Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans 08:28 - Jan 7 with 2570 views | BlueRaider | I was chatting online with an American friend last night. A normally lovely older lady that I used to work with, the stuff she said was ludicrous : 'Antifa went there to cause riots, we are not accepting stolen elections' 'I'm so glad we're armed and loaded with ammo ! We do not want communism or socialism' 'Teargas tastes like freedom ! I wish i could be there' 'The Democrats control the voting machines' Unbelievable stuff, all the things that Trump and his cronies have been spouting, the guy needs to be impeached now or have the 25th amendment applied | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:34 - Jan 7 with 1999 views | ElderGrizzly | Its because the politicians do this. Cause the problem and then get offended when they are called out on it
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:35 - Jan 7 with 1997 views | StokieBlue | If the democrats control the machines why didn't they win every state? It's just all ridiculous. Not speaking specifically about your friend but it's bizarre that people go along with this when sloghtest piece of analysis shows it to be false. SB | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:43 - Jan 7 with 1965 views | BlueRaider |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:34 - Jan 7 by ElderGrizzly | Its because the politicians do this. Cause the problem and then get offended when they are called out on it
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Yes, and Cruz was one of the 7 that voted against the election result last night ! | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 09:18 - Jan 7 with 1889 views | ElephantintheRoom | I'm not sure anyone in the UK is entitled to question or mock people in another country for their deep seated beliefs in their version of democracy. After all in this country we have got so used to the idea of minority governmen t that a cabal of lying, incompetent extremists can be voted in by 44% of the electorate and trumpet a 'landslide' whilst being given a mandate to deliver 'the will of the people' seemingly oblivious to the vast majority who did not vote for them. I'm pretty sure the current government we have is far worse for 'democracy'not to mention this country and its citizens than a bit of mayhem by a mob whipped into action by their own president. Vote rigging is far from uncommon in the USA in their rather odd system that even seems designed to discourage voting. JFK was voted in by dead people. Bush Jr by non-existent Florida people.... people as always only believe what they want to believe. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 09:53 - Jan 7 with 1826 views | BlueBadger | Thing is, 'normal' republicans, like 'normal' Tories have been drifting towards the far right for decades. Look who Mitt Romney had as hs running mate in 2012, FFS. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 09:54 - Jan 7 with 1817 views | BlueBadger |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:43 - Jan 7 by BlueRaider | Yes, and Cruz was one of the 7 that voted against the election result last night ! |
Cruz is an utterly spineless fraud. In the run-up to 2016 Trump spent weeks spouting all sorts of lies and slurs about both him and his wife and to only did he sit back and take it, he's been openly licking up to him. He's a bit like all those 'Mick out' people who insist that the football is better under Lambert. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:02 - Jan 7 with 1798 views | giant_stow |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 08:34 - Jan 7 by ElderGrizzly | Its because the politicians do this. Cause the problem and then get offended when they are called out on it
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That Cruz has a bludy nerve!!! honestly! Stop stoking division and hatred?!!! blimey! | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:09 - Jan 7 with 1782 views | mikeybloo88 |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 09:18 - Jan 7 by ElephantintheRoom | I'm not sure anyone in the UK is entitled to question or mock people in another country for their deep seated beliefs in their version of democracy. After all in this country we have got so used to the idea of minority governmen t that a cabal of lying, incompetent extremists can be voted in by 44% of the electorate and trumpet a 'landslide' whilst being given a mandate to deliver 'the will of the people' seemingly oblivious to the vast majority who did not vote for them. I'm pretty sure the current government we have is far worse for 'democracy'not to mention this country and its citizens than a bit of mayhem by a mob whipped into action by their own president. Vote rigging is far from uncommon in the USA in their rather odd system that even seems designed to discourage voting. JFK was voted in by dead people. Bush Jr by non-existent Florida people.... people as always only believe what they want to believe. |
No matter what you think of our voting system or what has gone on here during the pandemic, our government has absolutely not been worse for democracy than what Trump has instigated over the last few months culminating in last night. | | | | Login to get fewer ads
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:14 - Jan 7 with 1768 views | ElderGrizzly |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:02 - Jan 7 by giant_stow | That Cruz has a bludy nerve!!! honestly! Stop stoking division and hatred?!!! blimey! |
And Guiliani literally told them to get violent about 30 minutes before
Oh and he did this too. He left a voicemail on the wrong phone. Jail time Rudy...
