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In reply to the discussion: Democrats need to push back on this HARD and FAST before it's too late! [View all]kerouac2
(1,463 posts)11. Who would cover it?
The nation?
Our country is wrapped in a right wing media blanket. Radio, TV, social media and even newspapers. Nobody hears you shouting from the rooftop if it's on the empire State building.
And with violence against anyone not RW is incited the way it is now, who would even want to put up a lawn sign that could end up getting you shot.
newsom is offering a pretty good playbook, but fear of losing your job is a pretty powerful deterrent.
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Democrats need to push back on this HARD and FAST before it's too late! [View all]
Chasstev365
Sep 2025
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But probably won't. One thing we can do, and it's a spit in the wind but that's all we have right now,
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#1
Democrats are always deficient they should be doing something i want them to do
Keepthesoulalive
Sep 2025
#46
They'll just point to all the people fired and/or cancelled for saying racist or other bigoted things.
BlueTsunami2018
Sep 2025
#16
Why should the Democratic Party even acknowledge the existence of Kirk? How about "Trey" Reed and Cory Zukatis?
LiberalArkie
Sep 2025
#17
Why Democrats? Why pre-blame them? This is Republican's monster. There are no magic press conferences.
betsuni
Sep 2025
#21
Obviously you must know all their schedules so please tell us what they're not doing every day.
betsuni
Sep 2025
#42
A press conference that calls out CK's hatred, his antiSemitism, his misogyny, and that list the Democrats who .
Doodley
Sep 2025
#26
It's worth reading some recent comments by Sen Durbin. I guess we'll eat him too.
Silent Type
Sep 2025
#32
If there is ever another election, I doubt that the general public will be running to vote for Democrats.
madibella
Sep 2025
#36
"At least" ... I knew this would become another Blame Democrats thing. The magic condemnation.
betsuni
Sep 2025
#48
The only thing that will save us is voting for the Democratic candidate in the general election.
lostincalifornia
Sep 2025
#52