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Vogon_Glory

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4. And what's more the organizers and at least a sliver of the

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:52 AM

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protesters waving anti-Kamala placards would have been paid to organize and run those rallies.

Accusing Democrats and progressives of being paid to be there is an old, old right-wing tactic, stretching back to the Civil Rights movement and beyond. And that’s how many of those wingers think.

I think it’s also true that with today’s Rupublicans and so-called “Conservatives” (reactionaries), anlmost every accusation is a confession.

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If more white women, white men and hispanic men had voted for the smart qualified woman, [View all] irisblue Sunday OP

Instead there would have been much smaller Vogon_Glory Sunday #1

excellent point irisblue Sunday #2

And what's more the organizers and at least a sliver of the Vogon_Glory Sunday #4

Yep, they just couldn't do it. Chasstev365 Sunday #3

It would not have mattered "The Fix Was In." Harris crushed Trump but had 10s of millions of votes ... Botany Sunday #5

We believed America was better than it is Keepthesoulalive Sunday #6

I highly recommend the book, The 1619 Project for a very thorough documentation of the Black experience in the U.S.A. nt ShazamIam Sunday #7

As one sign said, "If Kamala we're president we'd all be at brunch." Timeflyer Sunday #8