Ricky Roberts

I think I have some conservative followers but I am not a conservative.

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@delnake @shannonrwatts mmmhmmm

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@MostlyMod @razibkhan @shadihamid Listen to his staffers,

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@ArmandDoma @shadihamid @mattyglesias He himself does not rattle on much with decisive language. Come to any Portland City Council meeting to hear what this style of decisiveness is like.

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@PortlandDSA Behavioral health crisis? Lack of good paying jobs? Poor economy? ERS wait times?

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@RNCResearch Sounds trumpy. Could be another horseshoe example.

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@CulturalBystand @Noahpinion ...traditional morality in what sense? The DSA is thick with furies and polyamorists and furry polyamorists

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@Rand_Simberg @Kaarnema @Noahpinion They are both terrible movements. Extremism is always bad. Populism regularly leads to authoritarianism.

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@PortlandDSA @BenHamilton1776 If people just want health insurance (and this is the issue, not healthcare per se, let's be clear), they can vote for progressive dems. No need to support socialists over Democrats for this.

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@BlueBoxDave This is far left. I am center left and want things like Germany. They don't have unlimited abortion or open borders. They do have mandated paid holidays, paid leave, subsidized childcare and a much better health insurance system.

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@Greenflow @aaron_renn We were! That was years ago though

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@PDXReal1 Really good report, thanks! I would like to request your posting this on Portland reddit, could lead to good discussion

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@wiley_inc @jonathanchait @nxthompson I am a Dem and the DSA are socialists because that is their own self appointed label. Also my city council is half-socialist, and terrible at governance.

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@neqyve @jonathanchait How on earth can a country achieve socialism with competing political parties or even individual dissidents

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@jpforlou @nytimes still socialism

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@JeannieNPage @YungxJayy Do you realize the DSA org membership is 85% white and 65% male.?

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@dat_holiestSpud @Save_America_77 @hasanthehun Socialism is not when the govt does stuff.

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@hasanthehun Socialists don't deliver though. My city is full of DSA leaders and they have no ideas but "public housing" to fix Portland's multiple crises.

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@azpectCS @denisyurchak Yeah I don't eat that type of food...

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@azpectCS @denisyurchak lol