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yardwork

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44. That metaphor doesn't work.

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:11 PM

Nov 12

Neither do all the sports metaphors.

Voting is not a consumer purchase and thinking of it that way is part of why our democracy is teetering in the brink.

Democracy requires thoughtful, informed choices, using good judgement.

Apparently this is just too hard and boring for a lot of Americans, so we get the government that results from a casual random choice between food trucks. The carnival barker wins every time.

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'Presumptuous and condescending': Latino journalist warns Dems against scolding Hispanics [View all] turbinetree Nov 12 OP

Will it be "scapegoating" when the brown shirts haul you away?? GPV Nov 12 #1

I've seen plenty of it already. Elessar Zappa Nov 12 #2

+1 orange jar Nov 12 #5

You are of course, assuming that ALL Hispanics and Latinos think alkie. Already disproven by this election. Jit423 Nov 12 #32

I agree that the scapegoating is out of control. orange jar Nov 12 #38

It depends kansasobama Nov 12 #41

Gonna be a long time before they're even a plurality dpibel Nov 12 #57

Wait a couple years kacekwl Nov 12 #26

+1 Docreed2003 Nov 12 #51

Fuck. That. nt The Unmitigated Gall Nov 12 #3

Well Lotusflower70 Nov 12 #4

loads of latino men are sexist and racist from my experience. but they were only a part of the voters for trump msongs Nov 12 #6

Loads of all men are sexist and racist. Elessar Zappa Nov 12 #10

He says presumptuously and condescendingly prodigitalson Nov 12 #7

And scoldingly. yardwork Nov 12 #43

What is this now? All the macho maga is getting their feelings hurt? Klarkashton Nov 12 #8

And when they take you and your family, don't come crying to the Democrats. Yavin4 Nov 12 #9

Yes, we know that a bunch of you hate black people and desperately TheKentuckian Nov 12 #11

Many are absolutely fucking racist Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #21

that's funny Beringia Nov 12 #39

It's an ENORMOUS mistake to BLAME anyone for the 24 election... other than DEM leadership WarGamer Nov 12 #12

Blaming Dem leadership and not dumbass voters? yaesu Nov 12 #17

Seriously... it's like a tale of two food trucks. WarGamer Nov 12 #20

That metaphor doesn't work. yardwork Nov 12 #44

Actually, for many Americans, the team metaphors are apt. haele Nov 12 #52

Spot on. cachukis Nov 12 #53

The only ones to blame are the american voters Fullduplexxx Nov 12 #25

If an election is an attempt to SELL something... WarGamer Nov 12 #27

They should have paid attention, been more involved in getting to know them . an election is not a sales pitch Fullduplexxx Nov 12 #34

It's absoltely a sales pitch WarGamer Nov 12 #35

Yadda, yadda, yadda. Scrivener7 Nov 12 #13

A little too late for any advice so I will put it in the G file. nt yaesu Nov 12 #14

What the fuck eva! Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #15

When the leopard eats your face, don't blame the people who warned you sakabatou Nov 12 #16

Needs to be more articles Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #60

Dear Carl Gibson, taxi Nov 12 #18

Or what? You will vote for the people Cosmocat Nov 12 #19

I haven't scolded anyone Bettie Nov 12 #22

He sounds racist as hell. yardwork Nov 12 #45

Yeah, I noticed that too Bettie Nov 12 #46

Stupid and irresponsible kacekwl Nov 12 #23

It's true we don't need to be proactive with the scolding. Baitball Blogger Nov 12 #24

I just feel deeply sorry for them and so many others. ananda Nov 12 #28

There won't be any left in 4 years so who cares... JT45242 Nov 12 #29

There are 65 million in the US. LeftInTX Nov 12 #36

I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to go Stalin ... JT45242 Nov 12 #63

I am not made at hispanics for voting how they want to vote. Gore1FL Nov 12 #30

We aren't the ones who will be JustAnotherGen Nov 12 #31

What kind of moral compass does a voter posess dlk Nov 12 #33

The RW is condescending to liberals 24/7 Johonny Nov 12 #37

I'm getting real tired of the demanding, shoulda, woulda, coulda blame the Dems are getting. Deuxcents Nov 12 #40

Would it be impolite to mention... Hippasus Nov 12 #42

I agree with not scolding but there is nothing wrong JI7 Nov 12 #47

Then don't expect much sympathy when the raids start. alarimer Nov 12 #48

oh FUCK YOU you PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT Skittles Nov 12 #49

Boo hoo! Dems blame each group in turn. We've all been on that firing line. nt 2 Meow Momma Nov 12 #50

I think the Latinos voting against democracy is a knee jerk reaction to their belief that in2herbs Nov 12 #54

I've seen it here and there at DU, and it is imo unseemly. We need to call it out as the bigotry it is. nt Hekate Nov 12 #55

Fuck off child rape lovers and I don't give a fuck what color your skin is. onecaliberal Nov 12 #56

I'm not scolding Latinos, I'm just telling them I don't give AF anymore Wanderlust988 Nov 12 #58

That's pretty harsh. Hippasus Nov 12 #59

Trump is not going to split them, you see. LisaL Nov 12 #61

Sexist and/or racist and/or non-critical thinking and/or gullible Freethinker65 Nov 12 #62

Just saw exit polling that Puerto Ricans went from Biden +38 to Harris +9. Need to win those 20 points back. SoFlaBro Nov 12 #64

Latinos are... kwolf68 Nov 12 #65