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In reply to the discussion: A shout out to "social issues" [View all]lovemydog
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I have gotten the impression around here that only economics matter in this election.
leftofcool
Apr 2015
#2
That keep us in an inferior economic sitation by ignorning our humanity and they dismiss us. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#22
Shutting down the government and/or defaulting on the debt ala Cruz, is a direct transfer of wage
freshwest
Apr 2015
#171
Given that the country is on the tipping point of sliding into a modern form of
hifiguy
Apr 2015
#148
my real life is smack in the middle of the economic issue. though it is right up there, why i chose
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#248
jack, you have told us women and gays and blacks are the blame for the loss of the white male in our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#251
after the last election, you went into a spiel. many of us saw it. not gonna hunt it down.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#254
did you not state that women and gays were the reason white men are not a part of our party?
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#258
Come on Manny, you've been here long enough to know they have appeared now and then...
AuntPatsy
Apr 2015
#8
no one is gonna bother manny. too many of us know, have seen, participated. it is not about you
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#118
better throw in health care issue if you are discussing cost of bc. $37-$162 a month.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#250
no. something so rudimentary to womens health should only be thru our health insurance.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#273
Just voted on a jury and I beloieve you will be done in this thread quite shortly.
trumad
Apr 2015
#296
You are more clearly explaining that there is a symbiotic Social vs Economic hand shake
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#261
you were attempting to minimize the social aspect of this and that is a fallacy n/t
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#264
Seen it here hundreds of times- in GD and in the hosts forum unfortunately-
bettyellen
Apr 2015
#115
we have linked to them. you arent paying attention, but enough of us have seen it. we will not
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#119
i realy do not give a rats ass what you call. enough people have read it, heard it and call it bs.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#181
cool. i am not wasting the time linking. you are not wasting the time hunting it down. i get that.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#243
i watched it be denied in a very thread it was happening, and being pointed out and argued.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#238
I haven't either. A well balanced agenda is critical. Social issues and economic issues are
Zorra
Apr 2015
#42
I don't think the poster said ANYTHING about excluding the rest of government
tkmorris
Apr 2015
#106
Can't 'be quiet while people whose basic civil rights aren't threatened by a GOP administration...'
freshwest
Apr 2015
#16
abortion rights have come under restrictions, in indiana a woman was charged and convicted
JI7
Apr 2015
#26
Why are they under attack? To give you something to fight over and to fight for that doesn't
stillwaiting
Apr 2015
#94
why are womens issues under attack? cause men have controlled women from beginning of time.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#122
Bingo. Candidates who are right-wing economically use social issues as a cloak
LittleBlue
Apr 2015
#60
Your definition of cost needs more serious thought. Supporting these rights cost many lives.
freshwest
Apr 2015
#80
Exactly.. for the health of our fellow human beings. Like Bains in the OP.. Global Climate Change!
Cha
Apr 2015
#86
Over 600,000 Americans have died of HIV/AIDS. The first 30,000 without so much as a word of concern
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#98
+1. .... and i remember. to dismiss. so callously. how offensive is this. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#125
gosh, i cannot believe this shit on a democratic board. that we have to live this shit, within our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#124
What a bunch of privileged hooey. Discrimination against LGBT and women have cost both groups
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#97
No, the polling data says the 99% don't *think* single payer is important to them..
Fumesucker
Apr 2015
#40
Depends on which poll and how questions are asked. There are plenty of polls out there
ND-Dem
Apr 2015
#51
Right at the beginning of the ACA negotiations, polls showed 77% in favor of single payer.
