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Bettie

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24. I wish you'd stick around, but I get it

Fri May 22, 2026, 08:16 AM

Friday

it is so frustrating to be here some days. It feels like a right turn is happening here some days.

Progressives are Democrats.
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.
Healthcare is a human right.
Billionaires are antithetical to a functional society.

These points from your post are the big thing and it's hard to see other Democrats (at least I think they are) in absolute disagreement.

A few very loud people love to act like Progressives are a bigger enemy than Republicans, you can't say ANYTHING about Gaza and Lebanon that is even slightly critical to Israel's actions without getting swarmed...the other two points are just common sense, which isn't common anymore, it seems.

I get why you're backing away. I'd do that too, but I'm too stubborn to let it go.

Hope you see you back after some time away. Many of us are happy to see you on a thread....well, I am at least.

Sorry to see you go, but the porch light is always on!

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You expressed yourself better than I could express myself. Katinfl Friday #28

Dude, you said it pretty well there. You get better with practice... Wounded Bear Friday #34

from this post alone, I think you do just fine expressing yourself Skittles Friday #46

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