General Discussion

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How many of our elected Democrats attended the SOTU and just sat there in silence as the criminal would-be dictator insulted them and spewed lies, while Republicans gave him standing ovations?

Were they worried about breaking decorum and tradition, and how the corporate media would characterize such shocking behavior?

They should be more worried about this fascist regime breaking the republic that Benjamin Franklin said we have -- if we can keep it.

This is not partisan politics as usual, and not just about kitchen table issues and affordability. Our Constitutional rule of law is being shredded before our eyes as an army of brutal thugs is terrorizing our communities and killing citizens in the streets.

The American people are not nearly shocked enough. If we lose our democracy, the America we love and thought we knew is lost.

Sure, people are struggling to feed their families, send their kids to college, afford health care and rent or home ownership. And the Democratic Party clearly serves the interests of ordinary Americans much better as the Republican Party and their Dear Leader give huge tax breaks to the rich while cutting programs and policies that help everyone else. Abigail Spanberger gave a fine speech. She would get my vote.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. I believe Democrats should have boycotted the SOTU, or walked out en masse after he came in.

Many complain that Democrats do a poor job at messaging, and need more fire in their bellies. Walking out en masse would have sent a POWERFUL MESSAGE, especially followed by a fiery speech that not only showed that WE are clearly on the side of working Americans -- and also the TRUE CHAMPIONS of America's great experiment in Democracy in this struggle against a rising fascism that will destroy the legacy of our nation's Founders, for which generations of real patriots fought and sacrificed.