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drray23

(8,251 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:01 PM 12 hrs ago

Apparently, some on our side have not yet understood that we are facing a facist takeover

Regarding the assassinations in Minnesota. I hear on MSNBC countless democratic leaders falling head over heels over making sure they inject both sideisn into the discussion.

One was saying we should not discuss whether or not political violence is coming from the right or the left, another one saying we should lower the temperature on both sides, etc...

Where the hell do they find these people?

What about clearly stating that right wing terrorism, with an assist from the white house and GOP is what we are facing now?

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Apparently, some on our side have not yet understood that we are facing a facist takeover (Original Post) drray23 12 hrs ago OP
Where do "they" find them? Them's are elected. The problem isn't them, it's the "they". marble falls 12 hrs ago #1
By they i mean the media. drray23 12 hrs ago #2
Amen SARose 12 hrs ago #3
because people on the 'left' are completely capable of violence too stopdiggin 12 hrs ago #4
Make sure to talk about the actual deed... lame54 11 hrs ago #5
OR - you can condemn violence unilaterally stopdiggin 11 hrs ago #6

drray23

(8,251 posts)
2. By they i mean the media.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:07 PM
12 hrs ago

It seems pretty obvious they go out of their way to find moderate democrats or those practicing bothsiderism to interview.

SARose

(1,559 posts)
3. Amen
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:08 PM
12 hrs ago
While you're saving your face, you're losing your ass.

Lyndon B. Johnson

I’m not asking for hateful speech - I am asking for hard nosed factual truth!

Over and over and over again.

Saturday should have been a wake up call for Democratic leaders. We won the optics and the news cycle.

Let’s do it again!

stopdiggin

(13,899 posts)
4. because people on the 'left' are completely capable of violence too
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:17 PM
12 hrs ago

and stoking the fires simply isn't helpful.
Nor is promotion of the idea that we are engaged in 'war' - unless you are anxious to see more (and accelerated) violence ?
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And, by the way - big, big points to all that helped make 'No Kings' peaceful, and classy, two days ago ! Brava ! 'At's the way ya' do it !

lame54

(38,051 posts)
5. Make sure to talk about the actual deed...
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:22 PM
11 hrs ago

And what someone else is "capable of" in equal measure

stopdiggin

(13,899 posts)
6. OR - you can condemn violence unilaterally
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:27 PM
11 hrs ago

And try to steer all parts of the populace away from it ... (as Jun 14th had 99% success with .. )

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