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passiveporcupine

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18. Keep pushing for Bernie

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:32 PM

Oct 2015

I will continue to encourage people to check him out and argue in his defense against the thirdway dems who want Hillary to win so badly they will try anything to shut him down.

Party Central is being shaken and they are scared to death. Let's keep that death rattle shaking.

We also need to keep getting out the message to vote, to the youth and the suppressed minorities.

And, of course, we need to fight to change congress,l so it reflects what the people want.

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"Party Loyalty" and the Purpose of Parties (warning: Long read) [View all] TygrBright Oct 2015 OP

Bookmarked for reading a bit later. hifiguy Oct 2015 #1

Thank you, TygrBright, this is brilliant. Thanks for getting . . . brush Oct 2015 #2

Wait, what? TygrBright Oct 2015 #3

Sorry TygrBright. Thought I was clicking on a post of Mr. Scorpio brush Oct 2015 #4

Political parties lose their value when ... Martin Eden Oct 2015 #5

Agreed. What are we doing about it? n/t TygrBright Oct 2015 #6

Mostly arguing about who "won" a media showcase (aka "debate") Martin Eden Oct 2015 #7

If we really had a functional, rational democracy, we wouldn't... TygrBright Oct 2015 #8

Nice post. hay rick Oct 2015 #9

Exactly. We're way better at bitching about the problem... TygrBright Oct 2015 #10

This was OK then passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #11

So what are we doing about that? n/t TygrBright Oct 2015 #12

Some of us are trying to get a man elected President who actually wants to combat that problem Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #14

Hard for individuals to fight big organizations. TygrBright Oct 2015 #17

Keep pushing for Bernie passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #18

I'm thinking. LWolf Oct 2015 #13

Some of us more cynical types... malthaussen Oct 2015 #16

Not enough energy left to get involved passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #19

Your analysis is excellent, but incomplete. malthaussen Oct 2015 #15