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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Fear [View all]BootinUp
(47,144 posts)37. I can't speak for anyone but myself when I say
that I understand your point of view, but I believe it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of who HRC is and what she believes. Essentially her most vocal opponents on the left have created a caricature of her at this point. Her vote was well considered and explained in the Senate after getting input from people on all sides of the argument. She explained the 3 options she saw for our country's policy and why she voted the way she did.
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The news media has built their business around stoking those fears, and other fears as well.
surrealAmerican
May 2016
#1
You have a sound mind, capable of self observation. Most Americans had lost such capacity due to
kgnu_fan
May 2016
#16
There's little in the real world that I fear. There are some things I have a healthy respect for.
hobbit709
May 2016
#10
Plenty of fear, anger and worse in the Bern Squad. Its time to cool it not stoke it. nt
BootinUp
May 2016
#15
No fear here… just a deep burning anger and rage that truth, empathy and decency are at risk.
Agony
May 2016
#60
"we are simply claiming what is rightfully our property -- our conscience, our beliefs, our future."
Zorra
May 2016
#53