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senseandsensibility

(24,584 posts) Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:59 PM Friday

Dems must boycott the SOTU speech now more than ever [View all]

I don't care if it's not a panacea for all the problems we face. As unions have learned, UNITY OF ACTION is extremely powerful. The SOTU will be nothing but off the charts crazy attacks and LIES about the Supreme Court, Democrats, and the economy. Why should Dems sit there and listen to it? Really. Why?

Yes, holding an alternative event would be even better. Send a message, Dems. Your attendance is not mandatory, and by giving it you are showing respect for authoritarianism and propaganda. Is that the message you want to send your base? I assure you that such a message will not be well received.

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Dems must boycott the SOTU speech now more than ever [View all] senseandsensibility Friday OP

I want the SOTU to last for as long as Trmp thinks necessary. Let the networks cut him off. eppur_se_muova Friday #1

Oh yeah, let him melt down in as public a way as possible senseandsensibility Friday #3

Glance at watch, head out the door. Enough is enough. nt eppur_se_muova Friday #7

Between Epstein and tariffs no Democrats should show up!! Boycott!! OrlandoDem2 Friday #2

To be honest, I can't believe senseandsensibility Friday #5

Any Dems attending should hold up photos of Epstein's victims. louis-t Friday #4

Same thing. Iggo Yesterday #18

The optics of applauding a pedophile leftstreet Friday #6

There are at least two alternatives to the SOTU scheduled Wednesdays Friday #8

Important info and I support these efforts senseandsensibility Friday #11

If they don't have the spine to disrupt tRumps liefest than they damn well better skip it yaesu Friday #9

Absolutely. dalton99a Friday #10

Full attendance... lame54 Friday #12

That seems like a terrible idea to me. He'd get to bask in the optics of a full crowd and unanimous applause. tritsofme Friday #13

Let him own it. senseandsensibility Friday #14

Or they can sit there and shout 'YOU LIE' every two or three minutes. B.See Friday #15

That's my second choice! senseandsensibility Friday #16

I think not showing up makes it easy on him Buckeyeblue Friday #17