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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
75. The unbelievable irony is that...
Reply to QC (Reply #3)
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jun 2016

...most of her supporters have to Work for a Living.
Very few posting at DU are 1%ers.

Back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, I used to ridicule without mercy working class people (and Union members) who voted Republican because they were voting against their own financial interests.

Now the Democratic Party is asking me to vote against MINE.

My mother used to warn me not to ridicule and taunt people because that was the best way to ensure that I would one day stand in their shoes. Now I know what she meant.

They didn't sell out JackInGreen Jun 2016 #1
There are various working classes, and almost all Hortensis Jun 2016 #55
Oligarchy! zappaman Jun 2016 #2
Zappa quote Electric Monk Jun 2016 #5
I agree. It's an insult that this individual is posting using Zappa's name brentspeak Jun 2016 #12
Yes, he would soooooo care about what people say on DU. zappaman Jun 2016 #19
The actual funny thing is FDR_Liberal Jun 2016 #28
Lol! zappaman Jun 2016 #14
This Frank Zappa would not say "Oligarchy! :drink: :rofl: " Electric Monk Jun 2016 #44
LOVED Tom Braden! closeupready Jun 2016 #69
And another thing: In the first five minutes, Zappa shows up EVERYONE closeupready Jun 2016 #70
Lofton, Mr. Mooney Times, claims incest is an American problem only since 1966. closeupready Jun 2016 #72
Zappa: "There aren't songs that advocate incest." Lofton: "You need to get out more." closeupready Jun 2016 #74
Ann Coulter claims to be a huge Deadhead. QC Jun 2016 #30
Well, she got the "dead" and "head" parts mostly right... Raster Jun 2016 #85
She certainly has a dead soul. n/t QC Jun 2016 #86
This Zappa fan agrees. redstateblues Jun 2016 #39
The political class in general doesn't know much about the working class. QC Jun 2016 #3
Bernie didn't have a job til he was 40 redstateblues Jun 2016 #6
It's funny how many freeper talking points QC Jun 2016 #7
Teach sheshe2 Jun 2016 #22
I love music! QC Jun 2016 #32
It probably started when BSS started using RW smears against Hillary redstateblues Jun 2016 #37
You're projecting TheFarseer Jun 2016 #61
I THink It Would Be Telling To Post Those Freeper Talking Points Here..... global1 Jun 2016 #62
and how many reichwing talking points are used against HRC. hmmm, I wonder how that happened. niyad Jun 2016 #80
So what?! Two romantic scabs---Hill & Bill---crossed a groundsworkers' picket line at Yale . . . Petrushka Jun 2016 #56
That's true. And that's what makes Bernie exceptional. He knows the real history of this nation. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #9
The unbelievable irony is that... bvar22 Jun 2016 #75
My grandfather was an iron ore miner with a fourth grade education, QC Jun 2016 #76
My grandfather too.... Railroad. bvar22 Jun 2016 #79
frightening, isnt it swhisper1 Jun 2016 #4
"They really believe that major progressive social changes come via elections." Lord Magus Jun 2016 #8
What system of government do you think we have? I know it's incredibly undemocratic. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #17
bernie is running in elections. dont you believe he is a major proessive social changer type lol nt msongs Jun 2016 #34
Bad Timing jamese777 Jun 2016 #10
The day after she met with Bernie. seabeckind Jun 2016 #53
And the Bernistas ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #11
Revolution!!!!!! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #16
Oligarchy! zappaman Jun 2016 #20
;) sheshe2 Jun 2016 #23
Too much zappaman Jun 2016 #25
... sheshe2 Jun 2016 #26
Three more days...enjoy! brooklynite Jun 2016 #13
Um, so now you don't believe in elections simply because your guy lost one? YouDig Jun 2016 #15
Its because jamese777 Jun 2016 #18
How did your guy, Al Gore, lose the 2000 election? He didn't. It was stolen by the Supreme Court. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #24
Nader Denialism Lives!! redstateblues Jun 2016 #38
Maybe there should have been more separation seabeckind Jun 2016 #54
Love it when the Nader voters/apologists come out redstateblues Jun 2016 #68
You must have a difficulty with complex concepts. seabeckind Jun 2016 #71
200k registered Democrats voted for Bush noiretextatique Jun 2016 #67
No... it was all cause of Florida. seabeckind Jun 2016 #73
and losing his home state also had nothing to do with it either. bvar22 Jun 2016 #81
I'm #berndout. Eom MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #21
It's rigged bro! SDANation Jun 2016 #27
Look at you, oh 40 posts in the last 4 years... Raster Jun 2016 #87
Awww look at you with 17,000 posts SDANation Jun 2016 #88
The Confederate flag didn't come down because we elected someone Hydra Jun 2016 #29
Yes! FDR_Liberal Jun 2016 #31
.+1 840high Jun 2016 #33
they're the sort that's happy with the flag being repalced because it means racism's finally over MisterP Jun 2016 #36
Sanders created expectations amongst college students far above anything the political reality Trust Buster Jun 2016 #35
Are you suggesting that every Hillary supporter earns $250k+ Sheepshank Jun 2016 #40
I agree quickesst Jun 2016 #42
Huh. Eko Jun 2016 #41
Obama already had a Revolution. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #43
We are the working class. glennward Jun 2016 #45
You better believe it! zappaman Jun 2016 #46
Thanks for the Tea-Left nonsense. RBInMaine Jun 2016 #50
This is Tea-Left nonsense. RBInMaine Jun 2016 #51
Bernie strongly believes that major progressive change comes via elections. pnwmom Jun 2016 #47
K&R Electric Monk Jun 2016 #49
I guess that's why the AFL-CIO endorsed Clinton demosincebirth Jun 2016 #48
second is the first loser. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #52
Real change happens out of desperation. seabeckind Jun 2016 #57
In the end, Sanders will have as much effect as OWS did. randome Jun 2016 #58
That's what you, Wall Street, corporate America and their main benefactor, Hillary hope. Isn't it? imagine2015 Jun 2016 #63
I'm a liberal unashamed of the word 'liberal'. I have 2 18 y/o daughters. randome Jun 2016 #64
It's already been 25 years since 2007? Wow! "It's the math!" TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #82
Yeah, I had that wrong. Sanders has been in Congress 25 years, the Senate only 9. randome Jun 2016 #83
That's hilarious. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #59
I'm still chucking beachbum bob Jun 2016 #60
Sanderistas...call names and want a discussion? Sheepshank Jun 2016 #65
There, there ... get it all out. JoePhilly Jun 2016 #66
And what exactly do you know about the "working class"? You have made some very odd charges. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #77
NO ONE IS AS PURE AS YOU!!!!!! And the impure ones are being MEAN!!!! Squinch Jun 2016 #78
Wow how insulting Cane4Dems Jun 2016 #84
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