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GiqueCee

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18. I've heard...
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 04:14 PM
Sep 7

... that the Democratic Party leadership has done all sorts of noteworthy things to counter Trump's depredations, but... BIG but... the vast majority of loyal Democrats have heard nothing about these accomplishments. Nothing. WHY?

All outward appearances seem to suggest that they're keeping quiet so as not to attract unwanted attention from the Orange Psychopath currently defecating all over everything that once made this country truly great. They surreptitiously belittle those who do have the cojones to speak out; Senators Bernie Sanders, Mark Warner, and others, as well as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Governors Newsom and Pritzker, as well as many thousands of brave, unnamed citizens who risk their freedom, and their very lives to protest the horrors inflicted on the nation by second-string psychopaths like the aforementioned Kennedy the Lesser, RFK, Jr., Stephen "Nosferatu" Miller, Kristi Noem, Secretary of War, Pete Kegbreath, and, of course, the unspeakably evil thugs of ICE, may they all melt in Hell. And these – people, and I use the term loosely – are supported by hordes of mental defectives that believe the law is a weapon to control thee, but not to hamper me.

There are those that claim the mantle of leadership, but silence is NOT leading, and certainly not helping. TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING, and we'll support and defend you, but keeping us in the dark is NOT the way to go about it.

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78 effing percent [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 7 OP
It is actually worse than that genxlib Sep 7 #1
You make a good point senseandsensibility Sep 7 #2
Yet another example popsdenver Sep 8 #34
We definitely need a War Room senseandsensibility Sep 8 #35
I learned during the Baby Bush administration that this country is always 22% stupid, no matter what the issue. Iggo Sep 7 #10
Precovid numbers dating back to 2001 JT45242 Sep 8 #31
Thank you for bringing the numbers genxlib Sep 8 #41
22% Is Ridiculous ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #3
I agree of course senseandsensibility Sep 7 #6
Unfortunately, the lunatic fringe is much higher than 2%. And that's not a new phenom. paleotn Sep 7 #11
You're forgetting about the ones with no opinion Polybius Sep 7 #23
Not Sure That Matters ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #24
The question doesn't show a 'no opinion' option muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #44
Ah...a line from one of my favorite movies... LudwigPastorius Sep 8 #27
What movie is that? calimary Wednesday #42
The 1965 'Flight of the Phoenix' muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #45
Aha. Thanks. calimary Wednesday #46
It was quite good, as far as I remember muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #47
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Wednesday #48
It's a fucking obscene number for a "first-world" nation. Karasu Sep 8 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 7 #4
I like your first message because senseandsensibility Sep 7 #5
I called my congress person Friday... littlemissmartypants Sep 7 #7
Depressing senseandsensibility Sep 7 #8
'We' shouldn't have to be their 'nanny'. They the ones who suppose to have the wherewithal. nt sprinkleeninow Sep 7 #14
Yes. It's called leadership. Some Dems should try it sometime. paleotn Sep 7 #17
Confusion was the goal. They know they can't simply ban vaccines. The public would go ape shit. paleotn Sep 7 #16
I have an appointment tomorrow mnhtnbb Sep 8 #40
I plan to call again tomorrow and the next day and then the next... littlemissmartypants Sep 7 #9
Democrats should ask my gov how to talk about this & other issues. Newsom, Pritzker, Walz... Hekate Sep 7 #12
Actually, I'm kind of surprised it's that high. paleotn Sep 7 #13
Yes, I actually meant it as a positive revelation senseandsensibility Sep 7 #15
I've heard... GiqueCee Sep 7 #18
I put no faith in rumors of behind the scenes strategic moves senseandsensibility Sep 7 #19
I like what you did there, GiqueCee! calimary Sep 7 #22
Then you need to demand MSM cover them. travelingthrulife Sep 8 #30
Someone needs to take the lead in vaccine education. SidneyR Sep 7 #20
Welcome to DU senseandsensibility Sep 7 #21
Recent Childhood Vaccination Trends Wiz Imp Sep 7 #25
Dear God, those Republicans are brainwashed muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #43
Far Fewer in U.S. Regard Childhood Vaccinations as Important Wiz Imp Sep 7 #26
Tommy was a few years older than me. He had polio. He would come to church in leg braces, twodogsbarking Sep 8 #28
Someone needs to take them through an old cemetary Bettie Sep 8 #32
The stakes here are so high senseandsensibility Sep 8 #33
i like old cemeteries. lots of dead young women, kids, group illness graves. a lot of 4 yr olds. pansypoo53219 Sep 8 #38
DNC should run ads hitting this during NFL games in states w/ contested midterm seats AdamGG Sep 8 #36
The hearing got media coverage flamingdem Sep 8 #37
Yes the Dems should have milked the energy from that hearing for senseandsensibility Sep 8 #39
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