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mr715

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19. Marketing 101

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 02:43 PM

Sunday

-- no wars of whimsy
-- the cost of living is too damn high
-- billionaires should pay more because they have more

I don't appreciate the business model of political discourse. We don't need to have a consultant craft our message.

We have to have a message and deliver on it.

This "fair deal", "new deal", "progressive", whatever -- doesn't matter if you come out without demonstrating you are willing to take a bruising for what you believe.

What is valuable is only what it worth fighting for.

Call it whatever you want. I want a cage fighter Democratic party.

A tent that includes people critical of the free market, and billionaires like the Gov. of Illinois.

I don't want Marketing 101, I want Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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I ain't scared of being called a communist. [View all] mr715 Sunday OP

I'm old Stacey Grove Sunday #1

I'm in my early 40s. mr715 Sunday #2

We aren't communist. Communism is a failed ideology Melon Sunday #3

But there are those here that are so, so scared. mr715 Sunday #4

Time for people to grow a spine DemocracyForever Sunday #49

MAGAts spout absurdities like explosive diahrrea out of their mouth instead of their ass. Stacey Grove Sunday #6

It worked for Nixon in his first campaign for Congress. The Wizard Sunday #12

That was a little while ago, and there was a legit communist adversary then. mr715 Sunday #20

Republicans consider anyone to the left of Genghis Khan a communist and have for decades. This isn't anything new. Karasu Sunday #43

The Great Khan was a little ethnic for their tastes. mr715 Sunday #47

Call me a communist and I'll reply -misanthroptimist Sunday #5

Most name callers don't know the difference. Srkdqltr Sunday #7

that has never stopped a 'murkin from lynching anyone. rampartd Sunday #31

Heavy eye roll. Srkdqltr Sunday #35

Neither am I SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #8

No one cares if Dems are scared. The problem is low education R's and independents 31j20b3 Sunday #9

Respectfully, it smacks of desperation. mr715 Sunday #10

To you maybe, I can accept that, but I think it's basic marketing and branding 31j20b3 Sunday #18

Marketing 101 mr715 Sunday #19

What Dem president hasn't invoked military power? 31j20b3 Sunday #32

No they won't! Mossfern Sunday #21

The weakness of our party is we are scared of being labeled mr715 Sunday #23

I'm not scared of being labeled Mossfern Sunday #25

Fair mr715 Sunday #27

I;m not scared of labels, I'm concerned about MAGA and Trumpisms Authoritarianism 31j20b3 Sunday #41

You make many assertions Torchlight Sunday #53

Politics doesn't need to be abstract. mr715 Sunday #54

I like "Progressive" orangecrush Sunday #48

""When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist". meadowlander Sunday #11

Me either. The hyperventilation about this ("We have to adddress it NOOOOWW!!!") is goofy Prairie Gates Sunday #13

If we don't address it soon, they'll end up calling us Marxists before November!!!! mr715 Sunday #14

Aaaaahhhh! Prairie Gates Sunday #15

As if there's a single fucking Republican who knows the difference between a Marxist, socialist, and communist. Karasu Sunday #44

Tell them, "Not everyone who disagrees with you is a communist." eShirl Sunday #16

He's been calling us "the enemy within" for over a year Submariner Sunday #17

I think, for the most part, all the talk of "isms" is just another Epstein distraction. Speaking of which, Vinca Sunday #22

Lovely. Thank you. mr715 Sunday #24

LOL - Trump is very good for dieting. Vinca Sunday #28

We need to listen to Harry Truman LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #26

Good for you. I hope as many as possible of DU, and the Democratic party, follow you muriel_volestrangler Sunday #29

they are not going to kill us for being communists rampartd Sunday #30

Good point about that Posobiec book. Link to a 2024 thread about it that links to two other threads highplainsdem Sunday #36

welcome to the end rampartd Sunday #39

Yep. Video: highplainsdem Sunday #42

I got called a commie in 2000 while doing door knocking for Al Gore nt Bookreadingliberal53 Sunday #33

Famous communist Al Gore mr715 Sunday #34

As the song goes, you ain't done nothin'. . . DinahMoeHum Sunday #37

By your logic, if you were a communist.. ananda Sunday #38

If pigs could fly I'd carry an umbrella. mr715 Sunday #50

Mary Piggins ananda Sunday #51

Horrible nanny. mr715 Sunday #52

I'm operating from the assumption that Trump is going to get the cult vote.... kentuck Sunday #40

The communist moniker is just another political machination BeneteauBum Sunday #45

Isn't Trump a communist? LeftInTX Sunday #46

It's a tag that has no sting Kaleva Sunday #55

Instead, educate people on what communism actually is EnergizedLib Sunday #56