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UTUSN

(70,740 posts)
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:31 PM Feb 2016

I hate "primaries"/debates season among us ALL on the same/Dem side

I love just about all Dems from all wings, and it tears me up to see our current two remaining candidates TEAR EACH OTHER APART. Well, they're tough. They can take it. It'll make them stronger against the Repuke nominee. Fine.

I love us all and it hurts fighting ourselves.

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I hate "primaries"/debates season among us ALL on the same/Dem side (Original Post) UTUSN Feb 2016 OP
Indeed it does. Texasgal Feb 2016 #1
Well, this will lose me points, I love these two humans UTUSN Feb 2016 #2
The Germans have the perfect word for it DFW Feb 2016 #5
I'm so sick of all the infighting. GoCubsGo Feb 2016 #3
How else do you find who is the strongest candidate to go against the other party? Fumesucker Feb 2016 #4

UTUSN

(70,740 posts)
2. Well, this will lose me points, I love these two humans
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:50 PM
Feb 2016

This entire system is repulsive, us fighting to find "differences"

DFW

(54,436 posts)
5. The Germans have the perfect word for it
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:08 PM
Feb 2016

Streitsüchtig.

It is made up of the two words for "fight" and "addicted."

There are a lot of angry people out there looking to channel their frustrations and find someone whose fault it all is.

Easy targets: corporatists (whatever that means), warmongers, gun nuts, etc.

Then there are some people who genuinely believe in a cause. These are the ones who are rational, level-headed, and prefer a discussion to an argument. They're easy to spot. They are few, and are civil to you even if you disagree. They stand out.

GoCubsGo

(32,088 posts)
3. I'm so sick of all the infighting.
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:52 PM
Feb 2016

I already trashed the GD/P. I just wish all those nasty, shitty threads would not show up on the "Greatest Threads" and "Trending Now" on the home page.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
4. How else do you find who is the strongest candidate to go against the other party?
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:57 PM
Feb 2016

They are throwing mudpies in GD-P , the Republicans will add boulders in the general.

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