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In reply to the discussion: Tim Walz: People are Sick of Dems' "Strongly Worded Letters" [View all]
betsuni
(28,996 posts)46. It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy.
Somehow offensive to ask that one understands how government works and the reality of majorities and to vote Democratic.
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Tim Walz: People are Sick of Dems' "Strongly Worded Letters" [View all]
ihaveaquestion
19 hrs ago
OP
What does he mean by "breaking the norms"? An eviction freeze would go a long way toward walking the talk in MN rn.
WhiskeyGrinder
18 hrs ago
#6
I'd find it helpful if he had some examples of how he's doing that in MN
WhiskeyGrinder
18 hrs ago
#9
okay but like he could be doing this himself, yes? In Minnesota? Because I remember a lot of strongly worded statements
WhiskeyGrinder
18 hrs ago
#14
I think voters generally want and expect integrity from Democrats, but we've got to get control back first.
hamsterjill
16 hrs ago
#41
+1. Heck, we had people on here who were severely criticized for calling Trump a traitor/racist/dictator/Nazi/rapist
dalton99a
17 hrs ago
#21
What would you have our Democrats do? I'm guessing you must have some PLAN of action...
QueerDuck
16 hrs ago
#38
Sure. I'm sure when you go to work you wait for random people to tell you how to effectively do your job.
Scrivener7
43 min ago
#62
Even in the YouTube HFY stories on space adventures, the politician sending "Sternly Worded Letter" is present
LiberalArkie
17 hrs ago
#25
Directive, organization, humanpower and follow-through. More is definitely needed.
twodogsbarking
17 hrs ago
#27
That, and Dems need to understand that they are using a broken system to fix a broken system.
OldBaldy1701E
14 hrs ago
#48
"he says well why can't Democrats can "break the norms" for things like national healthcare"
J_William_Ryan
17 hrs ago
#32
We've been furiously reading through The Marquess of Queensberry Rules of boxing
hadEnuf
17 hrs ago
#34
Fuck this shit, we need real opposition to the thug regime and their propaganda and we need it yesterday!
Initech
16 hrs ago
#40
Oh, but strongly worded scolding of Democrats is really doing something. Everybody loves to be angry at Democrats.
betsuni
16 hrs ago
#42
It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy.
betsuni
14 hrs ago
#46