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bettyellen

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7. Didn't assume anything- was pointing out the effort has been carried by women

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #6)

Sun May 21, 2017, 06:45 PM

May 2017

80% of calls and emails, 70-80-% of every protest crowd you see. And oh dear since we're leading nope you don't get to tell us who to respect, ha ha.

I just thought it would be a good thing for you to think about. Where are the 20-35% of dem men shirking the work of democracy? Get men to help out in larger numbers. Go tell them to respect their "enemy". I'd love to see that instead of lecturing those already doing the heavy lifting.

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Trump's proposed massive cuts to Medicaid prove he was NEVER a "populist" [View all] Ken Burch May 2017 OP

What will stop them? Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1

"Populism" is probably one of the most misused labels in politics... Wounded Bear May 2017 #2

At some point, "populism" was turned into a euphemism for bigotry, nationalism, and even fascism. Ken Burch May 2017 #3

How can you get more men to be active in the resistance? bettyellen May 2017 #4

A good question. Thanks for asking it. Ken Burch May 2017 #6

Didn't assume anything- was pointing out the effort has been carried by women bettyellen May 2017 #7

It is a good thing to think about. Ken Burch May 2017 #9

I'm thinking they don't feel as immediately threatened as women and POC... bettyellen May 2017 #10

Some clearly don't. But some are in flux Ken Burch May 2017 #13

Sometimes it seems like it would take the draft to get dudes to pay attention. bettyellen May 2017 #19

I'm not defending men for not hitting the streets. Ken Burch May 2017 #20

Didn't say you were. I'm just disappointed because I think it would help us. bettyellen May 2017 #21

Absolutely agree. Ken Burch May 2017 #23

Sorry if I have been discouraged, as I see the trend in my real life as well, I'm trying to figure bettyellen May 2017 #24

Unfortunately, I have no answers for all of that, and I AM a man. Ken Burch May 2017 #25

Populism is a style of political rhetoric, it has nothing to do geek tragedy May 2017 #5

OK. Ken Burch May 2017 #8

the problem is the people, i.e. the WWC voters in this country geek tragedy May 2017 #15

Ok, there are horrible people in some parts of the country. Ken Burch May 2017 #22

Umhm. For LEADERS, populism is a method that Hortensis May 2017 #12

populism is a euphemism for demagoguery. geek tragedy May 2017 #14

Yes! Populism is NOT an ideology for governing but a tool Hortensis May 2017 #16

It's not a way of governing in and of itself. Ken Burch May 2017 #18

many of us already said his support was largely based on bigotry and not economics JI7 May 2017 #11

We all agree, I think, that bigotry played a major role. Ken Burch May 2017 #17