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angrychair

(12,190 posts)
20. What is being a "Democrat" mean?
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:26 AM
10 hrs ago

I mean for far too many people it just means being Republican but just with a little less racism, misogyny, xenophobia and bigotry.

I mean the only thing some Democrats hate more than Republicans is Progressive Democrats.

I mean if you mention things like "Medicare for all" or "student loan debt relief" or "paid maternity leave" is fastest way to get yelled at by both Democrats and Republicans about how it will never work or is too expensive or nothing like being told I'm a freeloader for wanting that type of of stuff...by other Democrats.

The rapid shift of some in the Democratic Party to the right has been disturbing as is our reliance on sternly worded letters.

I don't know what the answer is but with every passing election I feel more and more that as a progressive I'm not wanted in this party. That I'm more looked at as the enemy then the actual Republican pedophiles and their enablers.


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America's values have changed. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #1
You forgot about the other one-third FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #9
One third wants to kill one third while the other third didn't care. Sound familiar? AZLD4Candidate 12 hrs ago #11
The MAGAs/evil ones are killing Americans every day. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #12
That's because the masked singer is on or someone's getting kicked in the nuts on tiktok. AZLD4Candidate 8 hrs ago #23
Exactly! Hey Joe 58 min ago #30
It will be immensely difficult to pull back... Dave says 8 min ago #33
Where is our bot farm! Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #2
What have media have you been looking at? EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #3
Now, yes, but the man never should have been reelected and only was due to a biased media. Chasstev365 13 hrs ago #4
I hear you. OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #6
I think that's a hard argument to make quantitatively EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #15
The problem as I see it maxrandb 12 hrs ago #8
That's not what most people under 40 are looking at. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #24
the way president biden was betrayed catsudon 13 hrs ago #5
I'll never forget MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #22
The DNC had David Hogg but Martin was threatened and got rid of him. Lonestarblue 13 hrs ago #7
Excellent points! Chasstev365 12 hrs ago #10
I'm sure James Carville has another decade in him. LuvLoogie 12 hrs ago #13
Time to be ruthless, niceness isn't working Historic NY 12 hrs ago #14
Spot on! 4bonhoffer 11 hrs ago #16
We can start right here. Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #17
Excellent point MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #25
Change the name to Progressive Underground? CanonRay 1 hr ago #29
The "brosphere" ignores the lived experience of the majority of the population dlk 11 hrs ago #18
Yep! Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #19
Because they don't care MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #26
What is being a "Democrat" mean? angrychair 10 hrs ago #20
AOC and Bernie Sanders are "Radical Leftist." Chasstev365 10 hrs ago #21
I see what you're saying MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #27
I think it is shifting. OhioBlue 44 min ago #32
Are we a fan club or a political party. We need to look to the future. everyonematters 1 hr ago #28
The corporate media monopoly is an enemy of democracy Mysterian 48 min ago #31
If Democrats had had Biden's back...we could have weathered the debate... Demsrule86 1 min ago #34
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