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The Way Forward

Scrivener7

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2. Our mistake was not realizing a good part of the racism and sexism came from inside the house.

Reply to somsai (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 10:31 AM

May 2025

The working class voters who switched or stayed home do not want change. They want to satisfy their racism and sexism, whether or not they acknowledge to themselves that that racism and sexism exist within them.

I'm not saying the platform can't always be improved. But I'm saying if we run a middle-aged, white, protestant straight man and we don't change a letter of the platform, we will win.

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The Democrats' Fork in the Road [View all] somsai May 2025 OP

Do Town Halls gab13by13 May 2025 #1

Our mistake was not realizing a good part of the racism and sexism came from inside the house. Scrivener7 May 2025 #2

What is one to do??? ultralite001 May 2025 #3

The Road Not Taken somsai May 2025 #4

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I think we shouldn't overthink it Dem4life1970 May 2025 #6

What about after tha? everyonematters May 2025 #7

The problem lies....in the lies. Dem4life1970 May 2025 #8