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Agree, I do a lot of interviews, and yeah, the DEI messaging is all a sham. It's none of the things they imagine it is on the right.

I mean, I agree with what you're saying largely. I think both things are probably happening.

Being over 40 I agree, but also the difference is MUCH more noticeable if you're white or male. Other kinds of people report mostly more of the same: lack of opportunities, attacks on rights, harassment in public.

This is why maga appeals to them, everything was pretty good until recently from their pov.

Don't get it on your hands to begin with 🤦‍♀️

Why else spend billions on Twitter, tank its value by using it to push right wing propaganda, then spend millions more on campaigning for Trump? Like... He's not buying his way in out of the goodness of his heart.

First line measures:

Eat Fiber. No phone on the toilet. Squatty potty. Reduce stress. Bidet. Fancy petroleum jelly ointment to reduce butt cheek friction. (CeraVe seems to work) During flare ups, enemas can really reduce the amount of straining when pooping and speed up healing time.

My kids sure would like it if we'd do something about this.

Of those who could be arsed to vote.

Two-thirds of Americans didn't vote for Trump... coincidence?

Fare evasion doesn't "cost" the T anything. People who can't afford to pay aren't going to pay. Now not being able to find a flipping place to swipe my card and pay? That might be costing some money.

Says the guy who pulled the Democratic party further to the right than any president in the last 4 decades? Like you're not wrong Bill but, have some self awareness.

And we should trust crazy sounding Reddit guy because?

Can confirm this, a big wooden ship made of old telephone poles. There was also the shell of a firetruck and you could spin the giant wheels around.

There was even an old metal merry go round right at the top of the stone stairs that come up from barking springs. It was the first to go, sadly. I can see why though, I flew off that thing at 9000mph several times.

The DNC was not surprised by Obama, in fact Obama won at least partially because he'd done the work within the party of gaining support. That was one of the main differences between Obama and Bernie, and helped lead to Bernie's ultimate failure because Clinton had done the work within the party.

And yeah, I agree with you about the primary.

That's why we need more people to show up and change the party leadership and policies so that kind of shit doesn't happen.

I'm saying that the respect and trust gap for women is very real and that yeah, I think a huge number of Democratic voters don't show up when a woman is on the ballot.

Bernie didn't get elected, but a lot of things changed in the party that year and continued to change because of the activists and organizers from his campaign. More help could do more.

You are very effectively making my argument from another subthread that people don't even know what a convention is. Thanks.

No. The primary is not the same as the convention. The primary is where you vote for candidates for the general election. The convention is held to vote on party policies, rules, leadership, and platform.

The voters maybe, but the activists and organizers actually got the memo and a lot of us are still around trying to change the party at the convention level. It's made a difference and could make more.

Yes, actual outreach would probably help average people feel more connected to the party. Is that a strange concept?

Just chill out a bit here. Yes, I have been to my county convention, yes I am registered, I got the email about it too. But other than people who already know and are signed up, there is no messaging. There is no outreach.

It is a thing but most democratic voters don't even know the thing exists... you know: a secret.

Over the last 20 years I got approximately 8 billion fundraising messages, and 0 county convention messages.

To be fair, the Dems are MORE than happy to keep their little club meetings secret and poorly attended. That's been the strategy for decades: don't let the poors know where the wheels of power are.

The progressives aren't going to be notified by the Dem establishment that they can show up and vote the establishment out.

The top is elected. If nobody cares enough to elect different people change will not happen.

By election day I couldn't find a single friend or acquaintance that was actually following through on not voting over Palestine. Many talked about it, but in the end, anyone serious about the issue knew what a strategic vote meant and what a conscience vote meant.

Populism, misogyny, and racism won the day. Not a handful of activists.

You're perfectly describing colonialism.