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The talk show hosts have blathered about #WalkAway for a few days now. Finally - I looked it up. Definitely interesting!
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/07/03/former_liberal_to_progressives_time_to_walk_away.html
Brandon Straka says that less than a year ago, he was a liberal. He explains why he changed his mind in this "viral video" encouraging other progressives to "walk away" from the remains of the Democratic Party.
"Once upon a time, I was a liberal,” the gay NYC hairdresser begins. "I felt I’d found a tribe.” But, he said, they will do “absolutely nothing for you."
The video is at least a month old, but Straka appeared on FNC's 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' on Monday to discuss what he means:
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Another story from an apparently Black Canadian woman who married an American.
https://www.redstate.com/kiradavis/2018/08/10/heres-chose-walkaway-liberalism/
My father-in-law was a popular local pastor, and also the first black man I’d ever met who called himself a Republican and a conservative. We were fast friends, and often talked politics. He would gently but intelligently challenge a lot of my notions and beliefs. I thought I knew a lot because I read a lot of headlines. He challenged me to read the actual stories. I thought I new a lot because I watched Bill Maher. He challenged me to watch the things going on around me. I thought I knew a lot because…well, I knew a lot! He challenged me to value results over talk. I wasn’t a convert, but I began to think that maybe I didn’t have the full picture when it came to my ideas about Republicans and conservatives. Could it be that I was depending too much on salacious headlines and raging talking heads for my opinions about conservatism?
Back to Brandon: http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/08/brandon-straka-walk-away-campaign-founder-denied-service-camera-store
Straka said the salesperson recognized him from his campaign and said that he couldn't sell anything to him because he did not support the "#WalkAway" campaign.
According to the movement's Facebook page, it's meant to "encourage and support those on the left to walk away from the divisive tenets."
Straka said following his encounter at the electronics store, he started "shaking" because he hadn't experienced negative backlash like that before.
"It took my breath away," he said.
Two videos, each of them very eloquent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pjs7uoOkag&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQXW2Ob1PU&feature=youtu.be
(Score: 5, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 11 2018, @04:54PM (8 children)
We are all aware that an indictment is proof of nothing...
It's not prof that they committed a crime. But it is proof that they're not American, and therefore are lying about leaving the Democratic party.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 11 2018, @06:51PM (3 children)
Just FYI you should really get on board with the fact that our two party system is fucked and stop pushing D D D all the time. I am super liberal but voted 3rd party last election because I couldn't stomach the level of bullshit the DNC pulled to undermine the single good candidate we had. I'm not saying to NOT vote for any dems, but do stop pushing the partisan divide please.
Very good point you made, sadly some of these fools obviously don't care about facts. I can imagine it would be hard to admit being trolled by another country.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 11 2018, @07:17PM (2 children)
I'm a moderate, registered, Democrat so I'll continue to push for the party I support, thanks.
Frankly, I'd probably be a Republican by now if they hadn't been taken over by the crazies.
I believe that our two-party system is an emergent property of our system of voting. I support alternate voting systems that address this systemic issue, as do many of my Democratic peers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 11 2018, @11:57PM
#walkaway el monito. Embrace the darkness [youtube.com] and join us, we have cookies!
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @01:37AM
You're a moderate? Moderate smoker? Moderate drinker? Moderate scofflaw? Your politics certainly aren't moderate.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday October 11 2018, @11:24PM (2 children)
"I don’t buy the argument that Democrats have to decide whether we’re a party of blue-collar white men in rural America or a party of African-American women in the big cities, a PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS or a party of feminists." Stephanie Schriock. The President of EMILY’s List.
Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California. NO QUESTION THAT #voterfraud [twitter.com] did take place, and in favor of #CorruptHillary [twitter.com]! I put VERY STRONG sanctions on many Russians b/c of the horrible Election hacking!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @11:41AM
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - Carl Sagan
Those are very incredible claims indeed.
You seem to be SO certain they are true, it should be easy to PROVIDE EVIDENCE!
Besides, it would not surprise me if it came out that YOU performed VOTER FRAUD to get elected!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 13 2018, @12:49AM
Saw the following comment [soylentnews.org] in reply to a different comment. Seems so very appropriate in reply to YOUR comment:
One would, therefore, reasonably ask how much VOTER FRAUD are YOU PLANNING for 2018?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @12:19AM
AFAIK you do not need to be a citizen to be a member of a party.