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TomCADem

(17,821 posts)
9. I think your last sentence is why we lose. Progressives have given up.
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 09:28 PM
Jan 2025

Working for a small nonprofit, you have to occasionally take contracts to a local government board for approval. It is amazing how even after winning the election, MAGA right wingers religiously attend these small board meetings to bash programs designed to help immigrants, expand voter education, or promote DEI.

Progressives have given up and instead hide out in bubbles like this board and scape goat the media, the establishment, etc., while MAGA types do not just stay in their right wing bubble, but are quite willing to spread their views outside of their bubble.

The 2024 election was still close notwithstanding the fact that Trump won, but if you based who won on who tends to show up at local government meetings, you would think that 90 percent of people believe in MAGA.

Again, go to a school board or local government meeting and there is a good chance you will see a small number of MAGA types who will happily use any item referencing help to immigrants, DEI or voting as an invitation to push right wing talking points. While they are wrong, they unfortunately are not content to keep their ignorance to themselves are very aggressive about spreading their racist views at the grassroots local level.

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It's really clear there were a lot of bigoted racist sexist creeps that would not vote for a woman, let alone a WOC PortTack Jan 2025 #1
I think it was H2O Man Jan 2025 #11
The GOP has completely lost their way RainCaster Jan 2025 #2
Explosive diarrhea combined with the spread of lies in our media groundloop Jan 2025 #3
The things thar spoil it for me (US governance in general): Aussie105 Jan 2025 #4
Biden trashed over Afghanistan, Hillary over Benghazi Skittles Jan 2025 #5
jake crapper's foaming at the mouth outrage against President Biden because of that, caused me to BLOCK CNN from JohnSJ Jan 2025 #8
Yes, apropos of your highlighted text, I've seen a cartoon of a donkey cleaning up after an elephant. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #6
Well said. The problem is, and it is going to get much worse, is the MSM will do the framing of the issues, and it JohnSJ Jan 2025 #7
I think your last sentence is why we lose. Progressives have given up. TomCADem Jan 2025 #9
Difference being VBNMW Jan 2025 #14
As I Said, Progressives Look for Scapegoats to Blame Their Inaction TomCADem Jan 2025 #15
No rewards for being "the adult in the room" Bluetus Jan 2025 #10
Anyone who voted for Trump is a fuckwit or a sociopath. No exceptions. hunter Jan 2025 #12
You Guv polls just came out with a poll on this womanofthehills Jan 2025 #13
Part of it was "Over Confidence". republianmushroom Jan 2025 #16
A great post. NNadir Jan 2025 #17
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