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sabrina 1

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19. It's like a game. They give each team a few 'plays'. As you point out, for the Right it's Fundie
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:47 AM
Apr 2015

support (and I doubt many of them even care about the issues, we saw the truth of that with Abramoff when he was recorded calling the Fundies the 'crazies'. But publicly, he was all for them.

For the Left, it is as you say 'minorities'. The powerful puppeteers probably don't care one way or the other, but they want the parties to fight over these things, it creates an illusion, it divides the country.

Who wins or loses on these issues, doesn't matter. In fact losing keeps the battle going.

Which is why you may have noticed, some of the most right leaning people on the 'left' constantly tell you how they support 'women and gays and civil rights'. The reason they keep telling us is because that is their COVER.

Real Dems don't have to keep reminding us what they stand for. It goes without saying when they are among other Dems.

But infiltrators have to put on a real show because without those 'issues' their stand on all the issues would out them for what they are.

Safety Nets [View all] merrily Apr 2015 OP
Safety nets for the rich won't be cut anytime soon. GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #1
Welfare for rich people, in one form of another, is by far, the most expensive "welfare as we merrily Apr 2015 #6
Great post & thanks merrily for shining a light on the hypocrisy of "New Democrats" RiverLover Apr 2015 #2
Thanks so much, RiverLover. merrily Apr 2015 #4
They aren't promoting it, but explaining how "New Dems" are actually Reagan Dems, RiverLover Apr 2015 #5
It's not an accurate explanation, though. merrily Apr 2015 #7
What is inaccurate about it? RiverLover Apr 2015 #8
Please see the end of my Reply 4. merrily Apr 2015 #9
A summation maybe? RiverLover Apr 2015 #10
Not today. merrily Apr 2015 #11
OK RiverLover Apr 2015 #12
I am interested as well, and for the same reason, respect for a very astute poster Dragonfli Apr 2015 #14
Thank you. I'll pm you as well when I do an Op with my merrily Apr 2015 #17
K&R..... daleanime Apr 2015 #3
What the hell newfie11 Apr 2015 #13
Democrats used to keep stuff like that in check. Now, they put it on the table. merrily Apr 2015 #15
There is very little difference between the New Democrats/Third Way and Republicans. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #16
Yep. "Limousine liberals," my ass. merrily Apr 2015 #18
It's like a game. They give each team a few 'plays'. As you point out, for the Right it's Fundie sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #19
Sorry Sabrina. I edited, forgot I was editing instead of drafting and made some big changes to that merrily Apr 2015 #20
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