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TomCADem

(17,783 posts)
83. No. We Need Progressives At The Grassroots Level Who Won't Just Hide On Liberal Forums
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 08:35 PM
Wednesday

This is why we lose. We keep on waiting for someone to carry our water for us. We think that all we need to do is vote every four years, post on a progressive forum a couple of times preaching to the choir, then change will happen. We both blame the media, but hope the media will save us.

On the other hand, MAGA don't return the courtesy of hiding out in their echo chambers, but the man kiosks and show up a local government meetings and kiosks to complain about voting, DEI, and immigrants.

Watch a meeting of any county or city board meeting, and you will likely have a few MAGA speakers who make it a point to blame crime or the cost of public services on immigrants. In contrast, you rarely see any progressives showing a similar amount of effort.

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I want EVERYBODY writing/submitting pieces for them.. Volaris Wednesday #81
Yes, all of us, especially the grassroots. Magoo48 Yesterday #112
Where are they? Lunabell Wednesday #2
Here's one... Think. Again. Wednesday #40
She's one of the few. And I absolutely adore her!! Lunabell Wednesday #44
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Lazy institutionalists - a perfect description for so many of our dems. -nt CrispyQ Wednesday #60
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Sheldon Whitehouse, IMHO. yellow dahlia Wednesday #69
I think Sheldon Whitehouse should have been allowed to take over as Chair yellow dahlia Wednesday #68
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Because The Dunning Kruger Syndrome is nothing new. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #15
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No. We Need Progressives At The Grassroots Level Who Won't Just Hide On Liberal Forums TomCADem Wednesday #83
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