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In reply to the discussion: Democrats Are Losing Young People [View all]JohnSJ
(98,755 posts)51. I think you are underestimating the damage that has been done, and will be done in the next 4 years. The
Supreme Court is gone for at least a generation. Even if we are fortunate enough to win both houses in congress, they won't have the votes to remove trump, and if they did vance is just as nuts if not more so.
The best that winning Congress in the midterms would do is slow the damage down, but what this administration puts in place in the next two years could provide even power power to a president without Congress.
and whether we want to admit it or not, unless we have enough republicans in Congress to curtail his power, the country is serious trouble. They are already defying court orders, and I don't see a made rush to enforce those orders.
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Entirely. Social media will end up as the weapon that destroyed this nation
misanthrope
Wednesday
#64
Unfortunately, mostly due to historic oppression, black men are particularly susceptible to the manly-man appeal. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Wednesday
#2
Indeed they are traits of SOME men and it cuts across racial lines. You miss the point and the history
Bernardo de La Paz
Wednesday
#34
Simple answers go nowhere. My post goes deeper. Your post begs the question.
Bernardo de La Paz
Wednesday
#46
Again you beg the question. Why don't they respect, don't like? are the real questions
Bernardo de La Paz
Wednesday
#55
the problem is we depend on the Black and LatinX communitites to cover the failure of white communities
cadoman
Wednesday
#63
Thank you. I'm so sick of this shit. Black men got nothing to do with this shit. Trump is a white people's problem.
Solomon
Thursday
#101
Yes, the campaign made it a broad appeal, their mindset is not really manly, and they are whiny and unqualified. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Wednesday
#42
They have just succeeded in a self-fulfilling prophecy. Congratulations to them.
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#16
Claiming to know with certainty the reason young people stayed home is part of the problem
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
#68
Those "shit people" are the largest untapped pool of voters in the country
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
#89
Dems are almost certain to retake the house in a blue wave in the 2026 midterms
Fiendish Thingy
Thursday
#103
Young people who didn't vote are the largest untapped pool of voters in the nation
Fiendish Thingy
Thursday
#107
After the revolution everything will be nice, everyone young forever and dominating elections for generations.
betsuni
Thursday
#110
The threat of losing all their rights with a Trump victory wasn't enough to motivate them
Kaleva
Wednesday
#17
Correct because people don't understand dictatorships in the US, no perspective
uponit7771
Wednesday
#85
If they are that stupid, which based on this OP they seem to be, then they have no one to blame for the
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#14
Yes, I sure do, and they can't be all painted with one brush either, because they don't all speak with the same
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#45
It's not just white men but yes the reason is the same. And they are becoming religious also
JI7
Wednesday
#20
It's because of widespread propaganda. A small group is angry at the Dems for not speaking out enough.
kerry-is-my-prez
Wednesday
#31
I think you are underestimating the damage that has been done, and will be done in the next 4 years. The
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#51
Sanders has led them to believe that Democrats are just as bad as Republicans and everyone needs to...
W_HAMILTON
Wednesday
#39
it is damning all of us. That type of thinking has brought us to where we are today.
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#53
You are so right Cha. They messed up in a big way, but I guess they can put those tiny screws in Apple Iphones
JohnSJ
Wednesday
#82
I don't like being too pessimistic, but what happened was a perfect storm against Democracy, and I think
JohnSJ
Thursday
#93
Do you think congresspeople are anointed rather than voted in by their constituents?
W_HAMILTON
Friday
#113
"They come in via primaries that are handled by the super engaged tiny minority"
W_HAMILTON
Friday
#115