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:16 - Jan 7 with 1773 views | Guthrum | One of the sad things is that if someone described to them the basic principles of socialism - ordinary people having ownership of the means to make a living, a more equitable distribution of wealth and opportunities, etc. - they would probably be heartily in favour. It would benefit most of them, after all. Some of it is directly in line with (and was influenced by) the founding principles of the USA. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:19 - Jan 7 with 1765 views | DanTheMan |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:16 - Jan 7 by Guthrum | One of the sad things is that if someone described to them the basic principles of socialism - ordinary people having ownership of the means to make a living, a more equitable distribution of wealth and opportunities, etc. - they would probably be heartily in favour. It would benefit most of them, after all. Some of it is directly in line with (and was influenced by) the founding principles of the USA. |
There's videos of them doing this somewhat in America. I remember watching videos of people being explained "Obamacare" without using that term and they're all for it but the second you mention the name they swing the opposite way. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:26 - Jan 7 with 1749 views | Mookamoo |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:16 - Jan 7 by Guthrum | One of the sad things is that if someone described to them the basic principles of socialism - ordinary people having ownership of the means to make a living, a more equitable distribution of wealth and opportunities, etc. - they would probably be heartily in favour. It would benefit most of them, after all. Some of it is directly in line with (and was influenced by) the founding principles of the USA. |
I speak quite often to a friend who works in the car industry in Michigan who is surrounded by Trump supporters. He spends his day just winding them up about what 'socialist' values they do have. Most need some sort of affordable health care scheme and most are unionised. He says the disconnect between their understanding of socialism and any kind of federal intervention is remarkable. Most are Detroit Lion fans and are unsurprisingly in full support equitable distribution of talent in the draft. [Post edited 7 Jan 2021 10:26]
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 11:11 - Jan 7 with 1631 views | tractordownsouth | I hate "virtue signalling" as a phrase, but if there was anyone it was more appropriate to describe, it's the likes of Cruz, who have stoked the division and violence and are now taking the moral high ground on twitter. If they actually gave a sh1t they'd have been out there with megaphones telling people to stop, but instead they hid in their bunkers. | |
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My LinkedIn this morning on 11:35 - Jan 7 with 1572 views | Pendejo | Had a "Gabby" (one of my former colleagues) liked this.... In short it was a posting hailing 4 more years for Trump and praising the actions of the patriots. I think, neigh hope, Gabby was taking the pish, but the entire thread was filled mainly with vile Trumpists, very few dissenters. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 12:19 - Jan 7 with 1489 views | Darth_Koont |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 09:18 - Jan 7 by ElephantintheRoom | I'm not sure anyone in the UK is entitled to question or mock people in another country for their deep seated beliefs in their version of democracy. After all in this country we have got so used to the idea of minority governmen t that a cabal of lying, incompetent extremists can be voted in by 44% of the electorate and trumpet a 'landslide' whilst being given a mandate to deliver 'the will of the people' seemingly oblivious to the vast majority who did not vote for them. I'm pretty sure the current government we have is far worse for 'democracy'not to mention this country and its citizens than a bit of mayhem by a mob whipped into action by their own president. Vote rigging is far from uncommon in the USA in their rather odd system that even seems designed to discourage voting. JFK was voted in by dead people. Bush Jr by non-existent Florida people.... people as always only believe what they want to believe. |
I wouldn’t go that far as I think Trump, his henchmen and their “militarisation” of Trump supporters is at another level. But I agree with the gist that we shouldn’t be so satisfied with our own democracy. It doesn’t seem that long ago where opponents were being called traitors and we still have a similar ludicrous fear of the left, antifa, anti-racists or just anyone who sees a need for more equality over the need to protect more freedom. So we’re not exactly in a glasshouse throwing stones but we’re definitely in a conservatory. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 14:22 - Jan 7 with 1387 views | ElderGrizzly | And now his lawyer Lin Wood has been kicked off Twitter and is again calling for the execution of Mike Pence
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:21 - Jan 7 with 1336 views | tractordownsouth |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 14:22 - Jan 7 by ElderGrizzly | And now his lawyer Lin Wood has been kicked off Twitter and is again calling for the execution of Mike Pence
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:23 - Jan 7 with 1327 views | SpruceMoose | He's indefinitely banned from FB and Insta now. I hope Twitter follows that approach. | |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | Poll: | Selectamod |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:25 - Jan 7 with 1321 views | ElderGrizzly |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:23 - Jan 7 by SpruceMoose | He's indefinitely banned from FB and Insta now. I hope Twitter follows that approach. |
Zuckerburg trying to be on the right side of the debate after spending 6 years plus pimping Trump
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:32 - Jan 7 with 1302 views | DanTheMan |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:25 - Jan 7 by ElderGrizzly | Zuckerburg trying to be on the right side of the debate after spending 6 years plus pimping Trump
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I'd say too little too late but that's rather understating it. Not only did they allow this, their algorithms actively fuel this but they don't care. It's not what they intended but they've done nothing to try and stop it. [Post edited 7 Jan 2021 16:32]
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:33 - Jan 7 with 1294 views | ElderGrizzly |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:32 - Jan 7 by DanTheMan | I'd say too little too late but that's rather understating it. Not only did they allow this, their algorithms actively fuel this but they don't care. It's not what they intended but they've done nothing to try and stop it. [Post edited 7 Jan 2021 16:32]
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:39 - Jan 7 with 1282 views | SpruceMoose |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:25 - Jan 7 by ElderGrizzly | Zuckerburg trying to be on the right side of the debate after spending 6 years plus pimping Trump
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Also see: The entire Republican party. | |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | Poll: | Selectamod |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:44 - Jan 7 with 1273 views | SpruceMoose |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:32 - Jan 7 by DanTheMan | I'd say too little too late but that's rather understating it. Not only did they allow this, their algorithms actively fuel this but they don't care. It's not what they intended but they've done nothing to try and stop it. [Post edited 7 Jan 2021 16:32]
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Quite. So many people now are so keen to toughen up and lay it all on the line to combat what they've enabled... Mainly because there's now absolutely nothing at stake and costs them nothing to do so. Empty handwringing. | |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | Poll: | Selectamod |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:57 - Jan 7 with 1250 views | GlasgowBlue |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 16:39 - Jan 7 by SpruceMoose | Also see: The entire Republican party. |
Rats deserting a sinking ship. Pence will also have one eye on 2024 and will want to distance himself from Trump. | |
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Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 17:08 - Jan 7 with 1227 views | Freddies_Ears |
Trump and the way he has poisoned normal Republicans on 10:09 - Jan 7 by mikeybloo88 | No matter what you think of our voting system or what has gone on here during the pandemic, our government has absolutely not been worse for democracy than what Trump has instigated over the last few months culminating in last night. |
Lying to the Queen about their reason for proroguing parliament is a kind of non-violent equivalent (to cite just one example)... | | | |
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