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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Sat May 16, 2020, 08:22 AM May 2020

I use to be a Democrat

Sorry for the title, but wanted to grab your attention. However, the title is related to what I have to say......I have been seeing a lot of phrases like this on twitter or some other site, but then these former “Democrats” mimic talking points from the far right or have a crazy devotion to Trump. And my thinking is that if someone is a former Democrat then no way they can be that divisive and turn into a right wing nutcase, I can buy them changing and becoming a moderate republican, but not full blown crazy....so I guess my point is, when people claim to be former Democrats, but now talk like a right wing nut job, then are the pretending to be a former Democrat?

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I use to be a Democrat (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 May 2020 OP

Two of the biggest internet lies in politics... Wounded Bear May 2020 #1

Yep Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #2

I used to be a Democrat! True Blue American May 2020 #4

The "I used to be a Democrat..." lie is is at least as old as C-SPAN. GoCubsGo May 2020 #9

Yeah, I could never take those call in shows for very long... Wounded Bear May 2020 #10

"I vote for the man, not the party." dawg May 2020 #17

i think they were more a Dixiecrat than a democrat samnsara May 2020 #3

They then became Republicans. True Blue American May 2020 #5

Not sure anybody under 60 knows what that means... Wounded Bear May 2020 #6

I would but that if this were the 70's or 80's Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #7

Growing up in South, Dixiecrats were racists who were thankful for Social Security saving the farm. Hoyt May 2020 #16

no real democrat could ever become a republican of any persuation beachbumbob May 2020 #8

Agree Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #11

Perhaps if they had Chainfire May 2020 #12

Many are just russian bots genxlib May 2020 #13

It may be a mistake to think that all Democrats think like democraticunderground? kentuck May 2020 #14

My response to the "used to be a Dem" is... pnwest May 2020 #15

Wounded Bear

(58,677 posts)

1. Two of the biggest internet lies in politics...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:25 AM

May 2020

Like you said, "I used to be a Democrat, but now I'm all in on Trump." Yeah, right.

And, "I used to be a Republican, but now I'm an independent." Sure you are.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:27 AM

May 2020

That’s another one “I am an independent”, but everything you say echo right wing talking points. That’s why I hate when the media polls “independents” as if their vote is up for grabs

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)

4. I used to be a Democrat!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:29 AM

May 2020

Now I am a dedicated,life long Democrat who would not vote for a Republican for dog catcher. He would be mean to them!

How is that?

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)

9. The "I used to be a Democrat..." lie is is at least as old as C-SPAN.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:38 AM

May 2020

It's the standard claim when they call in on the "Democratic" line on C-SPAN's call-in shows. Are there still people who believe that shit?

Wounded Bear

(58,677 posts)

10. Yeah, I could never take those call in shows for very long...

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #9)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:40 AM

May 2020

flooded with RW bullshit with the occasional progressive/liberal viewpoint, and a lot of those "I used to be..." types who claim to have come to Jesus over Trump or some other RW echo chamber talking point.

dawg

(10,624 posts)

17. "I vote for the man, not the party."

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2020, 10:08 AM

May 2020

The "man" just happens to always be the Republican.

samnsara

(17,625 posts)

3. i think they were more a Dixiecrat than a democrat

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:28 AM

May 2020

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)

5. They then became Republicans.

Reply to samnsara (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:29 AM

May 2020

Wounded Bear

(58,677 posts)

6. Not sure anybody under 60 knows what that means...

Reply to samnsara (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:31 AM

May 2020

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

7. I would but that if this were the 70's or 80's

Reply to samnsara (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:31 AM

May 2020

But these people claim to have been Democrats up until recently

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

16. Growing up in South, Dixiecrats were racists who were thankful for Social Security saving the farm.

Reply to samnsara (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2020, 10:06 AM

May 2020

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

8. no real democrat could ever become a republican of any persuation

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:37 AM

May 2020

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

11. Agree

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #8)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:40 AM

May 2020

I was trying to give some benefit of the doubt to becoming a moderate, but you are right. Hell, there really isn’t any more moderate Republicans left anymore. Reagan would be considered a moderate in today’s Republican Party and we know that he was a right wing nutcase.

Chainfire

(17,582 posts)

12. Perhaps if they had

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #8)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:41 AM

May 2020

a tragic accident resulting in TBI.

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

13. Many are just russian bots

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 08:55 AM

May 2020

Trying to polish their street cred

kentuck

(111,106 posts)

14. It may be a mistake to think that all Democrats think like democraticunderground?

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 09:03 AM

May 2020

As Hitler suggested, pick out the most simple ignorant person in the crowd and speak to him. Trump does that very effectively. He goes for the lowest denominator.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)

15. My response to the "used to be a Dem" is...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 09:32 AM

May 2020

... “and then what? You suffered head trauma?”. Been called some pretty nasty names for that. Amazing how quickly their heads explode and they go straight to “b***h” or “c**t” within seconds....but WE’RE the snowflakes...

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