Enough scandal already

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Thursday October 13, 2016 · 10:59 AM PDT

2016/10/13 · 10:59

It worries me that democrats are not making the case for democratic policies. Look at the front page, the recommended diaries, the Abbreviated Pundit Roundup, or any news aggregator or social network, and you’ll see nothing but Trump and his habit of sexual assault. While understandable, I believe this is harmful to our party and our country.

I want to hear about issues. Of all of the disservices that Trump has done us this year, I think robbing us of the opportunity to have any real national discussions or debates is one of the most harmful. Every time you click on a link to the latest ridiculous thing that Trump has done, or write a diary about it, or recommend a diary about it, you are contributing to this problem. We hear enough about Trump’s terribleness. Talk about something important.

mdgeorge

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Wednesday April 24, 2013 · 1:02 PM PDT

2013/04/24 · 13:02

A recent diary on the number of members of the house has reminded me of some ideas on implementing direct democracy in the US House that I've been kicking around for a while. I think that giving every citizen the ability to vote directly on legislation can solve a number of problems in our current system, and that we have the technology...we can rebuild it. Below the orange squirrely-whirly I summarize my ideas on how this could work and why I think it's a good idea.

I'm not a politician, political scientist, or anything of the sort, so there's a lot I don't know. I think that bringing this plan to fruition still requires some research. In particular I know close to nothing about what it takes to run a campaign, or how to fund it, or how much money this plan would take. But I'm hoping the Kos community can help me answer some of these open questions.

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Direct democracy?

6 votes Vote Now!

Direct democracy?

I want!

2 votes

I think it'll work if you change...(see my comment)

1 vote

I don't think it'll work because....(see my comment)

0 votes

It's a bad idea

3 votes

I am a demon.

0 votes

Stop it, stop reccing obviously false diaries. You are part of the reality-based community, right?

mdgeorge

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Tuesday March 05, 2013 · 3:34 PM PST

2013/03/05 · 15:34

There has been a diary on the rec list for quite some time, which presents a document along with an explanation. The document clearly states that social security will not be solvent, yet the diarist mistakenly presents it as evidence that social security will be solvent.

In discussions of policy, it is critical to make sound arguments based on demonstrable facts. This is especially true when trying to sway others who disagree with you: the best way is to present evidence that is hard to refute (and to engage and rebut the evidence presented against your point).

DKos is usually a good source of both information and analysis, but sometimes it's just embarassing. I don't mind when diarists make mistakes - we all do. But when our community as a whole fails to actually read a diary before collectively putting it on the reclist, it seems like a problem to me. I guess this diary is just a request for you to use your reading skills before hitting "recommend"!

Just for reference, I'll post the document and explanation from the linked diary below the orange squirrely-whirly.

mdgeorge

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 9:11 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 09:11

This is my first foray into posting on Daily Kos or any other internet forum. I've long been a "lurker", reading diaries and sometimes comments, thinking critically about them, agreeing or disagreeing, but too shy to jump in and contribute back to the discussion.

Today I'm posting this diary, so in that sense I am no longer a lurker. But that's not what this diary is about. Today I stopped being a lurker in another sense: today I traveled to a swing state and canvassed for the Obama campaign.

Below the fold I will tell you how I made the leap, and share all of the fun adventures I had once I decided to jump in.

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Enough scandal already

Putting the Demos back into democracy

Stop it, stop reccing obviously false diaries. You are part of the reality-based community, right?

A Lurker No More: Thanks Barack!