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Hortensis

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10. A bunch of extremist types flooded in around 2015-16, catalyzed

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:08 AM

Mar 2022

by Sanders' presidential candidacy, to the great harm of the more rational socialist radicals at DSA. The Republican Party's enormously larger than the DSA of course, but both groups lost their souls to, or had them ripped out maybe, by radicalized hoards that have far more in common than not. The passions of both are energized, as always, by hope for destruction of the mainstreams that they imagine will clear the path to their power.

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The Democratic Socialists of America reaffirms its call for the US to withdraw from NATO, [View all] pnwmom Mar 2022 OP

... ColinC Mar 2022 #1

Oof DarthDem Mar 2022 #2

Keep talking dummys n/t XiJung Mar 2022 #3

I have no words. sheshe2 Mar 2022 #4

Withdrawing from NATO only helps Putin LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #5

Thanks.. I Rt that! Cha Mar 2022 #11

The idea that left-wing and right-wing populists will form an alliance and do class revolution. betsuni Mar 2022 #12

next they'll call on france and britain to cancel the mutual defense pact with poland nt msongs Mar 2022 #6

Moronic idea that U.S. set the stage for Russia, same as Democrats paved the way to Trump. betsuni Mar 2022 #7

They sound a lot like trump don't they? JohnSJ Mar 2022 #8

"NATO BAD RUSSIA GOOD" Cha Mar 2022 #13

Way to shoot yourself in the foot, DSA. AOC needs to... brush Mar 2022 #9

A bunch of extremist types flooded in around 2015-16, catalyzed Hortensis Mar 2022 #10

Rational socialist radicals? TexasTowelie Mar 2022 #14

Hortensis is correct Celerity Mar 2022 #18

:) "MORE rational." George Orwell described most who Hortensis Mar 2022 #19

Those extremists were anti-Hillary, not pro-Sanders, mistake Sanders people made thinking betsuni Mar 2022 #16

Ugh. Please, just don't. herding cats Mar 2022 #15

Talk about tone deaf COL Mustard Mar 2022 #17

When you horseshoe yourself all the way to Trump Hav Mar 2022 #20

Great. The Republicans will use this against us in every campaign Walleye Mar 2022 #21

Thank you pnwmom. I Asked a while ago about Sanders being a part of this LizBeth Mar 2022 #22

Horseshoe Theory. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #23

Ya think? peggysue2 Mar 2022 #24

Folks where the horseshoe meet don't like when you bring it up DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #25

They're completely different!!! Bucky Mar 2022 #27

Agree. Anyone that dumb has been hit over the head with a horseshoe... Bucky Mar 2022 #26

A DSA member is primarying Carolyn Maloney in NY-12 lapucelle Mar 2022 #28

Poor Fucking Putin.. Cha Mar 2022 #29