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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 8

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