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bucolic_frolic

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2. This is why you need age, experience, and wisdom

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 02:43 PM

Apr 26

rather than youthful exuberance. Purging the older and safe will excise stability in favor of younger replacements who are more volatile.

Would the party be stronger for such a move? Louder and more rash maybe. But not wiser.

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Go, David Hogg, Go! -- Wonkette [View all] erronis Apr 26 OP

Yes, go away. bottomofthehill Apr 26 #1

Far, far... Oopsie Daisy Apr 26 #8

This is why you need age, experience, and wisdom bucolic_frolic Apr 26 #2

So, how old does someone have to be to Bettie Apr 26 #18

Folks who applaud this JustAnotherGen Apr 26 #3

Boss Hogg? NT mr715 Apr 26 #4

Ok, that's funny 😀 GJGCA Apr 26 #7

Oh! JustAnotherGen Apr 26 #10

Established systems and organizations always resist change and seek to maintain the status quo Fiendish Thingy Apr 26 #5

Voters re-elect incumbents because they like the job their reps are doing. emulatorloo Apr 26 #9

i am in favor of aggressive Democrats and encouraging their election Tetrachloride Apr 26 #6

Hope I'm wrong but Hogg reminds me of the Bernie or bust crowd Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 26 #11

some of his followers had an "or bust" mindset, but Bernie never did cadoman Apr 26 #14

I detest them to this day Skittles Apr 26 #15

I had to deal with that group at the 2016 National Convention LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #20

I'll never get the cult-like following Skittles Apr 28 #21

There's a difference between GenThePerservering Apr 26 #12

the old school folk certainly have their knickers in a twist Skittles Apr 26 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Apr 26 #17

it was stupid to run for vice chair then run for office cadoman Apr 26 #13

Who needs David Hogg when we have the Justice Democrats primarying good Democrats? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #19

What's going on with his hair? Polybius Apr 28 #22