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DELUSIONAL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 01:20 AM
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Democrats as abuse victims: The Politics of Victimization
As soon as bushie started strutting his "I won" strut -- a few people at DU began posting -- well if only we had done this or that differently -- and then we began to see the democrats cowering in front of king bushie.

When I feel like I want to pound someone or slap someone silly for their cowardly behavior -- I realize that I am reacting to a victim and blaming the victim.

The very worst thing that democrats can do is take on the victim's role. There are a hell of a lot of us -- and WE won!

I've seen major improvements in democrats attitudes when they realize that VOTE FRAUDreally did happen and that their gut feeling that Kerry won was right. They suddenly realize that they are not alone -- that a whole lot of people are really angry about the vote fraud and the coup that is still taking place.

Read the article and then keep sharing the fact that VOTE FRAUD is how bushie "won" the election. The main stream media isn't going to do their jobs -- so we will have to be the journalists and news hounds. We are pissed and we are not going to take bushie's abuse. Perhaps some day the talking heads will pay for their part in the coup -- may they all become street people -- begging at faith based charities.

http://mathewgross.com/blog/archives/001041.html

The Politics of Victimization by Mathew Gross

"And watch the Democratic Party leadership walk on eggshells, try to meet him, please him, wash the windows better, get out that spot, distance themselves from gays and civil rights. See them cry for the attention and affection and approval of the President and his followers. Watch us squirm. Watch us descend into a world of crazy-making, where logic does not work and the other side tells us we are nuts when we rely on facts. A world where, worst of all, we begin to believe we are crazy.

How to break free?

Again, the answer is quite simple.

First, you must admit you are a victim. Then, you must declare the state of affairs unacceptable. Next, you must promise to protect yourself and everyone around you that is being victimized. You don’t do this by responding to their demands, or becoming more like them, or engaging in logical conversation, or trying to persuade them that you are right. You also don’t do this by going catatonic and resigned, by closing up your ears and eyes and covering your head and submitting to the blows, figuring its over faster and hurts less is you don’t resist and fight back. Instead, you walk away. You find other folks like yourself, 56 million of them, who are hurting, broken, and beating themselves up. You tell them what you’ve learned, and that you aren’t going to take it anymore. You stand tall, with 56 million people at your side and behind you, and you look right into the eyes of the abuser and you tell him to go to hell. Then you walk out the door, taking the kids and gays and minorities with you, and you start a new life. The new life is hard. But it’s better than the abuse.
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DELUSIONAL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 01:24 AM
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1. oops a dupe
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1395238

This is an excellent article -- and worth a second thread -- since CatWoman's thread has 113 replies -- slow loading for us poor dial up folk.
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chicagojoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 01:26 AM
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2. I'm not a victim, but I can't wait until Bush is made into one.
Almost happened on his trip to Central America.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 01:33 AM
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3. Posted ten days ago also
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joanski01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 05:22 AM
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4. I read this this morning
on Buzzflash. I did not see it here when it was posted ten days ago, so I was glad that someone posted it again.

It is well worth the read. And I wholeheartedly agree with it. I am so sick of the Dems trying to please, negotiate, compromise with the Repukes. They are abusers and pigs and I detest them. We need to fight back, not compromise.
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