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Doodley

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40. Extreme wokism, communism, socialism, hating America, not understanding economics, high taxes,

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:29 PM

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being anti-man and wife, killing babies, being the anti-Christ, phony science like climate change and vaccines, pandering to other nations, allowing twenty or thirty million immigrants in, many muderers and rapists, starting the war in Ukraine. This is just some of the gaslighting that many millions of Republicans believe.

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What exactly is so horrible about the Democratic party ? [View all] kacekwl Monday OP

It's quite simple librechik Monday #1

Why did Trump make such large gains in both black and Hispanic vote in 2024? nt LexVegas Monday #2

Strong man Blue Full Moon Monday #20

I would be interested in Tavis speaking to that question if nothing else. Still flummoxes me how... dutch777 Monday #22

2 reasons Freddie Monday #46

How are you supposed to reason with people like this? LS0999 Monday #49

You can't Freddie Monday #53

Actual deplorables lildDemz Monday #52

Because he wore some of his racism on his sleeve... haele Monday #60

Long term investment by the GOP in Hispanic communities. LeftInTX Monday #61

There are many issues that have been discussed for years here, but each time Scrivener7 Monday #3

What are the kacekwl Monday #9

Rural areas need to get people involved/new candidates to run locally berniesandersmittens Monday #21

We are doing all that. murielm99 Tuesday #78

Yes, and it takes money so whining about fundraising and swallowing the lie that campaign contributions betsuni Tuesday #79

It has not been happening in my area until recently. berniesandersmittens Tuesday #81

You likely will not get many takers, as a swarm will come in and falsely cry 'Dem bashing!' and relentlessly target. Celerity Monday #24

+1000% WarGamer Monday #31

This! SineQuaNon001 Monday #56

There's a lot of truth in what you say, SQN. summer_in_TX Tuesday #73

Kamala Harris was called happy warrior and joyful warrior, as Democrats know. betsuni Tuesday #75

I'll leave it to others. The things said by the swarm make me lose hope for our ability to turn things around, Scrivener7 Monday #25

Biggest weakness: Reacting instead of Acting leftstreet Monday #28

That's realistic. LeftInTX Monday #36

if i answer this question, my post will be hidden or removed samsingh Monday #30

Yep. I understand what you're saying. Republicans are "Surface People" chouchou Monday #54

Exactly fucking right TnDem Monday #71

It isn't about what is wrong with the Democratic Party, but what is wrong with the lies, the gaslighting, Doodley Monday #4

I hear this from kacekwl Monday #11

Yeah, there is faction that seems to think that because "we lost" and "aren't polling too good" at the moment, LeftInTX Monday #37

Extreme wokism, communism, socialism, hating America, not understanding economics, high taxes, Doodley Monday #40

I think a big reason for the low numbers in these polls they cite..... marmar Monday #5

I think comparing out of power minority Dems in Congress with governors is specious bigtree Monday #18

We bring pencils to gun fights. nt LexVegas Monday #6

This Johnny2X2X Monday #8

Bingo. Susan Calvin Monday #10

Thats great but then kacekwl Monday #12

Not by me. Susan Calvin Monday #26

Or, as I've been saying for years, here at DU: Paladin Monday #19

Its messaging is hard to get out for one thing, gab13by13 Monday #7

I think Schumer should retire kacekwl Monday #14

The party needs more younger people womanofthehills Monday #48

Smiley is an idiot SocialDemocrat61 Monday #13

I agree but his kacekwl Monday #15

Yes it's become a media narrative SocialDemocrat61 Monday #29

The majority of America is white....the Democratic Party is a very diverse party walkingman Monday #16

books... myohmy2 Monday #17

I don't belong to an organized political party, I"m a Democrat. Will Rogers Ping Tung Monday #23

Tavis Smiley? sheshe2 Monday #27

People vote based on feelings and things like bigotry and resentment JI7 Monday #32

I know. We get lumped with anarchists and communists by the right. LeftInTX Monday #62

1. We support Abortion rights. maxsolomon Monday #33

"They're baby killers!" Diamond_Dog Monday #34

Repugs don't care about already born children ClimateChangeisReal Monday #43

Baby killers... JanLip Monday #50

When people tell a young person they are ugly.... kentuck Monday #35

They unilaterally disarmed in 2000 ClimateChangeisReal Monday #38

I don't know that we can even have that discussion here. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #39

Years of demonization by the Radical Right have made sure most people have no idea what the Democratic Party really is. eppur_se_muova Monday #41

We need to be tough on crime and immigration JI7 Monday #42

It's not doing at all times precisely what I think it should be doing Torchlight Monday #44

Massive RW propaganda D_Master81 Monday #45

Generations of hard core right wing propaganda relayerbob Monday #47

Campaigning, messaging, higher turnout for elections, inspiring voters to vote for us IronLionZion Monday #51

It's simple, Dems are running the same campaigns JMCKUSICK Monday #55

+1 leftstreet Monday #57

Bingo, along with security, a decent job JMCKUSICK Monday #59

MAGA media knows how to manipulate Illusionary effect and anchor bias. Same during civil war ... uponit7771 Monday #58

Bothsiderism, too many stupid people that buy into "both sides" propaganda. GoodRaisin Monday #63

It's culturally acceptable JustAnotherGen Monday #64

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Look at what happened with Zelenskyy today! LeftInTX Monday #66

Nobody cares... TnDem Monday #72

Dems bullied, then hated because bullied. Yes! Punching down, insults, childish attempts to blame everything on them, betsuni Tuesday #77

What a thread -- may I just point out there's been 40 or 50 years of unremitting RW propaganda? Hekate Monday #67

Nothing. Republicans started writing the script and made Democrats worse and worse villains with each rewrite betsuni Monday #68

Party leaders suck up to Wall St./Corporate America and threw workers under the bus AStern Monday #69

a lot of people need someone to look down on Skittles Monday #70

I agree, & it was a harsh realization that disgusted me to the core. Further, my own deepest trigger... Hekate Tuesday #74

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An entire thread about how crappy murielm99 Tuesday #80

Because we don't make politics akin to getting out into the arena and no_hypocrisy Tuesday #82