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SpankMe

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14. This is a well stated thought. It's what the Dems should be saying
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 03:08 PM
Dec 2024

And, they should have been saying it during the campaign.

But if Dem leadership accurately and validly compared Repub tactics to Nazi tactics, then they get accused of Godwin's law and they self-censor. Nazi comparisons are only bad when Dems do it, apparently.

Repubs openly accuse Dems of all manner of Marxism, socialism, America-hating and - yes - Nazism as well as other other extreme but invalid comparisons. But Dems making comparisons to the Nazis is framed as out-of-bounds. I don't get this.

I am a 100% Democratic voter, but I have to criticize our side for not being bold and feisty enough. We need a little more asshole on our side and a little less of "if we go low, we'll alienate swing voters". Repubs aren't afraid to risk alienating independent or swing voters with extreme rhetoric. They, in fact, won with it. We must do the same.

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They ARE losing ground. But they don't want to blame the ruling class leftstreet Dec 2024 #1
BINGO!! "All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked," Like immigrants coming over the border from Mexico. mitch96 Dec 2024 #2
Yep, then amplify that message so "illusionary effect" goes into action using social media accounts uponit7771 Dec 2024 #22
I found Heather Cox Richardson's letter BuddhaGirl Dec 2024 #3
There's a saying among leftists that fascism results from... keep_left Dec 2024 #8
It's a pretty good word to describe conservatism, too! Grins Dec 2024 #4
Frank Wilhoit, markodochartaigh Dec 2024 #9
Pretty acid-tongued when he wants to be ... :) eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #11
I recently read a novel that made this very point. LisaM Dec 2024 #5
To wit DFW Dec 2024 #17
Yes, exactly. I like using cash, too. LisaM Dec 2024 #19
KnR Hekate Dec 2024 #6
I made a long reply on another thread. love_katz Dec 2024 #7
Really well said! Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #16
Re: church goers--I heard a great call in on German radio today. DFW Dec 2024 #18
Sadly true Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #10
Don't kid yourself. Mr.Bill Dec 2024 #12
The very thing they fear losing, now they have chosen for all of us to lose. Those who have Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #13
This is a well stated thought. It's what the Dems should be saying SpankMe Dec 2024 #14
I'm not sure Magats don't want war.... Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #15
They were never socialists or communist. Always Blue Dec 2024 #20
Josef Goebbels would beg to differ DFW Dec 2024 #21
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