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gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
8. Two things,
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 05:25 PM
Mar 2018

One, I read polls and I don't live in an echo chamber. There is a difference between making an observation and advocating.
Two, I have always made it clear that I am a liberal and not a progressive. I also said that I supported Jim Webb in the primary. I'm sure if you search, you will find it. I have always made it clear that I supported moderate Democrats like Ryan Greene and Brian Schweitzer.

Members are not expected to hold across-the-board progressive opinions on every single issue, but we do expect members to be generally progressive and to support Democrats at election time -- remember that and respect it when posting. Harsh, divisive, partisan attacks against Democrats or progressive values (from the right or the left) are not welcome here.


I am not attacking from the right or left, I am defending liberal values from both the right and extreme left. I have always been clear about my disdain for the postmodernist/neo-Marxist left and free speech hating anarcho-communists. I have always made it clear that they are cancer just as the religious right and the alt-right. I also made it clear in the past that identity politics divisive and denies individuals agency.

If you have a problem with that, I don't care.
When 600,000 students and countless millions of others walk out tomorrow at 10:00 AM ffr Mar 2018 #1
no it isn't gejohnston Mar 2018 #3
That flies in the face of everything I'm seeing and hearing on the news. ffr Mar 2018 #4
they are a loud minority gejohnston Mar 2018 #6
Did countless millions and 600,000 students walk out yesterday as you predicted? If not, exactly... Marengo Mar 2018 #9
I was wrong. It wasn't 600,000 students, it was a 1,000,000 give or take. ffr Mar 2018 #11
i dont see any reference to countless millions in that article, neither is there a source... Marengo Mar 2018 #12
Unusually negative conclusion for something that would be difficult to quantify ffr Mar 2018 #13
Are you claiming youre not wrong on predicting countless millions would walk out? Marengo Mar 2018 #14
Nice Red Herring fallacy, but please address my previous proposition Post #9 ffr Mar 2018 #15
Ummm, you made the claim countless millions would walk out. Where is the evidence this happened? Marengo Mar 2018 #17
Another Red Herring diversion. Address my proposition in #9. ffr Mar 2018 #18
Ah, so no evidence then. Got it. Marengo Mar 2018 #19
I can't move on to address your next question until you've rebutted my 1st. ffr Mar 2018 #21
Not to intrude here but #9 is not your post discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #23
I see it's now post #11, the one that he replied to. But I rebut your straw man conclusion. ffr Mar 2018 #24
Thanks for the belated welcome and welcome to you too discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #25
A B C ffr Mar 2018 #29
A B C 1 2 3... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #32
Youre right, you cant move on as you have nothing to back the prediction countless millions Marengo Mar 2018 #28
Do you think it's ridiculous of me to ask that you provide basis for your rebuttal? ffr Mar 2018 #30
LOL! Just as I expected. Im still waiting for a source proving your prediction that countless... Marengo Mar 2018 #33
Whoops. See my post below. It didn't reply to this post directly. n/t ffr Mar 2018 #31
p.s. Welcome to D.U. ffr Mar 2018 #16
In limbo-- where it's been for years... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #2
In the larger context, gejohnston Mar 2018 #5
I think you've revealed more about yourself than you intended, on this thread. Paladin Mar 2018 #7
Two things, gejohnston Mar 2018 #8
What has been revealed? Marengo Mar 2018 #10
I think you've revealed more about yourself than you intended, with that post friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #20
In the shitter? Alea Mar 2018 #22
what is said and done during a campaign usually doesn't lead to same policies once in office beachbum bob Mar 2018 #26
Lamb favored stricter background checks Freddie Mar 2018 #27
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