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LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts) Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:11 PM Feb 2014

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A Twitter exchange from today that nicely sums up the left/right divide

[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"][p][a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyLethal"]@JoeyLethal[/a] You are afraid to say what you really believe: That democracy doesn’t work for you anymore— Gadsden Flag Snake (@GadsdenSnake) [a href="https://twitter.com/GadsdenSnake/statuses/437336212492525568"]February 22, 2014[/a]
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[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"][p][a href="https://twitter.com/GadsdenSnake"]@GadsdenSnake[/a] You're an idiot. Democracy has never worked. It's the gateway to socialism.— Joey Lethal (@JoeyLethal) [a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyLethal/statuses/437338657129631745"]February 22, 2014[/a]
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A Twitter exchange from today that nicely sums up the left/right divide (Original Post) LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 OP

That isn't left and right. nt DURHAM D Feb 2014 #1

Sure it is LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 #2

I see it as DURHAM D Feb 2014 #3

You should look at the timelines of each and reconsider LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 #4

And how would I know that... DURHAM D Feb 2014 #5

You might have looked at Twitter before you made an assumption LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 #6

And you might have provided the links to begin with. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #7

And you might have chosen to trust my initial characterization... LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 #8

OK, so far... LuckyTheDog Feb 2014 #9

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

1. That isn't left and right. nt

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:15 PM

Feb 2014

LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

2. Sure it is

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:20 PM

Feb 2014

The reining in of democracy is an integral part of the conservative project -- especially nowadays.

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

3. I see it as

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:22 PM

Feb 2014

a Paulite vs. a Teabagger

LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

4. You should look at the timelines of each and reconsider

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:23 PM

Feb 2014

The first tweeter is very much a liberal.

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

5. And how would I know that...

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:25 PM

Feb 2014

LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

6. You might have looked at Twitter before you made an assumption

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:27 PM

Feb 2014

I added links above in case you want to do that now. But I DID say that it was a left/right exchange.

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

7. And you might have provided the links to begin with.

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:28 PM

Feb 2014

Done.

LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

8. And you might have chosen to trust my initial characterization...

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:30 PM

Feb 2014

Instead of making an assumption based on nothing.

LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

9. OK, so far...

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:38 PM

Feb 2014

... this is a great example of a thread that was immediately steered off track by off-topic comments.

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