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H2O Man

(79,469 posts)
37. Respectfully disagree.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:37 PM
12 hrs ago

If a single-issue voter is supporting the Demmocratic Party, I welcome them. It's not that I think the person you mention is actually a single issue voter, as I have known this individual for a long time, and they are one of our community members that I respect and trust at the highest of levels.

If a person's "single issue" is being opposed to the president and his cult, for example, it would not make any sense -- in my opinion -- to react with saying we do not want them on our side.

Reading through some responses to the comment in question, I am reminded of something from 50+ years ago. Our boxing team was visiting another gym we had traveled to for some sparring. The elderly coach there was talking about a family he knew, that was black. He looked at one of our fighters, and asked if he knew this family? By no coincidence, he was asking the one black fighter on our crew, as if all black people knew each other. My guess is that the author of the said post is unlikely to know every black man who voted for the convicted felon fella.

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In the same vain, a persecuted Palestinian child today no different than a persecuted Jewish child during the Holocaust Chasstev365 15 hrs ago #1
K & R malaise 15 hrs ago #2
All I care about in 2026 JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #3
Priorities: 1) get those 30% of black men who voted for MAGA to reexamine their choices, and Ponietz 14 hrs ago #4
What about the 65% of white men who vote Republican? yardwork 14 hrs ago #6
What about what about? Ponietz 14 hrs ago #8
Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #20
They're voting for what they think is their best interests. paleotn 12 hrs ago #29
I'd like to get them to reexamine their choices Bettie 10 hrs ago #62
I think you mean 22% JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #15
Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #22
I think you mean 22% JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #16
I don't think the Democratic party has a white supremacy adjacent problem, but they do have a third party adjacent LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #51
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #55
They are a political party with their own presidential candidates. LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #56
Yeah. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #57
They take away Democratic voters, just like the Green Party does. That's not insignificant. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #59
If their backed candidate would have won the Democratic primary, it would have been a laughing stock. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #60
The entire country JustAnotherGen 9 hrs ago #68
"It doesn't make a difference, so why bother?" so many ask. Beartracks 5 hrs ago #83
This white woman is voting with you. yardwork 14 hrs ago #5
As is this decrepit Irish rebel. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #40
Older white woman, Black voters, Bettie 10 hrs ago #65
Not to mention BaronChocula 6 hrs ago #81
So you have no sympathy for Latin immigrants being rounded up and deported without a trial? Unlike Trump and his MAGAts, Martin68 12 hrs ago #21
FFS. yardwork 12 hrs ago #23
I'm sorry, I was responding to JustAntherGen " All I care about in 2026 Is Black Voting Rights, Civil Rights, and Martin68 12 hrs ago #25
You know what she meant. yardwork 12 hrs ago #26
I don't understand what you mean. "All I care about..." is a very clear statement unworthy of any Democrat. Martin68 12 hrs ago #28
Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #30
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #37
I'm a Black American before JustAnotherGen 9 hrs ago #71
Considering what has happened that's understandable.... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #77
This is why H2O Man 12 hrs ago #50
You get me H2O Man JustAnotherGen 9 hrs ago #72
Understandable and acceptable. I feel the same way about KPN 10 hrs ago #67
I hear the pain echoing in your message... slightlv 5 hrs ago #82
DURec leftstreet 14 hrs ago #7
That is the healthy thoughtful attitude. harumph 14 hrs ago #9
Israel has a way with dividing Americans. Was ever thus. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #10
Well said! MaryMagdaline 13 hrs ago #11
Stand against violence......period! BeneteauBum 13 hrs ago #12
Good statement. David__77 13 hrs ago #13
K & R Celerity 13 hrs ago #14
I don't think Anti-Zionism is allowed on DU Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #17
Sometimes it's like watching a klan rally Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #24
and we're supposed to b the smart party. mopinko 12 hrs ago #32
I disagree Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #34
There are many Israeli Jewish scholars like Bartov and Levy who do not believe in Zionism for reasons Nanjeanne 12 hrs ago #38
Destiny/Ethan Kline fans & those who have a cynical view on nuance definitely don't want to hear from anti Israeli Jews SunImp 9 hrs ago #69
Or the irony of (Ultra Orthodox) Haredim being anti or non-Zionist Ponietz 8 hrs ago #73
I'm honestly confused by this Mossfern 6 hrs ago #79
I'll post their debate and the transcript since it's very nuanced. No they don't believe Israel shouldnt exist. It does. Nanjeanne 6 hrs ago #80
There's not Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #39
Sorry, but there is Violet_Crumble 2 hrs ago #86
It's simple Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #87
Could you answer the question I asked you? Violet_Crumble 1 hr ago #89
Except it's not just Likud anymore iemanja 1 hr ago #88
it is in my mind, but mopinko 12 hrs ago #31
It's also in the wrong forum Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #35
the rule used to b that it was allowed in gd when there was a significant news story. mopinko 12 hrs ago #46
Yeah Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #49
I don't think that it is against the terms of use muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #36
words mean things. mopinko 12 hrs ago #47
No, it doesn't just mean that muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #54
I dont see anything in the TOS saying that . Eko 8 hrs ago #74
Look up Yitzhak Rabin and Yeshayahu Leibowitz Blue Full Moon 13 hrs ago #18
You can't critciize Israel and not be anti-semetic? That's pure bullshit. patphil 13 hrs ago #19
Lander says in the video "You can criticize Israel and not be anti-Semitic". chowder66 12 hrs ago #27
This post seems to be inconsistent with it's subject line NoRethugFriends 12 hrs ago #33
Words are easy to say but do actions match the words sarisataka 12 hrs ago #41
I will also stand up against brutal dictators like Netanyahu and criminal oligarchs like Elon Musk and Larry Ellison. Initech 12 hrs ago #42
Sorry about that, I mis-read the post, but my comments are still correct. patphil 10 hrs ago #61
Food enid602 12 hrs ago #43
they're eating now. mopinko 11 hrs ago #52
Aid enid602 10 hrs ago #58
Sadly, facts don't seem to matter. AloeVera 10 hrs ago #63
Those are the disproven, gaslighting talking points of lying war-monger Netanyahu. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #75
Very well said PatSeg 12 hrs ago #44
I am for the human rights of any Palestinian... gulliver 12 hrs ago #45
You seem to contradict yourself as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which btw has no such caveats. AloeVera 10 hrs ago #66
True, I'll add a line to be clear. gulliver 9 hrs ago #70
Since you don't seem to know what a supremacist is.. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #76
Brad Lander's interview w/ Antonia Hilton was excellent. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #48
Kick MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #53
Hear hear! KPN 10 hrs ago #64
I'm uniformly indifferent to all religions MineralMan 7 hrs ago #78
1000% n/t Cheezoholic 4 hrs ago #84
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