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Scuba

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7. Sure, social media is a terrific tool, but I think we also need People in the streets ...

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 12:05 PM

Nov 2013

... making noise, calling out the lies, telling the truth.

Large protests, in cities across the nation. Knocking on doors, making phone calls. Grass roots activism.

We will never - never - be able to get the media to cover our message like they do for the right. The right owns the media and has $1,000 dollars to spend on it for every penny our side has.

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How should progressives deal with the "best of evils" situation? [View all] rhett o rick Nov 2013 OP

Start by backing progressive candidates for school board, county board, town council, etc. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

We also need to try to get control of state and local party organizations and not rhett o rick Nov 2013 #2

+1,000 Scuba Nov 2013 #3

I recognize that we need more progressives running, but my question pertains rhett o rick Nov 2013 #4

Voting for conserva-Dems might slow, but won't stop, the calamity. We need to appeal to ... Scuba Nov 2013 #5

How do we get information to them? Facebook? nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #6

Sure, social media is a terrific tool, but I think we also need People in the streets ... Scuba Nov 2013 #7

I agree wih SCUBA...voting for local elections..getting involved there...and KoKo Nov 2013 #8

I agree that we need to work at the local and state levels and try to get the rhett o rick Nov 2013 #9