The Way Forward

Brogrizzly

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32. I like anyone that names themselves after a flower.

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jan 29

Realistically, can I just say it’s too early to say if you are correct or not, as far as it relates to the premise of what you wrote? Specifically I’m saying over time one can’t tell if she’s correct or not, especially if the current events amount to small beans over 20-30 years. Theoretically it’s possible orange shitgibbon gets away with his current tenure, but four-five years from now America is still inundated with climate change problems, and also! Russia is still positioning troops in Eukraine causing chaos in the EU. I think potentially she might be right but like I’m torn, 60/40 split: anyone want to bet me twenty bucks the Ukraine war is still going on 5 years from now? I think that’s the better question to address the current kind of politics we are expecting er…experiencing? But I get it, trying to wrap your head around what’s currently happening, especially in congressional house politics….shoot me now. I can not logically come to point to argue one way or the other.

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I realize I may get some flack for this, but here goes. [View all] yellow dahlia Jan 29 OP

It appears to me gab13by13 Jan 29 #1

I totally disagree! tableturner Jan 29 #2

A. I did not say I think Dems aren't doing enough. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #13

you're right in a lot of what you say here. stopdiggin Jan 29 #3

What "brawler" means in AOC's context.... tableturner Jan 29 #7

I understand your point. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #15

Did you see my correction on my OP? yellow dahlia Jan 29 #27

and I agree with about 95% of what you had to say stopdiggin Jan 29 #34

The word choice is probably intended to evoke commitment. Frasier Balzov Jan 29 #4

IMHO, you missed her point. Phoenix61 Jan 29 #5

I agree...SCREW decorum! That's how the GOP kicks our asses! tableturner Jan 29 #10

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia Jan 29 #16

I needed to make a correction in my OP. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #18

I believe you might be wrongly hung up on the "middle class" thing. Think. Again. Jan 29 #6

"Ocasio-Cortez said, we need to be a party of brawlers for the working class." yellow dahlia Jan 29 #8

Cut and pasted from your OP above... Think. Again. Jan 29 #11

Your OP states it differently. Sailingfish Jan 29 #14

I have since realized that it wa indeed the phrase - "working class". yellow dahlia Jan 29 #20

Thanks. No apologies needed at all. Sailingfish Jan 29 #25

Thank you for your gracious reply. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #31

Cheers Sailingfish Thursday #38

Thanks for clearing that up! Sorry about the confusion. Think. Again. Jan 29 #35

My apologies. There was a typo in my OP. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #19

My take SilasSouleII Jan 29 #9

I'll agree. The word "brawlers" means a lot of things n I'm not getting hung up on a word. Her intent is more important Deuxcents Jan 29 #12

The phrase used by AOC was actually "working class. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #23

the middle class made this country? try again. NoRethugFriends Jan 29 #37

The Revolutionary War ... Xoan Jan 29 #17

Freedom riders. CoopersDad Jan 29 #22

Here is a more full transcript of the exchange. Context matters. CoopersDad Jan 29 #21

She used that phrase in more than one interview. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #24

and that is actually WAY more disappointing stopdiggin Jan 29 #36

How I'm reading it Lulu KC Jan 29 #26

Thank you for your input and thoughts. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #29

The notion that Democrats need to be brawlers is spot on, gab13by13 Jan 29 #28

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia Jan 29 #30

I like anyone that names themselves after a flower. Brogrizzly Jan 29 #32

Thank you. yellow dahlia Jan 29 #33

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. yellow dahlia Friday #47

Working class for populists means rural white men in swing states who used to have good union manufacturing jobs betsuni Thursday #39

Right. The Biden/Harris administration implemented policies yellow dahlia Friday #48

I don't know. Elessar Zappa Thursday #40

What if we are all of the above (or many of the above) - TBF Thursday #41

I think you may not understand the purpose of my post. yellow dahlia Thursday #42

So, would you prefer a polite and timid Bettie Friday #43

I never said anything about polite and timid response. And I never said yellow dahlia Friday #44

I feel like your concerns have some merit, however I wouldn't fret over attention to the working class emphasis.so long msfiddlestix Friday #45

I agree with you that Democrats shouldn't be narrowing their representation to particular groups. Paladin Friday #46