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lees1975

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6. Combine that dominance with Democrats unable to articulate a clear message.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:27 AM

Apr 30

We don't seem to have the ability to act. It's so frustrating to see time go by and Democratic members of the House and Senate going back to fundraising while, basically, Rome burns.

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Why is the US sleeping as autocracy approaches?/Jay Inslee [View all] cbabe Apr 29 OP

What some might see as passivity can also be understood as survival... FirstLight Apr 29 #1

Inslee is calling out those with ability to resist: cbabe Apr 29 #2

I definitely do my own form of protest & resistance where I can! FirstLight Apr 29 #4

I'm not as likely to JustAnotherGen Apr 29 #3

some of us have been well aware, and for some time now Skittles Apr 29 #5

Combine that dominance with Democrats unable to articulate a clear message. lees1975 Apr 30 #6

it's I think new leadership for Dems is WAY OVERDUE Skittles Apr 30 #8

"But this wholesale timidity and collapse must be considered rank appeasement at best, modest complicity at worst." lees1975 Apr 30 #7