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In reply to the discussion: Anybody who says there is no difference between the two parties is an absolute idiot. [View all]johnp3907
(3,730 posts)16. Or a liar.
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Anybody who says there is no difference between the two parties is an absolute idiot. [View all]
LonePirate
Jan 2017
OP
I know a few on FB who are STILL dug in and refuse to admit they were wrong in pushing that claim
blm
Jan 2017
#2
There was a little too much truth to that the first time it was said (years ago)
FiveGoodMen
Jan 2017
#3
It's depressing to think that after 4 or 8 years a Democrat will be voted in and the hard work
betsuni
Jan 2017
#4
With the amount of voter surpression and outright fraud we're going to see in 2018 and beyond,
briv1016
Jan 2017
#42
I was appalled and then outraged when Ralph Nader said it in 2000, & have not changed my opinion...
Hekate
Jan 2017
#7
The far Left is where you see this position being held. It's very damaging to our cause.
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#8
I agree, that is why I believe that it is very important for the far Left to stop using the
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#35
Never used the word "all". I responded with agreement to the position in the OP. That is my right.
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#38
Totally agree. The more people move from the center to either extreme, the more you see this
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#64
How different the world would be if Nader hadn't gotten all those votes in FL in 2000. n/t
rzemanfl
Jan 2017
#22
A-effing-men! Also you are putting in office people with empathy, who are not interested only in
Akamai
Jan 2017
#15
Those are not DUers. You're thinking of the JPR crowd and the brainless fools over at that sewer.
LonePirate
Jan 2017
#31
Do you honestly think Clinton would have done the same things had she been elected?
LonePirate
Jan 2017
#34
No, that's not the only criterion. Where did I say that? It's just one criterion.
DanTex
Jan 2017
#48
Even more sickening when you realize Stein was the SANE one on her ticket.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2017
#49
Of course there's a difference. I'll take a Dem in office over a Republican every time. It's where
JCanete
Jan 2017
#41
I've been saying that for years. It means they can be dismissed as fools instantly
Renew Deal
Jan 2017
#51
Ralph Nader started that "memo", and we have been paying for the consequences
still_one
Jan 2017
#55
Amen. We're sure as hell are paying the price for the actions of the purity police. (nt)
Paladin
Jan 2017
#57
Of course not. Was that a common opinion here in the past or something?
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#59