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August 11, 2017 at 11:05 AM #807630August 16, 2017 at 8:48 AM #807650
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ParticipantThis is the disgusting, pathetic fool that you morons voted for:
If this behavior comes as a surprise to any of you who voted for him, you’re just fucking stupid.
If this doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you who voted for him, you’re a despicable human being for knowing who he is and still voting for him.
August 16, 2017 at 9:24 AM #807651SK in CV
Participant[quote=zk]This is the disgusting, pathetic fool that you morons voted for:
If this behavior comes as a surprise to any of you who voted for him, you’re just fucking stupid.
If this doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you who voted for him, you’re a despicable human being for knowing who he is and still voting for him.[/quote]
And they whined about being called deplorable.
August 16, 2017 at 10:03 AM #807652Anonymous
Guest[quote=zk]If this doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you who voted for him, you’re a despicable human being for knowing who he is and still voting for him.[/quote]
The other side also does it, so that makes it ok.
August 17, 2017 at 9:28 AM #807661FlyerInHi
GuestZk, Trump has 79% support among Republicans.
August 17, 2017 at 12:05 PM #807663Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Zk, Trump has 79% support among Republicans.[/quote]
You’re winning me over, Brian. At this point, I’m tired of saying they’re brainwashed. I gave them the benefit of the doubt for a long time, but I don’t see how they can support him at this point. Even fox propaganda can’t hide what he’s doing now. They’re either fucking stupid or they’re despicable human beings. Or both.
August 17, 2017 at 2:14 PM #807664GuestI occasionally check the headlines on Fox just to see how they are spinning current events.
In the past week or so they’ve given up trying to defend Trump.
There’s still the usual stuff: emphasis on brown-skinned criminal gangs, histrionics over the threat level in North Korea, and the obsession with Hillary Clinton nearly a year after the election.
But Trump has lost Fox News. The spiral will accelerate.
August 17, 2017 at 9:19 PM #807665
svelteParticipant[quote=harvey]I occasionally check the headlines on Fox just to see how they are spinning current events.
In the past week or so they’ve given up trying to defend Trump.
[/quote]I do the same thing and noticed the same thing!
It’s almost every man for himself now on the Republican side. Fox it appears is looking towards the post Trump era. They want to have a fig leaf of respect left – better to bail now than later.
Fox has always had Krauthammer (interesting name) that gave a more even handed analysis of things happening, but now even the rest of Fox isn’t trying to justify everything Trump does. Never thought I’d see the day.
August 17, 2017 at 9:23 PM #807666svelteParticipant[quote=zk]
At this point, I’m tired of saying they’re brainwashed. I gave them the benefit of the doubt for a long time, but I don’t see how they can support him at this point.[/quote]I’m with you here ZK. I’ve got many Republican friends who on a day to day basis are reasonably intelligent people. But there are quite a few of them who defend and side with Trump – to this day! I can’t reconcile those two facts.
It boggles my mind. I’m leaning towards the theory that (a) they close their mind to any information that doesn’t match their preconceived view, and/or (b) their ability to reason is severely compromised. Both thoughts are truly scary.
I’m neither a Dem or Rep. I tend to side with the Dems more, but even they get me angry. As my son told me the other day, I’ve got to quit classifying Trump as a Rep because at the end of the day, he really isn’t one.
August 17, 2017 at 9:48 PM #807667GuestThere was a recent article in National Review that tried to explain that “the left” was responsible for Confederate monuments because most of the confederacy was former Democrats.
It was a horribly tortured argument but all too typical of we are hearing from the remainder of the Trump camp.
August 17, 2017 at 10:47 PM #807668Participant[quote=svelte][quote=zk]
At this point, I’m tired of saying they’re brainwashed. I gave them the benefit of the doubt for a long time, but I don’t see how they can support him at this point.[/quote]I’m with you here ZK. I’ve got many Republican friends who on a day to day basis are reasonably intelligent people. But there are quite a few of them who defend and side with Trump – to this day! I can’t reconcile those two facts.
It boggles my mind. I’m leaning towards the theory that (a) they close their mind to any information that doesn’t match their preconceived view, and/or (b) their ability to reason is severely compromised. Both thoughts are truly scary.
I’m neither a Dem or Rep. I tend to side with the Dems more, but even they get me angry. As my son told me the other day, I’ve got to quit classifying Trump as a Rep because at the end of the day, he really isn’t one.[/quote]
I agree with all of that except the last phrase.
I know where you’re coming from, and maybe you’re right. But to me the problem with that is that when you say, “he isn’t [a republican]” you appear to be using an outdated definition of “republican.” I don’t think “republican” can mean what it used to anymore. Virtually the entire party has sold their souls and boarded the trump train. They’re on that pathetically mangled train now, and when they jump off, it’ll be too late because they’re already in trumpville. They can try to get on another train back to the old republicanland. But that’s a long journey, and they could get lost (or voted out of office) before they reach their destination.
August 18, 2017 at 9:10 AM #807670Guest[quote=harvey]There was a recent article in National Review that tried to explain that “the left” was responsible for Confederate monuments because most of the confederacy was former Democrats.
It was a horribly tortured argument but all too typical of we are hearing from the remainder of the Trump camp.[/quote]
haha… Plus I don’t understand the fixation on the old statues.
The statues were erected by localities. Let local town councils decide what they want to do. Wait, OMG.. my position is so quaintly classical “conservative”.
August 18, 2017 at 5:08 PM #807687svelteParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]
The statues were erected by localities. Let local town councils decide what they want to do. Wait, OMG.. my position is so quaintly classical “conservative”.[/quote]
I’m with you here Brian.
I can see both sides of the coin. On the one hand, celebrating folks who went to war to keep other humans under slavery is very offensive. On the other hand, some of the south did it for southern pride not necessarily for a love of slavery. I had this discussion with my folks about 20 years ago. They didn’t understand the uproar over the Confederate Flag. They saw it as a symbol of southern pride, not a symbol of oppression. They were sincere in their confusion, and that helped me understand that point of view.
Plus sculptures are things of beauty. It would be neat to see those localities who don’t want them any more to donate them to some museum where they could be appreciated simply for their artistic beauty and historical perspective, not in a sign of honor.
I liked the photo I saw the other day. Some lady is going around decorating confederate statues with “Second Place” awards. Pretty funny!
August 18, 2017 at 8:38 PM #807689Guest[quote]They saw it as a symbol of southern pride, not a symbol of oppression. [/quote]
Well with that logic the Nazi flag is just a symbol of German pride.
Before anyone calls me out on Goodwin’s law, this topic is exempt:
http://gizmodo.com/godwin-of-godwins-law-by-all-means-compare-these-shi-1797807646
By all means, compare these shitheads to the Nazis. Again and again. I’m with you.
– Mike Goodwin
August 19, 2017 at 8:01 AM #807693svelteParticipantha ha I’d never heard of Godwin’s Law before, that’s fabulous.
Yeah I know the stability of the argument that the Confederate Flag represents pride and not racism is dubious, but there are people who see it that way.
I mean, my folks certainly aren’t racists. They don’t fly or even own a Confederate Flag either, but then I can’t recall them ever flying any flag. Just not their thing.
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