02-05-2017, 09:23
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MC as model for democrat takeover
Can the protests (not the riot) gain momentum with each upsetting Trump policy and executive order?
http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...mocrats-214736
...But as Democrats across the country consider how to respond to President Donald Trump, some progressive leaders, from grassroots organizers to the head of the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA, are looking to North Carolina, of all states, as a model.
That’s largely thanks to the work of Reverend William Barber II, a pastor in Goldsboro who has run North Carolina’s NAACP chapter since 2005. Barber’s “Moral Monday” protest movement has by now gained national attention, but with the defeat of McCrory, the movement can finally point to an electoral success. And it has continued to gain momentum: In December, after a week of protests in response to the Republican power grab, in which approximately 20 protestors were arrested in acts of civil disobedience, commentators across the media sphere were discussing whether Republicans in Raleigh had lost their minds.
McCrory’s loss, along with the continuing success of the Moral Monday movement, offers some tantalizing questions for Democrats as they figure out how to channel and sustain the anti-Trump energy that has brought millions of people out to protest the new president and his policies. Did a grassroots progressive movement actually manage to unseat a Republican governor? And, if so, does it provide a replicable model for progressives nationwide as they regroup? It does seem like Moral Mondays played at least some role in ousting McCrory. But North Carolina’s politics are distinctive, and the Moral Monday movement, which prides itself on being principled not political, may be difficult to reproduce in other states. Nonetheless, Barber and his group are continuing a pivot toward a more national role, and Democrats are watching.
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02-05-2017, 10:32
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Short sighted
Short sighted sports fans toppled the Gov not Barber and his school teacher thugs.
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02-05-2017, 13:09
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Barber started protesting at the beginning of Gov. McCrory's term and has attempted to make a name for himself through it.
Local press covers him like he is the Messiah himself.
Rarely have I seen him with more than one or two dozen followers who are almost always the same people.
The media continually tries to make it look like there are a lot more people, but if you look closely, it is apparent.
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02-05-2017, 21:52
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Barber's supposed "stature" is the manufactured product of biased local media advancing a progressive agenda. So; in case you're wondering, yes - that model is one Democrats can successfully take to the national stage.
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02-05-2017, 23:17
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And you cited politico. Der. 
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02-05-2017, 23:20
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No neck barber was first on line with the Duke Lacrosse case. Numbnuts left out the initial call was a rape/robbery, and turned the narrative to just rape. Anybody that had been to Hayes street in its heyday, knows the rape/robbery scam.
Most of the chapelhillians I went to school with are completely enthralled with this huckster's jive.
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02-06-2017, 09:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reaper
Barber started protesting at the beginning of Gov. McCrory's term and has attempted to make a name for himself through it.
Local press covers him like he is the Messiah himself.
Rarely have I seen him with more than one or two dozen followers who are almost always the same people.
The media continually tries to make it look like there are a lot more people, but if you look closely, it is apparent.
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So, is this akin to the Westboro Baptist Church for the left? 15 people given way too much attention?
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02-06-2017, 11:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peregrino
Barber's supposed "stature" is the manufactured product of biased local media advancing a progressive agenda. So; in case you're wondering, yes - that model is one Democrats can successfully take to the national stage.
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Thanks for the affirmation. Information warfare indeed.
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Originally Posted by sinjefe
And you cited politico. Der. |
well, it seemed like a good idea at the time  What had happened was..
in all seriousness...
To avoid confirmation bias and to know what the opposing sides are scheming, I listen to npr, watch/read al jazeera, and occasionally...cnn
I then bounce the information of the folks here, see what breitbart say, and try to find facts overview devoid of emotion like CaspianReport.
That led me to decide on Trump just 2 days prior to election. I'd like to think I made the right informed decision 
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"we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope" Rom. 5:3-4
"So we can suffer, and in suffering we know who we are" David Goggins
"Aide-toi, Dieu t'aidera " Jehanne, la Pucelle
Der, der Geld verliert, verliert einiges;
Der, der einen Freund verliert, verliert viel mehr;
Der, der das Vertrauen verliert, verliert alles.
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