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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:56 PM Original message |
Forget the damn Dem politicians - if the Left doesn't start channelling the very real populist anger |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. No truer words |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Thank you, cliffordu. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. And you will be happy with someone more right than the Democrats? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Not what the OP is saying |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Since that is the path you are taking by appeasing the right what exactly is the difference? nt |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. How soon they forget |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. 100% Correct |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Too late, The Tea Party is already there |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It doesn't have to be too late. There are still many who could be turned our way if we reach out to |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. HOW? is the big question |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Thank you for your most excellent post! It far more deserves to be an OP than my feeble effort. |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. cheers, sw |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I hope you do craft it into an OP. Your post was truly a thing of beauty. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. Your post brings the following quote to mind... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Thank you for that quote. The first thing we have to free is our minds. |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. true, that |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
66. Yay, another Proudhon fan! |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The Republicans are ALREADY caterering the Tea Party. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. At least we'll know with no doubt that she's the enemy |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Has it occurred to you that some of those people voted for Obama? |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. With this shithole piece of crap that mandates I be a slave to insurance companies in place |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
56. In what way.,. |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. Class struggle has been necessary for over 150 years; |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The biggest reason there's no effective Left wing in this country is because we've allowed ourselves |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. You'll get no argument from me, SW. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. So true - knr nt |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. WTF? "It's time to abandon the Democratic party..." |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. That's okay. If you prefer to serve the Master in the Big House, please just ignore us field hands. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Useless. nt |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. LOL. There has been a lot of that this week. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. It's a question of loyalty and identity. |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. If I may say, I find this thread most enjoyable. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Thank you. Your post is lovely. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Gregorian is right. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. Amen |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. |
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dusmcj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
25. the right has fucked the pople for years - they can't fool all the pople all the time |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. I just had this convo with my boss.. 2010 will be a year that the shit will |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
31. Agreed, except for the abandoning the party bit. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I honestly don't agree. I think we desperately need to think outside the partisan politics box. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Having participated with Greens and seen how that goes, I found it invigorating, but |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. That's exactly why I've been advocating (for years!) that we stop focusing on electoral politics |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. The right already has them, |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. We could still change that. Some of those teabaggers will always remain unredeemable, of course. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I doubt it. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. "They" are part of "Us". The Right Wing is more than happy to lead them astray. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. We need a new party, ScarletWoman |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I'd love to see that. One of the biggest problems we face |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. Exactly right... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. "...the Democratic party abandoned the riff raff long ago." True, that. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. "...the D faction of the fucking ruling class...." |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Thanks. It's pretty damn obvious, isn't it? |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. You are damn right about that |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. My hope is that lots more people will be saying this. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
54. Ding Ding. nt |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. aho |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. *sigh* For all the good it does... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Lao Tzu said something to the effect of |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hey SW... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
60. kick |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
61. kick |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. A kick...a bit late, but still sincere. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
63. AMEN |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
64. == |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
65. I agree with you except for the "abandoning the party" part. |
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