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The Way Forward

yellow dahlia

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31. Thank you for your gracious reply.

Reply to Sailingfish (Reply #25)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:22 PM

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I realize I may get some flack for this, but here goes. [View all] yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago OP

It appears to me gab13by13 21 hrs ago #1

I totally disagree! tableturner 21 hrs ago #2

A. I did not say I think Dems aren't doing enough. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #13

you're right in a lot of what you say here. stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #3

What "brawler" means in AOC's context.... tableturner 21 hrs ago #7

I understand your point. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #15

Did you see my correction on my OP? yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #27

and I agree with about 95% of what you had to say stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #34

The word choice is probably intended to evoke commitment. Frasier Balzov 21 hrs ago #4

IMHO, you missed her point. Phoenix61 21 hrs ago #5

I agree...SCREW decorum! That's how the GOP kicks our asses! tableturner 21 hrs ago #10

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #16

I needed to make a correction in my OP. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #18

I believe you might be wrongly hung up on the "middle class" thing. Think. Again. 21 hrs ago #6

"Ocasio-Cortez said, we need to be a party of brawlers for the working class." yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #8

Cut and pasted from your OP above... Think. Again. 21 hrs ago #11

Your OP states it differently. Sailingfish 21 hrs ago #14

I have since realized that it wa indeed the phrase - "working class". yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #20

Thanks. No apologies needed at all. Sailingfish 20 hrs ago #25

Thank you for your gracious reply. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #31

Cheers Sailingfish 17 hrs ago #38

Thanks for clearing that up! Sorry about the confusion. Think. Again. 19 hrs ago #35

My apologies. There was a typo in my OP. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #19

My take SilasSouleII 21 hrs ago #9

I'll agree. The word "brawlers" means a lot of things n I'm not getting hung up on a word. Her intent is more important Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #12

The phrase used by AOC was actually "working class. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #23

the middle class made this country? try again. NoRethugFriends 18 hrs ago #37

The Revolutionary War ... Xoan 20 hrs ago #17

Freedom riders. CoopersDad 20 hrs ago #22

Here is a more full transcript of the exchange. Context matters. CoopersDad 20 hrs ago #21

She used that phrase in more than one interview. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #24

and that is actually WAY more disappointing stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #36

How I'm reading it Lulu KC 20 hrs ago #26

Thank you for your input and thoughts. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #29

The notion that Democrats need to be brawlers is spot on, gab13by13 20 hrs ago #28

I think the push back regarding the EO's in the past couple of days yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #30

I like anyone that names themselves after a flower. Brogrizzly 19 hrs ago #32

Thank you. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #33

Working class for populists means rural white men in swing states who used to have good union manufacturing jobs betsuni 17 hrs ago #39

I don't know. Elessar Zappa 8 hrs ago #40

What if we are all of the above (or many of the above) - TBF 4 hrs ago #41

I think you may not understand the purpose of my post. yellow dahlia 35 min ago #42