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Cha

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64. Thank you for that, BP!

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 04:49 AM

Mar 2018

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I shouldn't have been so lazy to find Activist HQ.. I was doing my laundry and making a late supper, and posting at the same time.

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To those still worried about offending Trump supporters because you're hoping to get the to vote Dem [View all] EffieBlack Mar 2018 OP

Fuck 'em. nt LexVegas Mar 2018 #1

Short and on point! workinclasszero Mar 2018 #27

No thanks... how bout they just take a long walk on a short pier! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2018 #52

X1000 MFM008 Mar 2018 #56

Amen! spicysista Mar 2018 #2

Well said MustLoveBeagles Mar 2018 #3

Ditto that! Hulk Mar 2018 #29

Trump supporters are mainly racist idiots Gothmog Mar 2018 #4

Every tRump supporter I know is racist.. Tikki Mar 2018 #76

Wowee Zowee Effie B. Me. Mar 2018 #5

Lol BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #6

LOL indeed EffieBlack Mar 2018 #10

Yeah...Do we have that seat without winning some Trump voters? BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #13

You've missed my entire point EffieBlack Mar 2018 #18

Where is the link explaining how Conor Lamb offended minorities? BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #23

No link is necessary because I never said that - or anything close EffieBlack Mar 2018 #25

The point is you are upset about people criticizing Hillary BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #28

As I said, you've totally missed my point. By miles. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #31

I suspect the small percentage suffering buyers remorse may not speak up. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2018 #48

thanks! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #113

Maybe they are former voters. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #16

Conor Lamb can speak or not speak however he chooses EffieBlack Mar 2018 #19

Are you a high profile Democrat? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #21

I must be, given how often I'm told here that my criticism of Trump supporters will drive them away EffieBlack Mar 2018 #26

And THAT should end this thread and the PUSH*BACK i could have predicted you would get Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #77

What a surprise you posted this obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #85

I know, right Cha Mar 2018 #98

An example of why people should read what they link to in their entirety EffieBlack Mar 2018 #99

Absolutely. 100%. Accurate MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #7

Preach! Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #8

Only Minorities are called on to do something . "the black community needs to ............." JI7 Mar 2018 #9

And the people who vote with them, line up with them, defend those people turn around and cry EffieBlack Mar 2018 #15

Absolutely The Polack MSgt Mar 2018 #69

All white Americans, every single last one of them, receives and experiences PRIVILEGE so it Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #79

I just went through in my mind all the people I know who voted for Dump,Everyone is Racist njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #11

I consider them an existential threat to me too, even though Im white. unblock Mar 2018 #12

MAny TRump voters are just GOP voters dawg day Mar 2018 #22

I know plenty of people like this. The only thing with any chance of changing their minds is unblock Mar 2018 #24

My mom is similar LiberalLovinLug Mar 2018 #119

Well said. I'm only sorry that it needed to be said. nt Atticus Mar 2018 #14

I haven't to date chimed in on this exact sentiment/position sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #17

Outstanding rant, Effie! brer cat Mar 2018 #20

Best post hurple Mar 2018 #30

Something that Norman Goldman said: Eyeball_Kid Mar 2018 #32

Trump supporting bigots are not the only voters on the margins EffieBlack Mar 2018 #33

It would help if you actually understood the argument about economic insecurity mythology Mar 2018 #34

I completely understand the economic insecurity argument. That's why I know it's largely a crock EffieBlack Mar 2018 #38

Same rationale the FDR Dem party used to turn a blind eye radius777 Mar 2018 #39

Brilliant - thank you! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #40

+1 betsuni Mar 2018 #41

Wow, awesome. Sadly the "usually white, middle class progressive" is gonna lecture you Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #80

For the most part, these people have no one to blame..... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #44

"....cheap tube socks....." 😄 sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #55

No, no other post.... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #70

Additional words from a voice of reason! sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #73

Yes, I dint mention what you stated re: Reagan. sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #74

wrong obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #86

I Refuse to Consider Their Poor Offended Feelings Leith Mar 2018 #35

Scream it from the mountain tops! SergeStorms Mar 2018 #36

While I was at the Border Wall Protest in San Diego yesterday BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #37

