernie's supporters, dog shit. djean111 Mar 2016 #6
Well, you're the one getting mad forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #7
I am not mad, my dear fellow/madam/whatever. I am bemused. djean111 Mar 2016 #28
That is exact what is going on here. Puglover Mar 2016 #8
How nice ... Trajan Mar 2016 #9
That would start with being willing to allow the Democratic Party to lose elections for a while. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #10
Depends on how you do it. forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #12
Go for it. Let me know how well it works out for you. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #24
Right, because it's always up to others to do the hard lifting that you're demanding. Never you, eh? CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #56
He was the demanding or suggesting action, not me. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #64
Oh, right, you're the one advocating for GOP control, because reasons. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #65
You are being stupid. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #66
You are being ignored. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #67
building the left should in no way help the Republicans win elections. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #13
Four legs good! Two legs bad. Always very bad. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #25
no one of good conscience ever wants the Republicans to win an election geek tragedy Mar 2016 #27
I am just saying you sound like a sheep from Animal Farm. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #36
no, this is what a rational liberal Democrat sounds like. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #37
Go read Animal Farm, you sound just like a sheep. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #40
I read Animal Farm, and I know exactly what you are geek tragedy Mar 2016 #41
Well, you sound just like a sheep from the book. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #44
no matter how many times you post that same tedious insult, it doesn't get geek tragedy Mar 2016 #45
You use almost the exact same words. It is true. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #47
You have admitted your only goal is to cause the Democrats to lose elections, that is your agenda. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #49
I think you have reading comprehension problems. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #52
I suggest you start by visiting with family members of those who got blown up in Iraq geek tragedy Mar 2016 #55
You mean the one Hillary Clinton voted for? Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #60
I see you have nothing to say now that you reminded us all... Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #63
I would add this to your very well reasoned post Lucinda Mar 2016 #11
What's more "bottom up" than voting for a Leftist in the GE? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #14
Organizing, convincing people, and creating a self-sustaining movement forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #17
Why not vote for a Leftist that's is running in the GE? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #19
And that's why the leftist candidate in the primary forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #21
How the hell does voting for a moderate help the Left? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #23
your knowledge of 'the left' is remarkably shallow, especially considering what you claim to be... islandmkl Mar 2016 #15
So what did the left do in response to the rise of the Third Way? forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #20
I just don't think you understand how politics and political power works. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #26
The Dems have 2 big wave elections in a row. forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #29
I don't blame you though forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #31
a simple question, with no criticism built in, just a question: islandmkl Mar 2016 #42
I support Democratic Socialism forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #43
This is a part of the start. mmonk Mar 2016 #16
"The left shoulda..." Who are the left? What is their shared apparatus of organization? whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #18
Very true. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #22
shoulda, woulda, coulda. welcome to ignore. Hiraeth Mar 2016 #30
Yup. that is the way to go, methinks! djean111 Mar 2016 #33
You're right. There are no "movement progressives" to counter the RW. baldguy Mar 2016 #32
Why would the aristocracy join the revolution? whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #46
What revolution? baldguy Mar 2016 #57
You seem to have a gripe with apathy. Avalux Mar 2016 #34
Maybe the left isn't as big as you think it is taught_me_patience Mar 2016 #35
The "left" is big enough to get a lot of Democrats "not elected" if it galavanized and chose to. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #38
you talk like someone who's here to help Republicans win elections, not contribute geek tragedy Mar 2016 #48
Just stating the truth, not encouraging it. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #50
yeah, that whole Nader thing worked out great for you people in 2000. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #54
When has a leftist party EVER moved leftward forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #59
That's literally what I'm talking about. forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #53
You don't seem to know what you are talking about so you and your buddy are making stuff up. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #61
People support progressive policy positions forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #39
We were. jeff47 Mar 2016 #51
I'm laughing at the 'superior' intellect. Maedhros Mar 2016 #58
Excellent post OP workinclasszero Mar 2016 #62
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