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randr

(12,412 posts) Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:26 AM Feb 2017

Can liberal progressive Americans become the Alt-Tea Party?

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Can liberal progressive Americans become the Alt-Tea Party? (Original Post) randr Feb 2017 OP

Depends...do they want to do the hard work of getting people elected? brooklynite Feb 2017 #1

Yes. An example is when they turn to a very religious life, their politics patricia92243 Feb 2017 #2

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

1. Depends...do they want to do the hard work of getting people elected?

Reply to randr (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:29 AM

Feb 2017

The biggest flaw of the Occupy movement was that, after they marched and protested, they withdrew into their campsites; meanwhile the Tea Party got people elected to Party Committees and ran candidates for office.

patricia92243

(12,597 posts)

2. Yes. An example is when they turn to a very religious life, their politics

Reply to randr (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:39 AM

Feb 2017

will usually turn also.

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