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TBF

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41. What if we are all of the above (or many of the above) -

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:03 PM

Jan 30

I would urge you to please try to not take things personally or get hung up on labels.

I grew up in the 70s/80s - when my parents still belonged to unions. We were small town folks, but I forged a way into college and ultimately got a master's degree. I've lived in many different environments over several decades, and to me it comes down to being able to have compassion for other people. I can still talk to someone back home as easily as I can make small talk at a charity gala. I feel like Joe Biden had a similar path and understood this well. He quietly did his best to make adjustments here & there that would really help people. In my experience most democrats have that compassion, no matter their background and how they are labeled.

I did want to address your statement: "Some of those people don't respond to the tough brawler persona" - that I specifically can't agree with that because look at who they elected. Tough brawler is all he has going for him, and he sure doesn't have AOC's compassion and intelligence.

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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 Jan 30 #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 Jan 31 #47

Working class for populists means rural white men in swing states who used to have good union manufacturing jobs betsuni Jan 30 #39

Right. The Biden/Harris administration implemented policies yellow dahlia Jan 31 #48

I don't know. Elessar Zappa Jan 30 #40

What if we are all of the above (or many of the above) - TBF Jan 30 #41

I think you may not understand the purpose of my post. yellow dahlia Jan 30 #42

So, would you prefer a polite and timid Bettie Jan 31 #43

I never said anything about polite and timid response. And I never said yellow dahlia Jan 31 #44

I feel like your concerns have some merit, however I wouldn't fret over attention to the working class emphasis.so long msfiddlestix Jan 31 #45

I agree with you that Democrats shouldn't be narrowing their representation to particular groups. Paladin Jan 31 #46