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The Democratic Party has been afraid of anything left of center ever since McGovern lost in 1972. They've been playing it as "Republican Lite" since Reagan, always watching polls, taking seriously the GOP's own silly rhetoric about a "conservative revolution" and all that. As President. Clinton was to the right of Nixon! NAFTA was pure GOP corporate-sucking sellout. Clinton's welfare reform was a Republican's wet dream, so delicious since they pretend no whites are on welfare. And yes, the ACA is in fact Romney's healthcare plan for Massachusetts. We can make the Party again a defender of the working class as it was in the days of FDR, and a force against racism as it was under LBJ. It requires activism and a lot of argumentation. It means getting out the vote. With the Democrats barely hanging on to a majority when they have one, and most of their districts with significant proportions of reactionary fearful white voters, one can almost excuse their centrism. But I don't, because the Democrats themselves could have maintained their dedication to good policies, could have stood up against Reaganomics, could have motivated all those who don't vote to do so. Stacy Abrams and Beto O'Rourke have demonstrated that this is possible. We should not despair. Biden is behaving far more like a progressive than we ever thought he would. Abrams, O'Rourke and others may be poised to overthrow a few of the Republican miscreants currently in power. We will never have a successful alternative to the Democratic Party. This system is stuck in its 2-Party mode and will not change. We have to take over the Democratic Party as we did in 1972. A lot of scary hippies chased people away from voting for McGovern, plus the fear among many whites of groups like the Panthers. If we don't go forward with pronouns and safe spaces in the forefront... because voters can't relate to that stuff. We need talk of REAL economic policies which rebuild USA's dead rural towns, which create jobs for whites, blacks and everyone else, which concentrate our attention on the "rising tide which lifts all boats" and defuses the divisiveness fostered to its own advantage by the GOP. This IS possible. Democrats are so notoriously unable to cooperate, and so many don't vote. Progressives won't vote because Biden insulted Bernie. While the whites are being stirred up to vote by Q and such inflammatory bull, many blacks don't bother voting unless the candidate is black. All the factions of Democrats are guilty of this dysfunctional behavior which keeps the RepubliQans in power.

@Del @Troy@ProfD Thanks, guys!! Nice to be remembered by my online buddies! What would I do if I didn't have you to keep me on my toes? For now, I'm enjoying my day. Hope we can do this again next year. 😉

Yep. Clearly Sisqo was a head of his time. 😁 I blame him and O'Dell Beckham Jr. for inspiring these n8gglets to look like they're in a rainbow fraternity. 😎

ProfD Remember Sisqo of Dru Hill? "Sleepin' in my bed Messin' with my head Takin' my plaaaaaace..." We thought the nigga was just weird back in the 90s, but he'd fit right in today!

Yep. That's why I think it's beyond ridiculous. it's not just wigs. Women and men are dying their natural hair different colors too. Round up these n8gglets and their heads will make them look like a bag of Skittles. 😎

My first response is that you need to curtail the name-calling. Calling me crazy only indicates that you have nothing to say. Your spiel is entirely a regurgitation of lying RepubliQan talking points. The FBI is corrupt, the Democrats are extreme leftists, the entire govt is a conspiracy against Trump and his followers, laissez-faire corporatism is good economic policy, blah blah blah all nonsense if not outright lies. And you BELIEVE that offal? That's pathetic, and propagating such falderol only contributes to fascism in the USA and to the aims of Vladimir Putin, Trump's boss. Trickle-down doesn't work. This is a democratic system. Trump supporters are populist fascists, therefore anti-democratic as they consistently demonstrate. Anyone supporting Trump now is a traitor, as he is clearly guilty of treason and is an asset of our enemy Putin. Shame on you! I'd suggest you log onto Travelocity and enter "Moscow" in the search engine. We're going to drain the fascists. Any "swamp" in play here has its murkiest water at Mar-a-Lago. Yes, Trump likely was passing secrets to the Saudis if not Putin. That's his game. There is nothing positive about Trump that we could believe or repeat. He's a racist, misogynist, thieving, conning, lying, megalomanic narcissist traitor who is stirring up the lesser types among us to insurrection and other violence. They clearly broadcast their intent to kill Democrats, blacks, gays, Muslims, immigrants and others. It is online rampantly every day, so any denial is just more lying. We face the greatest threat to democracy in this country since 1862. And the evil perfidy being perpetrated by Trumpoids is no less vile than that of the Confederats. It is treasonous. It is unacceptable. Y'all are heading at 80mph toward a thick wall. I'm a brick in that wall. ¡No pasarán!

Happy b'day @Cynique and wishing you many more.🎂🎁 I know you get tired of reading the SOS (same ole sh8t) from some of us. 😁 Still, it's a blessing to have your presence, perspective, wisdom, wit and cynicism here. You make this forum an even cooler place to hang. Enjoy whatever you decide to do on your day.🤗😎

Yes Happy Birthday Connie may you have many more!

It's about time somebody recognized perfection when they were in the presence of it.....lol