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41. We should BE the Radical Left and not apologize for it.
Wed May 20, 2026, 01:12 AM
15 hrs ago

“We have to be as ruthless as our opposition” - We must also be as Radical as the opposition.

The Trump administration has imposed the most radical change to our government that we have seen since the New Deal - all in the wrong direction. It will require radical changes to fix this, and we should not avoid radicalism but should instead embrace it and proclaim ourselves to be willing to make those changes. If you are sitting on a railroad track and a locomotive is headed your way, you have to change your position; you can't just sit there.

After seeing the results of Trump's Reign of Stupid, Americans will be ready for change and the Democratic Party must offer a clear vision of radical change to create a better country for everyone. We need to look and sound like Bad Bunny at the half-time show with a positive energy of hope and a real list of improvements we can achieve. 'Si se puede'

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Bringing a gun to a gun fight instead of cookies would be a welcome change. NoMoreRepugs 20 hrs ago #1
I am sick an tired of the weak kneed responses to corruption UpInArms 20 hrs ago #2
Demonstrating moral strength and conviction is NOT "adopting" the felon's " playbook. pat_k 17 hrs ago #30
repukes lied their way into a war and we were told we needed to "look forward" Skittles 17 hrs ago #31
Yes! BlueSpot 17 hrs ago #33
It set a terrible precedent fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #36
all in favor of ditching 'we go high' raise your hand nt msongs 20 hrs ago #3
Nope! TurboDem 19 hrs ago #9
Deleted duplicate pat_k 17 hrs ago #26
No. What we ditch is "Can't win so won't fight." pat_k 17 hrs ago #27
its about time samsingh 20 hrs ago #4
It should have started as soon as Reagan got elected. ananda 18 hrs ago #23
Speaker Tip O'Neil was buddy-buddy with Reagan RazorbackExpat 9 hrs ago #43
Democrats are unfairly held to a different standard. chowder66 20 hrs ago #5
This is true mcar 20 hrs ago #7
The tsk tsk will happen, no matter what we do or don't do. slightlv 18 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #37
If those morons already think it's both sides BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #8
There are those that lean and we could lose and those that don't lean but unfortunately could lose. chowder66 19 hrs ago #11
100%-- the media will not let Dems get away with this sort of thing unlike what they do with Rethugs LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #28
Now is the time to do it. republianmushroom 20 hrs ago #6
We really did try! BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #10
This is why Aviation Pro 19 hrs ago #12
THIS!!! calimary 18 hrs ago #13
Pipe hitters with... RetiredParatrooper 18 hrs ago #17
Getting medieval Aviation Pro 18 hrs ago #24
Joe Biden was the right person at the time. At the time, he was able to restore LoisB 18 hrs ago #14
I defend him all the time to my family and I also ask them ALBliberal 18 hrs ago #20
I feel the same way. LoisB 16 hrs ago #34
Ruthlessly "re-engineering" government to ensure... pat_k 18 hrs ago #21
Yes. LoisB 16 hrs ago #35
Oh please Trump's playbook is to cheat. Botany 18 hrs ago #15
Yep. Especially the owning the media part. progressoid 18 hrs ago #19
"They" own the media and the narrative. Botany 18 hrs ago #22
Not the cheating part. The ruthless part. paleotn 17 hrs ago #32
Stupid interpretation. pat_k 18 hrs ago #18
Restoration is a bad strategy regardless of style Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #25
"We have to be as ruthless as our opposition," paleotn 17 hrs ago #29
Saying that they're trying to be like Trump is misleading oldmanlynn 15 hrs ago #38
The traditional media's reach has been in decline fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #39
Good! Been saying for a long time, that there time's we have to hit hard verbally! electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #40
We should BE the Radical Left and not apologize for it. thought crime 15 hrs ago #41
Amen! Deminpenn 12 hrs ago #42
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 4 hrs ago #44
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