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retrowire

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Mon Apr 24, 2017, 11:53 AM Apr 2017

I've said it before about the Democratic Party, I'll say it again... [View all]

The Democratic Party is fractured because we're too god damn intelligent.

Trumpers can easily follow their leader.

Bernie or Busters can easily be stubborn because they lack the foresight and didn't consider the details. (Nor did they listen to Bernie and probably didn't follow him as much as they say they did.)

Intelligent minds don't see black and white. There's much more to everything than that.

But all this talk about Pro-Life Democrats and whether or not Bernie should GTFO takes me back to the primary days.

And during those days I came to a conclusion. The reason Bernie Supporters and Hillary supporters were so divisive then and still to this damn day is because we're deep thinkers.

I've noticed in my time with the Democratic Party that, we are most definitely similar to herding cats. We UNDERSTAND the issues and do our research. The issues themselves are complex and that's what we are as well.

And god damn it if it doesn't make things difficult.

Everyone has an opinion, but we all have such vast variations of opinions.

This is why we can't agree on anything.

And when Bernie says the Democratic Party needs to make some changes, I have to say that this change is the most important.

We need to fucking agree. Otherwise we're going in all different directions when the next battle arrives. We need to discuss and SETTLE.

And we should do it democratically with a vote. Any idea on how to go about doing that? I'm serious. The infighting will get NOTHING done.

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Let me modify that slightly... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2017 #1
K&R - Definitely!!! "Kindness. That's what's often lacking in the world in general right now." RKP5637 Apr 2017 #4
. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2017 #5
Hey neighbor retrowire Apr 2017 #7
hey there! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2017 #15
To many, kindness & empathy are weaknesses. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #8
That was a satire site. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #27
Fuck. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #28
Here's what they say- rzemanfl Apr 2017 #29
Absolute rubbish! longship Apr 2017 #2
Who is "they"? Control-Z Apr 2017 #11
They are the ones who insist on infighting over an election which happened months ago. nt longship Apr 2017 #12
i agree. we arent sheep and that can sometimes backfire.. samnsara Apr 2017 #3
Religion Bayard Apr 2017 #10
Herding cats. Sometimes the cats get kind of hissy. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #6
Or hitching cats to a dog sled. Binkie The Clown Apr 2017 #9
"Bernie or Busters can easily be stubborn because they lack the foresight...." philly_bob Apr 2017 #13
I was there but I don't recall retrowire Apr 2017 #22
If memory serves, DU posters were 60% pro-Bernie and 40% pro-Clinton in the primaries. philly_bob Apr 2017 #25
Identifying the common denominator.... MedusaX Apr 2017 #14
If they were so smart DownriverDem Apr 2017 #16
Too many facts plus too little money yield fractiousness. Orsino Apr 2017 #17
Not lock step DownriverDem Apr 2017 #23
re Sanders and his supporters ... ananda Apr 2017 #18
It's clear what we've been doing isn't working, whatever that is..... vi5 Apr 2017 #19
Supreme Court DownriverDem Apr 2017 #24
I don't see it that way BainsBane Apr 2017 #20
The Dems need common ground, not agreement Fiendish Thingy Apr 2017 #21
Yes but dont forget not all non democratic party folks are sincere and here for the real deal. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #26
Democrats are not goose-steppers Skittles Apr 2017 #30
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