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Andi Baerwalde (view)

I totally understand what you're saying. The people who were Republicans but have turned from the party and will vote for the good of the country, the Mitt Romneys and Liz Cheneys, will be one party? The MAGAts will be another? Then there will be 2 Democratic parties as well? A more progressive party and a Republican Lite party? (I don't know what DLC is.) Where would the corporate money go? I think that's a no-brainer. Most of the money would stay where it is: with the Republican Lites and the Republicans who have returned to the fold from the other side. But I don't see that that's what he was saying at all. He was speaking in absolutes. Liberals (as in ALL liberals) are just as bad as conservatives and basically are the same as Fascists. I still say that this video was a piece of propaganda to scare people into moving even further left over to the complete socialist spot. I'm progressive, I believe in many socialist ideals, but if being a socialist means being like that guy than I'll just say No, thank you. He's like a cult leader himself and I found him to be creepy AF. I can definitely see where Mick and others would paint liberals with the brush we were painted with though if this video was watched, and if people I've communicated with on social media have seen that kind of propaganda. I may be repeating myself so please bear with me, but that kind of stuff is just pushing people to A) stay at home and not vote B) vote for the really cuckoo crazy RFK who is an anti-vaxxer and who's VP candidate does not believe in IVF at all, but does believe that instead women can sit in the morning sun for several hours/day to become pregnant C) decide to vote for trump D) fill out down ballot races but not presidential race. Every single one of those choices could lead to disaster for this country. I'm just trying to ring the alarm bell to make sure that people realize that the choice could lead to disaster and ask them to think about the values they would like to see. For example, income equality. I think many many people can agree that people working full time jobs should be able to afford decent housing, decent food, healthcare, vacations at least once a year, etc. What has happened though is that many on the right think that people who don't have decent housing or need food assistance must not be working or only work part time or spend all of their money on drugs or alcohol and don't think those low level jobs really need to have a higher minimum wage. Corporations just want to keep their share holders happy and wealthy and don't really care about passing any of their wealth gains on to the workers who actually made the money for them. Democrats and liberals have a vision that people in the United States should be able to work a full time job and not have to pick up jobs on the side to be able to afford decent housing, food, transportation, and other necessities and some fun as well. That's why I'm voting for Joe Biden/Kamala Harris, for the Democratic candidate who is running against Marjorie Taylor Greene, and for the other Democrats who are on my ballot so that we can work toward income equality.    

But first we just need to worry about voting to save our democracy or else I’m not sure all of the other issues will really matter. 

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