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Cirsium

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3. You aren't really listening

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 05:30 PM

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If all you hear from "young people these days" is that they want someone younger to represent them, then you aren't really listening at all.

Mischaracterizing the opinions of those with whom you disagree in order to make them all look ridiculous? Not good.

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Should we just hand control of the Party over to AOC? [View all] PeaceWave Wednesday OP

I haven't heard that one yet. ornotna Wednesday #1

No SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #8

I don't believe we should scuttle everything to please Gen Z bucolic_frolic Wednesday #2

You aren't really listening Cirsium Wednesday #3

But that's the point SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #13

This ThePartyThatListens Yesterday #46

I don't believe those KT2000 Wednesday #4

Won't be long before we see posts awesomerwb1 Wednesday #5

What are your suggestions? SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #7

A pizza? Celerity Wednesday #23

Toppings? SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #29

Swedish kebabpizza 🍕 Celerity Wednesday #30

How about the The Madcap Wednesday #16

So we should stick with the leaders who lost SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #6

Which sort of ignores the question of whether there will be a Democratic party in 2 years 0rganism Wednesday #9

Spoiler alert: if we did, the same forces of propaganda that got them to stop on a dime and hate Hillary, Pelosi, etc. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #10

"They" Cirsium Wednesday #20

Those that claim they will happily support Democrats if we only bend over backwards to appease them... W_HAMILTON Sunday #36

oh, those wankers Cirsium Sunday #37

Why do you assume the observation is driven by "hatred" ? It's just an observation. Hekate Sunday #39

Intense dislike? Cirsium Monday #41

De-rec. NT Celerity Wednesday #24

Spoiler alert: Those forces are already at work in this thread. Iggo Wednesday #25

Spot on. The real issue with running a woman for POTUS is a national case of reeking misogyny Hekate Sunday #38

She's a fighter... lame54 Wednesday #11

Sweet Jesus, that is not what young people are asking for. Galraedia Wednesday #12

Personally claudette Wednesday #27

Try electing a 43-year-old. NOBODY would go for it. usonian Wednesday #14

OK by me. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #15

Okay, let's run Joe Biden again for 2028 SunImp Wednesday #17

Sure, I'm good with that. She's young, healthy and very intelligent. Autumn Wednesday #18

well, she'd have to count votes, trade horses, and win. thebigidea Wednesday #19

2 things Trenzalore Wednesday #21

Couldn't be any worse than what radicalleft Wednesday #22

Absolutely not claudette Wednesday #26

Did you have a point? dpibel Wednesday #28

I'm not sure she could do any worse after the November performance of so called veteran pols. BannonsLiver Wednesday #31

No JustAnotherGen Wednesday #32

Thank you for naming some alternatives. PeaceWave Thursday #34

You know, the Democratic caucus, or the Democratic National Committee, Seeking Serenity Wednesday #33

We need leaders who are willing to step up and be bold in their defense of constitutional democracy. lees1975 Thursday #35

I think your OP subject line kinda sucks.... as there appears no chance Jack Valentino Monday #40

Um... Young people went hard for Donnie Blue_Tires Yesterday #42

'Young people went hard for Donnie' is not a factual claim when they are measured in toto. Celerity Yesterday #43

Now show me the white dudes... Blue_Tires Yesterday #44

AP Votecast numbers for white and black males (all ages), and then 18-44yo white and black males Celerity Yesterday #45

White folks screwed us 😔 Blue_Tires Yesterday #49

In 2022 DeepWinter Yesterday #47

One thing for sure the republican lite Blue Full Moon Yesterday #48