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Lovie777

(24,552 posts)
8. Liberal Democrat here.................
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:23 PM
Yesterday

Fond of Mamdani, Cooper, Newsom, Brown, Clinton, Biden, Obama, Talarico, et al.,

I've always enjoyed the Big Tent, what the USA is all about.

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FDR was a social Democrat: [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP
Stalin................... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
Stalin was his own brand of evil. RandySF Yesterday #4
Stalin was not a communist. Just like trump is not a president of the people. erronis Yesterday #6
Hence, the WWII term "Allies" (US and USSR) and not "Friends." ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #21
Because Rick said so. RandySF Yesterday #2
Yes, he did. He was a mainstream Dem who implemented wnylib 23 hrs ago #10
Capitalism needs regulation to maximize benefit the same way nuclear reactors do. Beartracks 23 hrs ago #12
Totally agree. wnylib 21 hrs ago #18
The absurd myth that FDR wasn't a capitalist isn't going away. betsuni 22 hrs ago #17
This 'democratic socialist' nonsense is getting ridiculous. J_William_Ryan Yesterday #3
The billionaire-owned mass media is to blame Mysterian 14 hrs ago #24
From what Heather Cox Richardson says, Ike and the 1956 Republicans were too. dem4decades Yesterday #5
I guarantee you nobody on DU hates social democrats or democratic socialists RandySF Yesterday #7
Liberal Democrat here................. Lovie777 Yesterday #8
What's a social democrat? Boo1 Yesterday #9
That's actually pretty good! calimary 23 hrs ago #13
Party parties. Boo1 22 hrs ago #16
I love parties! SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #14
A famous establishment democratic socialist said Democrats "go to nice cocktail parties and walk out betsuni 22 hrs ago #15
What's a "fiscal conservative?" Mysterian 14 hrs ago #25
Stalin was a communist in the same way Trump is a Christian. johnp3907 23 hrs ago #11
Of course no President is perfect, but FDR is someone who found moral redemption from his battle with polio, Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #19
De rien Oncle Joe. applegrove 20 hrs ago #20
The Intended Audience? Democrats Need No "Lesson," And..... ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #22
FDR realized capitalism needed a sprinkle of socialism to keep it in check. Emile 15 hrs ago #23
And FDR was a dedicated and effective Antifa leader, too Easterncedar 13 hrs ago #26
The media and much of the political consultancy stress these labels and that's the biggest problem. I really Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #27
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