Exactly! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #42

Why is it there are almost none, not entirely but almost, POC who agree with this Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #81

Mahalo BP.. for being there and Cha Mar 2018 #51

I "Walked Out" today and just printed the map for BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #57

That's grand! I'm so glad you're Cha Mar 2018 #58

Thanks! I just posted it... BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #60

Would you mind Cha Mar 2018 #62

Here is the link. All the info and links is posted under Activist Headquarters too. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #63

Thank you for that, BP! Cha Mar 2018 #64

You on the other hand have been one of my favorites all along Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #83

Well, hey Aloha, Eliot! Cha Mar 2018 #93

You have become one of my favorite posters here, it is gonna BREAK my heart if I find Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #82

Thank you! betsuni Mar 2018 #43

Getting people to believe bullshit is how propaganda works. czarjak Mar 2018 #45

If somebody asks me shadowmayor Mar 2018 #46

When deciding how to vote, they looked to the left and saw a candidate surrounded by EffieBlack Mar 2018 #49

No doubt! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2018 #53

Well said. That's how to tell the "no identity politics" crowd when all the racists do is play... brush Mar 2018 #47

"Identily politics".. what a load.. fucking mole trump Cha Mar 2018 #97

Brilliant, Effie.. Thank you so Cha Mar 2018 #50

K&R for visibility. Thank you lunamagica Mar 2018 #54

That would have been a really smart approach in PA-18 Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #59

Absolutely right. It is INSANE to just write off someone because they voted for Trump. LBM20 Mar 2018 #66

You are missing the point completely EffieBlack Mar 2018 #67

Lamb ran an anti-Trump campaign, though. kcr Mar 2018 #71

The point is that we need to convince some Trump voters to wake up in order to win. Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #89

Did donald... tonedevil Mar 2018 #94

WHOOSH obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #87

Nope. I didn't. I just disagree with it. Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #92

You're going to get whiplash watching the point whiz back and forth over your head. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #100

If there was a point whizzing back and forth over my head, Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #110

Anyone who still Jamaal510 Mar 2018 #61

Many Trump voters voted for Obama. They are not racist. Some are. Not all. That's just the fact. LBM20 Mar 2018 #65

My thinking is very nuanced, thank you. Perhaps too nuanced for a DU board given how many people EffieBlack Mar 2018 #68

GOTV. Fuck the Trumpanzees and their pundits dalton99a Mar 2018 #72

People here seem to misunderstand what economics mean for some loyalsister Mar 2018 #75

I have never even suggested much less said that economic oppression isn't real EffieBlack Mar 2018 #78

"primary reason" loyalsister Mar 2018 #107

Non-racists ARE morally superior to racists. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #109

Agreed, fuck 'em obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #84

Similar to KKK thbobby Mar 2018 #88

Here's the thing: we actually DO need some of the people who voted for TRUMP to vote Dem again. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #90

Let the remorseful trump voters come crawling back to us on their own. Paladin Mar 2018 #91

Jesus I am not saying they're entitled to squat Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #112

How many times do I have to say this? EffieBlack Mar 2018 #114

Lets just say Im glad youre not in charge of the party Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #118

Im sure you are EffieBlack Mar 2018 #120

I agree Progressive dog Mar 2018 #95

Lest we forget.. donald the fucking racist trump started Cha Mar 2018 #96

The point is not just to persuade them to change. It's to keep our democracy.... LAS14 Mar 2018 #101

They've walled themselves off. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #105

+1. nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #102

It's a waste of time to cater to them - GOTV is our issue nini Mar 2018 #103

I agree. We don't need the Trumpers or Our Revolution. Blue_true Mar 2018 #111

It's not just a matter of "getting people off their asses" EffieBlack Mar 2018 #116

A lot of Trump supporters wouldn't vote for anyone who is pro-choice Stargleamer Mar 2018 #104

And the only way to get those voters is for us to walk away from our principles. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #106

Damn Right, Effie Stargleamer Mar 2018 #115

The only RWNJ that I still talk to is still full on trump dhol82 Mar 2018 #108

I wish I could double rec on this. Afromania Mar 2018 #117