Defeatist

I for one do not mind my tax dollars going to a dog park and I commend those members of the City Council who refuse to engage in defeatist and negative thinking that always seems to hold this City back. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Did the Bush administration try to accommodate the Senators that had misgivings about the war, or were they called defeatist and traitors, and worst of all, wasn't a 30 year Marine Veteran branded a "coward" by a right wing female that never did anything for her country but bitch about the Democrats? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The prime minister's statement was called defeatist by Liberal finance critic John McCallum.

The prime minister's statement was called defeatist by Liberal finance critic John McCallum, who said it is becoming clearer by the day that the government should up the ante on stimulus, as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development recommended this week. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the second day in a row, a defeatist is the first to post on this thread. ❋ Free Republic Exclusive (2008)

Participation in the debate is limited only to those who prescribe to the tenets of the discourse -- in this case, it is the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas, the Jordanians, Egyptians, Saudis, and a smattering of other "defeatist" Arab leaders who are happy to serve our interests over theirs. ❋ Sharmine Narwani (2011)

I am denounced as a "defeatist" here, and the subject of schoolyard taunts here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With this kind of defeatist thinking coming out of a major aerospace business organization, one might conclude that American business is no longer up to the challenge of space. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not to be positive and optimistic was to be 'defeatist' ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

But how can anyone get behind this kind of defeatist mentality? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Meanwhile Romney, whose dad was once president of American Motors (the worst car company ever and yes I'm familiar with the Trabant) says he won't accept that "defeatist" attitude. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The first proposals to establish a state were even rejected as 'defeatist', and a betrayal of the national cause, because it didn't "offer the equitable and fair solution the Palestinian people deserve" (Ahmad Khalidi, after the Madid-Washington peace talks: 1993). ❋ Unknown (2009)

And Edwards is "defeatist" in the same way that a strong majority of Americans are. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That "defeatist" attitude - whatever that means - is the one held by the majority of Americans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And before anyone jump on me to call me a "defeatist" or "morale killer", just consider the reality of such a statement and tell me if we ought to fight the memes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[John] has a defeatist [attitude]. He accepts defeat [instantly]. ❋ Beast8051 (2016)

A [defeatist] is [somebody] that [gives] up. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2021)

Friend 1: Hey, I'm going to throw the biggest [graduation party] yall ever seen. Friend 2: Dude you can't afford that shit, you still got a bunch of [student loans] you still [owe]. Friend 1: Why you always got to be a defeatist danny? Shut the fuck up. ❋ Dos Pollo Loco (2016)

She went on an aggro-defeatist rant shaking her fists while wearing her women's march [pink hat] saying: "AARGH!!! Rowe v Wade will be overturned!! The world is going to sh*t!!! This is all Bernie, Trump, RBG, Biden, and [Republican's] fault. [I hate the world]!!!" ❋ P.diddy. (2022)

I didn't listen to all the [armchair] defeatists, instead I made a quick [prototype] and made $1,[200] in my first month. ❋ BatFalcon (2022)