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Bluetus

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8. Exactly the point. We don't have to shove people's noses

Reply to Justice Brandeis (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:34 PM

1 hr ago

in our cultural issues. A lot of Americans would be willing to go along with "live and let live". We do more harm than good when we demand that people embrace our favorite cultural causes, repeating our mantra on a word-by-word basis.

We need to learn how to take "yes" for an answer. Or more accurately, to take "I can live with that" as a victory.

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Gov Newsome triangulating again. [View all] Shipwack 2 hrs ago OP

WTF is "culturally normal?" leftstreet 2 hrs ago #1

I think he's saying we need better messaging to get our values out..more on point Deuxcents 2 hrs ago #2

Can't say at this point whether that's right or wrong AS FAR AS winning some states we need in 2028. I hate Silent Type 2 hrs ago #3

He's swinging to the center way too soon Blasphemer 2 hrs ago #4

Ok. What is culturally normal? Raven123 2 hrs ago #5

First, please spell his name right. usonian 2 hrs ago #6

I see his point Justice Brandeis 2 hrs ago #7

Exactly the point. We don't have to shove people's noses Bluetus 1 hr ago #8

Most of those things aren't even popular among Democrats gulliver 1 hr ago #11

N E W S O M Skittles 1 hr ago #9

*WE* have to be less judgmental??? Skittles 1 hr ago #10

We have to do whatever we need to win JI7 1 min ago #12

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