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Old 01-08-2015, 01:46 PM
 
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It's because they're told they are by conservatives and there's no pushback from the left, not where it matters anyway. When Democrats run for office and they're accused of being liberal they typically deny it, which gives credence to the theory that liberalism is evil. The result is that when a conservative runs against a liberal the conservative starts with a big plus. It wouldn't be like this if more Democratic candidates would be proud of being liberals and say that they're liberals and that they're damn proud of it. Remember during the Republican primary they were all claiming to be more conservative than the other? That's what Democrats need to do with being liberal

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Old 01-08-2015, 02:32 PM
 
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Hey, this may come as a shock to you, but you can in fact post in things other then bold.
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Old 01-08-2015, 03:40 PM
 
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Old 01-08-2015, 03:48 PM
 
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Liberals are unpopular because they are annoying. Plenty of conservatives are, but liberals take it to a whole new level. If a liberal has gone a whole day without finding something to be offended over and annoy everyone else with, they weren't looking hard enough.
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Old 01-08-2015, 03:59 PM
 
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Liberals are unpopular because they are annoying. Plenty of conservatives are, but liberals take it to a whole new level. If a liberal has gone a whole day without finding something to be offended over and annoy everyone else with, they weren't looking hard enough.
This post wasn't annoying at all.
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Old 01-08-2015, 04:16 PM
 
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It's because they're told they are by conservatives and there's no pushback from the left, not where it matters anyway. When Democrats run for office and they're accused of being liberal they typically deny it, which gives credence to the theory that liberalism is evil. The result is that when a conservative runs against a liberal the conservative starts with a big plus. It wouldn't be like this if more Democratic candidates would be proud of being liberals and say that they're liberals and that they're damn proud of it. Remember during the Republican primary they were all claiming to be more conservative than the other? That's what Democrats need to do with being liberal

You are exactly why Liberals aren't too popular.
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Old 01-08-2015, 04:47 PM
 
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[b] It's because they're told they are by conservatives and there's no pushback from the left, not where it matters anyway.
Prime example of liberal nonsense: "Facts are changed by pushback".

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When Democrats run for office and they're accused of being liberal they typically deny it, which gives credence to the theory that liberalism is evil.
It's not "credence" that matters. Modern liberalism IS evil.

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The result is that when a conservative runs against a liberal the conservative starts with a big plus.
Not really. 95% of the media is liberal and promotes liberalism.

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It wouldn't be like this if more Democratic candidates would be proud of being liberals and say that they're liberals and that they're damn proud of it.
Well, if you're proud of it, tell us why you're a liberal. And then defend it against intellectual critique.

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Remember during the Republican primary they were all claiming to be more conservative than the other? That's what Democrats need to do with being liberal
I would love it. It would mean something like 10 liberals would be elected to Congress.

Despite your illusions, liberalism is not popular, except among the shallow and mindless.
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Old 01-08-2015, 05:06 PM
 
Location: OC/LA
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It's because they're told they are by conservatives and there's no pushback from the left, not where it matters anyway. When Democrats run for office and they're accused of being liberal they typically deny it, which gives credence to the theory that liberalism is evil. The result is that when a conservative runs against a liberal the conservative starts with a big plus. It wouldn't be like this if more Democratic candidates would be proud of being liberals and say that they're liberals and that they're damn proud of it. Remember during the Republican primary they were all claiming to be more conservative than the other? That's what Democrats need to do with being liberal

This isn't even English. Did you forget to take your medication today?
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Old 01-08-2015, 05:07 PM
 
Location: Proxima Centauri
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Liberals are unpopular because they are annoying. Plenty of conservatives are, but liberals take it to a whole new level. If a liberal has gone a whole day without finding something to be offended over and annoy everyone else with, they weren't looking hard enough.
You are talking about those pansy assed liberals that use political correctness to cover up their own racism. These are your limousine liberals that have liberal facade on the outside but fund greed in practice.

A true progressive believes that a person who works full time deserves to be above the poverty line. Social Security should be fully funded no matter what. Medicare should be fully funded no matter what. That corporations are not people. Corporations are pieces of paper that says if I cause you injury you can't touch my personal assets.
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Old 01-08-2015, 05:10 PM
 
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Liberals are unpopular because they are annoying. Plenty of conservatives are, but liberals take it to a whole new level. If a liberal has gone a whole day without finding something to be offended over and annoy everyone else with, they weren't looking hard enough.
Quite the double standard. Conservatives are just as annoying as liberals or worse. For every stupid, obnoxious thing you come up with that liberals do I can find something equally as bad done by a conservative.
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