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Related: About this forumTrump is President - Will Democrats Fight Back? - Thom Hartmann
Trump used outrage to manipulate the American people into voting for him. Thom Hartmann explains how the Democratic Party can use the same strategy to fight Trump. - 01/18/2025.
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Trump is President - Will Democrats Fight Back? - Thom Hartmann (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 19
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Lunabell
(7,209 posts)1. Short answer?
No.
gab13by13
(25,983 posts)2. We had a big clue when they
voted against AOC. No I am not talking about age, I am talking about fighters.
Omnipresent
(6,601 posts)3. Something is terribly wrong, now that trump is about to be inaugurated again.
I want to scream in our leaders ears, How the fuck did we get here?!! .
Magoo48
(5,737 posts)4. We are here. The question is: what the fuck are the grassroots gonna do. It's on us.
Not nearly enough Dems in DC have any fight in them. Respect to those that do; they need to turn their eyes to we the people. Organize us, lead us. Please.
Whiteout a massive, sustained grassroots movement nothing can happen. We must resist daily on multiple fronts. If not, who knows
Will Americans allow themselves to be inconvenienced enough to save their freedom?
If we look at recent history, the answer is no.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,844 posts)5. The best ones will.
Fight back, that is. How big that faction is, I don't know. Nowhere near a majority, of that, I'm certain.