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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: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 11 2018, @09:02PM (7 children)
Is Maxine Waters funded by Russia?
Did Maxine Waters murder Heather Heyer? Did she advocate for any violent acts? Did lefties commit 59% of the US terrorist attacks in 2017?
No Maxine said it might be OK to use your first ammendment rights in a restaurant.
The right murdered Heather Heyer. The right advoated for violent acts. [snopes.com] The right committed 59% of US terrorist attacks in 2017. [go.com]
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Thursday October 11 2018, @09:37PM (2 children)
Oh, so Russia did all of that stuff then?
No, it seems that you forgot about Russia for a moment and turned back to the domestic partisan conflicts. Those are the exact things that I just told you are truly damaging to this country far beyond any alleged Russian influence.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @05:40PM (1 child)
He can't hear you over his own monkey chatter.
(Score: 1) by DECbot on Thursday November 01 2018, @11:38PM
Damn Russian monkeys....
But why are they marked "made in China" and "assembled in the USA" on the ass?
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base
(Score: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday October 11 2018, @11:33PM (3 children)
"If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and YOU CREATE A CROWD AND YOU PUSH back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere." Low I.Q. Crazy @MaxineWaters [twitter.com].
Impeach her & LOCK HER UP!! #ImpeachMaxineWaters [twitter.com]
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @11:58AM (2 children)
A common ploy of the untrustworthy is to project their malfeasance on others.
If *I* am doing it, then surely they are, too!
Whenever I see such STRONGLY STATED, and vacuously UNSUPPORTED assertions... well, I look at where it's coming from.
Show me the PROOF, not the accusation (anyone can make accusations!) PROVE IT!
People in glass houses...
(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Friday October 12 2018, @01:13PM (1 child)
We have the proof. On video. Look & listen!! youtu.be/TtKDDqbwfRE [youtu.be]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @02:35PM
Thank you.
I'd heard you say "lock her up" so many times, I misread that as a reference to our former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
I apologize.