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Ilikepurple

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17. Yes, I agree that this sort of clarity has great political value.

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 02:46 PM

Jun 29

Your point is well taken. The soft on crime narrative the GOO has used against the Democratic Party and its candidates has been effective during my adult life. Any nuanced explanation of what’s at stake here must be prefaced by recognition that property crimes are to be taken seriously. If the GOP is allowed to run with their soft on crime narrative, everything the Democrats say will be seen by many through the lens of that bias. We have to ameliorate that presumption if we hope to have a more complex analysis reach those who are not on the same page. We often present complex ideas before making sure the underlying motives and premises are clearly understood.

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We can reject right-wing traps like this without defending vandalism or property destruction. QueerDuck Jun 28 #2

I'm not sure who here is defending property destruction as a form of political speech Ilikepurple Jun 28 #7

You make an excellent point about the legal debate, but the trap I'm talking about is purely electoral. QueerDuck Jun 29 #12

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