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Trueblue Texan

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36. Please, please, PUL-LEASE share with us the action you would recommend...

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:19 PM

19 hrs ago

We’ve all been dying to take more effective action. Please share what you think will help leadership, as well as the rest of us, respond more effectively to the threats against our democracy and against world peace.

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The Democratic Party is not off-limits for criticism [View all] Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago OP

🙄 Good grief. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #1

What's wrong with what I wrote (no eye roll)? Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #3

"Otherwise, welcome to DU." --- Seriously? 🙄 QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #7

My apologies! Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #16

Thank you. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #34

... sheshe2 20 hrs ago #28

Criticism, sure. But that doesn't mean we should pretend there is some virtue in slurring and lying tritsofme 21 hrs ago #2

Post removed Post removed 21 hrs ago #10

See? Not only are you misrepresenting, you're destroying your argument and your credibility with posts like this. NT Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #33

The belief there are easy solutions that Democrats choose not to do because (fill in the insult lie accusation CT). betsuni 7 hrs ago #64

I don't disagree, but EarlG 21 hrs ago #4

Thank you SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #6

EarlG speaks for me. QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #12

Agree 100-percent. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #13

Dopamine Hits Won't Save Us Aepps22 20 hrs ago #14

That is a really unfair and patronizing insult to good DUers obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #20

Refers to neurological research about Social Mierda Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #24

How about a dopamine hit that will serve a practical approach... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #35

Agree Bread and Circuses 18 hrs ago #55

We need a bot farm and a good PR firm. Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #58

Agreed themaguffin 20 hrs ago #15

Mahalo, EarlG!! Cha 20 hrs ago #17

"...Dems are doing nothing" or cracking jokes about "sternly worded letters." Disaffected 20 hrs ago #27

Not just a metaphor or shorthand in some cases Bluetus 18 hrs ago #54

Well said and I thank you for that. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #29

See, that's criticism mcar 19 hrs ago #41

I agree that there are these kinds of posts, but well considered criticisms rarely fare better. Ilikepurple 19 hrs ago #46

That should say 'fair criticism' SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #5

What other kind is there? Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #21

There's unfair criticism SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #25

And that's why I send money to DU. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #30

Thanks for the archived info in the hyperlink. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #40

You forgot one... QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #62

Agreed SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #65

Agree! Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #56

You think criticizing Democrats will change the fact that we are being governed by (inferior) Republicans? W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #8

Criticizing inaction, first. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #22

Please, please, PUL-LEASE share with us the action you would recommend... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #36

How, exactly, are Democrats supposed to build a coalition with the GOP? mcar 19 hrs ago #43

But when those criticisms are inaccurate, it's correct to point that out EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #9

I hate liars, too. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #23

As do we all.nt Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #37

Whatabout isn't a particularly relevant answer EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #61

Elected officials need to know how people feel leftstreet 21 hrs ago #11

People who can't count to 218 and 67 are also not off-limits for criticism. FascismIsDeath 20 hrs ago #18

Fact: "Nothing we can do." Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #32

Nobody said that. Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #38

Define your idea of "fight" vs what we ARE doing? FascismIsDeath 18 hrs ago #49

Horse shit. paleotn 18 hrs ago #50

Indeed Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #57

I give more than my fair share of criticism to Dems but think they did something today Eddie Haskell 60 20 hrs ago #19

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 20 hrs ago #26

Who in this audience can POSSIBLY start right now? Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #42

Thank you mcar 19 hrs ago #44

IF leaders of the party were not responding to circumstances, their criticisms would be appropriate. Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #31

give this shit a rest bigtree 19 hrs ago #39

This message was self-deleted by its author republianmushroom 19 hrs ago #45

K&R ck4829 19 hrs ago #47

No problem with constructive criticism csusan 18 hrs ago #48

LOL. Iggo 18 hrs ago #51

Thanks, I've received criticism for a recent post Bread and Circuses 18 hrs ago #52

I Agree! Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #53

Let's also not forget that approval for Congressional Democrats is at historic lows, Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #59

I would like to know why today, of all days, the topic is "we need to be able to criticize democrats" - TBF 17 hrs ago #60

Nobody said it was off-limits. If true. Has to be true. Feeling something is true doesn't make it true. betsuni 7 hrs ago #63