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#277
You know when I first started attending demonstrations against health insurers and governments
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#99
Yes if only the non-governing elite would get out of politics and let the governing elite
Rex
Apr 2015
#27
The number of Bircher media references show that, Bain. TY for the awesome OP. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#151
Hey, the chickens being danced on by the elephants should quit sqauwking so loud. It's aggravating!
freshwest
Apr 2015
#170
And how are our social interests served by running a candidate with deep corporate debt appointed,
whereisjustice
Apr 2015
#52
My State's Primary election is over a year in the future. It's insulting to the people to claim an
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#101
I don't think economic issues and so-called "social issues" are really separate
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2015
#68
I've seen that brush off to "Social Issues" you're talking about, BB. Thank you so much
Cha
Apr 2015
#70
Still, I expect more of Democrats than that they should be Republicans who are good on social issues
eridani
Apr 2015
#91
The largest reform to Social Security ever won by a people's movement is the extension of spousal
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#105
Equalizer except that in this case equal means 'minorities have twice as much poverty as whites'
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#107
shot in the back. shot in the back. how many times do we see this, while being told, doesnt matter
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#132
Of course poverty sucks for anyone who is poor, but your contention was that poverty equalizes
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#156
I see economic issues blithely dismissed here IN FAVOR OF social issues. As if we should not
djean111
Apr 2015
#112
yes. this. thank baines. yes, democrats that dismiss ALL of this. so much the part of our
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#117
Hillary has a good record on many Social issues. I have never seen anyone say that derisively.
Autumn
Apr 2015
#123
I think that one of the most damaging myths in politics is in fact the separability of 'economic'
LeftishBrit
Apr 2015
#128
this thread took a while for me to get thru. getting thru elevated my ... anger.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#136
Yet when Democrats openly participate in direct attacks on the Constitution -
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#169
I, for one, would not argue that Wikileaks should exempt Assange from prosecution.
Maedhros
Apr 2015
#237
cheering rubio in another post on a democratic site. maybe free republic is more your site. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#157
(NSFW) the OP may fuss about being called (or candidates being called) corpo sellouts while being
MisterP
Apr 2015
#178
spot on - as someone pointed out to me recently, social justice and economic justice are linked, you
whereisjustice
Apr 2015
#186
17 yr old son being taught economics from a old white rw. for the first time,
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#216
I have an uncontrollable urge to count the number of times "corporatist" and "oligarch"
betsuni
Apr 2015
#198
Uh, it was centrists who urged gays to shut-up about marriage equality, because it
Marr
Apr 2015
#191
Who established the definition of 'social issue' and when did it come into being?
justiceischeap
Apr 2015
#213
This is pathetic. Like when the same crowd tried to pretend that "Third Way" was a conspiracy term.
Marr
Apr 2015
#214
An ecomonic issue is an issue about your money or your job. A social issue is an issue about my
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#218
And you're missing the fact that somewhere along the line, someone decided
justiceischeap
Apr 2015
#229
social wedge issues.... there you go again, lol. as justice just pointed this out to you.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#239
your wallstreet issue trumps. i am also not only on your side, but that is a huge issue for me also
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#244
show me where i am not all for a vigorous primary, or that i am even a clinton supporter.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#252
Oh, give me a break. There's a reason this thread is filled with cheering Hillary fans.
Marr
Apr 2015
#227
many of us are not clinton supporters, though calling the cheering fans allows you to dismiss ALL
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#240
No posters (okay, not many) have ever said that Clinton is the answer to all that ails us.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#309
I've never and will never understand the attempt to marginalize social issues.
Sheepshank
Apr 2015
#232
If I am a white, straight, protestant male, and I am not particularly worried about anyone but
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#256
Or create false dichotomies between "economic issues" and "social issues" while placing the latter
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#260
yes. lol, simple enough. not going ot back of the bus. i will stand right up front
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#263
Social issues are important - very important - as they are at their core human rights issues.
hifiguy
Apr 2015
#302
I just said it was a false dichotomy. Like I said to sea, economic populism and social justice are
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#307
Great post--I'm a fan of "social programs." I think the government can do a lot of good in that
MADem
Apr 2015
#276
And we all know which party is more likely to drastically cut the very services people depend on.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2015
#308