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Lovie777

(24,564 posts)
8. Liberal Democrat here.................
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:23 PM
Saturday

Fond of Mamdani, Cooper, Newsom, Brown, Clinton, Biden, Obama, Talarico, et al.,

I've always enjoyed the Big Tent, what the USA is all about.

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FDR was a social Democrat: [View all] applegrove Saturday OP
Stalin................... Lovie777 Saturday #1
Stalin was his own brand of evil. RandySF Saturday #4
Stalin was not a communist. Just like trump is not a president of the people. erronis Saturday #6
Hence, the WWII term "Allies" (US and USSR) and not "Friends." ColoringFool Sunday #21
Because Rick said so. RandySF Saturday #2
Yes, he did. He was a mainstream Dem who implemented wnylib Saturday #10
Capitalism needs regulation to maximize benefit the same way nuclear reactors do. Beartracks Saturday #12
Totally agree. wnylib Sunday #18
The absurd myth that FDR wasn't a capitalist isn't going away. betsuni Sunday #17
This 'democratic socialist' nonsense is getting ridiculous. J_William_Ryan Saturday #3
The billionaire-owned mass media is to blame Mysterian Sunday #24
From what Heather Cox Richardson says, Ike and the 1956 Republicans were too. dem4decades Saturday #5
I guarantee you nobody on DU hates social democrats or democratic socialists RandySF Saturday #7
Liberal Democrat here................. Lovie777 Saturday #8
What's a social democrat? Boo1 Saturday #9
That's actually pretty good! calimary Saturday #13
Party parties. Boo1 Sunday #16
I love parties! SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #14
A famous establishment democratic socialist said Democrats "go to nice cocktail parties and walk out betsuni Sunday #15
What's a "fiscal conservative?" Mysterian Sunday #25
Stalin was a communist in the same way Trump is a Christian. johnp3907 Saturday #11
Of course no President is perfect, but FDR is someone who found moral redemption from his battle with polio, Uncle Joe Sunday #19
De rien Oncle Joe. applegrove Sunday #20
The Intended Audience? Democrats Need No "Lesson," And..... ColoringFool Sunday #22
FDR realized capitalism needed a sprinkle of socialism to keep it in check. Emile Sunday #23
And FDR was a dedicated and effective Antifa leader, too Easterncedar Sunday #26
The media and much of the political consultancy stress these labels and that's the biggest problem. I really Nanjeanne Sunday #27
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