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Doodley

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31. We are always drowned out. GOP lies always win over Dem truths. I don't know how that can change.

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Alan Berg, talk show host, was shot to death. Guess the perpetrator's politics in this and 8 other attacks on Democrats [View all] Doodley Sep 15 OP

Maybe we are too silent. yardwork Sep 15 #1

Agreed. Look at how frequent attacks are since Trump came on the scene. Doodley Sep 15 #2

We try to change things thru legislation Karma13612 Sep 15 #3

Another who agrees with you. mwmisses4289 Sep 15 #4

Agree. Let the new guard Dems take over. ananda Sep 15 #5

Maybe? Heidi Sep 15 #8

Yeah, one would think so. hadEnuf Sep 15 #13

Right wing billionaires own and control our news. Initech Sep 15 #17

They control certain news. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #23

Agreed 100% Doodley Tuesday #25

It's not that. The problem is the race issue JI7 Sep 15 #18

There is a lot of faux moral outrage on the right, blaming the wrong people, but on the left there is a lack of Doodley Tuesday #26

Maybe those with podiums and microphones in front of them yellow dahlia Sep 15 #20

link? G_j Sep 15 #6

K & R malaise Sep 15 #7

Kick dalton99a Sep 15 #9

Takes one to know one, donald. calimary Sep 15 #12

So, by MAGA logic, Trump should be deported. Doodley Tuesday #27

To a certain extent, picking the victim influences the perpetrator EdmondDantes_ Sep 15 #10

During BLM protests, it was the Boogaloo Boise who burned yellow dahlia Sep 15 #21

I don't generally believe in instagators as a large source without evidence EdmondDantes_ Sep 15 #22

As for example, applied to Tesla Dealerships victimized by a "mysterious other"? Torchlight Tuesday #39

Exactly. It is in the nature of angry gun-loving, racists, bigots, and religious supremacists to have a higher Doodley Tuesday #29

So obvious, right? yellow dahlia Tuesday #38

At least 75% of political attacks are carried out by right-leaning perpetrators. This list shows that Doodley Tuesday #28

Thank you . Saving this. surfered Sep 15 #11

You are welcome. It is a good reference if encountering somebody who tries to label Democrats as the cause of Doodley Tuesday #30

I remember the Alan Berg shooting. LeftInTX Sep 15 #14

We are always drowned out. GOP lies always win over Dem truths. I don't know how that can change. Doodley Tuesday #31

But ... but ... but ... it's TOO SOON to talk about gun control! FakeNoose Sep 15 #15

Good point. Doodley Tuesday #32

Thanks for the top post Jarqui Sep 15 #16

And now rhe right are effectively trying to create the narrative that they have their own MLK moment. Doodley Tuesday #34

My reaction is Jarqui Tuesday #37

The person who killed MLK was a crazy, hateful white supremacist ... FakeNoose Tuesday #40

Anthrax was sent to Dem Senators and the "'Lef-ewing" media. nt Festivito Sep 15 #19

Good point. And yet the nation is being told that Democrats are the cause of political violence. Doodley Tuesday #35

Let's not forget the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #24

Excellent point! Doodley Tuesday #33

And yet they turned that around a blamed it on Clinton for the raid in Waco.... LeftInTX Tuesday #36