• Daftydux
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    4 days ago

    This is where I fall off with liberals. “Lose the Trans talking points, they are holding the DNC back.”

    How about first we try losing the DNC talking points. They’ve been in charge this whole time and I didn’t see trans people allow fascism to wash over the states while they were at the head of the government.

    • @[email protected]
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      174 days ago

      Lose the gun talking point.

      Dems be Beto O’Rourke’ing every election

      This is the moment that O’Rourke lost texas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMVhL6OOuR0

      2nd amendment can serve an important purpose, kill traitors who are violating the constitution.

      Unfortunately, dems managed to convince people left-of-center to disarm, while the far-right have become the majority of gun owners.

      Thanks, Democrats. You did the job for the fascists.

      Gun are great. End fascism where the idea begins 🧠 by using the 2A

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        33 days ago

        it is like watching interdimensional cable from Rick and Morty “in this reality it is normal to carry guns and the discussion is which side of the aisle has more”

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        84 days ago

        I have been saying this for years, as someone who lives in Texas: If the Dems stopped talking about “taking away guns”, then Progressive policies/candidates would win in landslide elections constantly.

        I voted for Beto, donated to his campaign, had his yard sign, etc. But I knew that sound clip was going to haunt him forever.

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          64 days ago

          I am far from a one issue voter, but the louder you are against the working class being armed, the slimmer the chances of me voting for you.

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            64 days ago

            Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary

            • Karl Marx

            It’s one of things we actually agree with rightoids about… Democrat strategy is stupid beyond belief; who are the anti-gun libs going to vote for, the Republicans?

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        14 days ago

        I feel like… this is half baked… but I feel like the gun stuff should be … states rights? Push it down to the state level. Let texas be texas. Let new york or new york city specifically have its own laws. Make right wing people argue against states rights some more.

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      33 days ago

      You arent going to win any elections catering to 1% of the total population and alienating a large part of it. I would say that is just common sense politics at this point.

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        3 days ago

        Protecting the rights of individuals is not catering to 1% of the total population. Its the bare minimum in a supposed civilized democracy. You can never, ever, compromise on protecting individuals that are causing no harm to others and just trying to navigate through the world.

        Do we need to showcase the trans issue? No. We need politicians that are better at navigating the media environment and can effectively strategize against the GOP propaganda machine.

        If you do that first, you wouldn’t have an issue with trans people. For fuck sakes make an attempt at it even and if they are capable and what I say is wrong, fine, expel the trans people from the party. Except, accept you will never be a party of values only one of opposition, so be cautious of ever trying to claim morality after that point.