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PaxAlto's avatar

I don't know any members of the Washington "Blob," but I am surrounded by its many deluded supporters. Some are family and (former) friends. Some common, dangerous traits they seem to share is that they can shape "reality" to their own liking, including changing their biological sex, enjoying "freestyle" interpretations of laws, logic, history, and human rights according how such things align with their "feelings" and personal "truths." Anyone outside of their ideological igloo poses an existential threat that must be stomped out of existence.

My efforts to reach out to some of them only kindled rabid exchanges, culminating in being called an ignorant "Hitler." Do they REALLY want the "Old Yeller" cure? Because that's where they're leading us.

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Janet's avatar

They used to scream how awful it was when that monster Cheney said they were creating their own reality. They have no reality now themselves to see the difference. I got out and looked inside my former party very carefully from the outside. The frogs are still clueless in their getting hotter pot on the stove. My thanksgiving divided into 2 factions in 2 towns. One that harpy Joy Reid told them to do. I was in the one that doesn’t give a rats patootie what your politics is as a family.

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The Real Mary Rose's avatar

They put Cheney to shame - oh the irony.

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Beth Nicolaides's avatar

Was it Cheney who said that, or maybe Rove? Rove had that famous election-night meltdown when his preferred reality was failing to materialize.

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Moistened Bint's avatar

It was Rove.

Although I hate Darth Cheney as much as you can hate a cyborg like that. When is he/it going to die already? Maybe an EMP would solve that problem.

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Janet's avatar

Cheney did say it also. I heard him say it and it stuck in my head. I was pretty active anti war. I contacted congress all the time, marched in DC, wrote letters to the editor, had signs in my yard showing numbers of dead, the works.

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Ron Anselmo's avatar

The "works" didn't work, did they Janet? There's a lesson in there. The only thing these fuckers understand is kinetics. How long until we understand that? Time to get after it.

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Janet's avatar

At least I tried to do something instead of getting on blogs and complaining and griping and doing nothing, which most do. I went into co gressionsl offices, paid good money to fly 1000 miles. Attended meetings. Ye@h, maybe it didn’t work but I moved my backside didn’t I?

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ezinmn's avatar

@Janet - I recall two turning points in the past 20 years or so that caused me to flip between parties. When Bush decided to bomb Iraq after 9/11 and when the Mueller report found nothing on Trump. 2 Ah Hah moments. I think more of us are now getting clarity on what we've been living through for a long, long time.

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SocratesDetroit's avatar

Good for you Janet, God bless you! Ignore the naysayers.

If a tiny fraction (1%) of Americans did a just SOME of what you did (contact Congress, or march in DC), our country would be in a MUCH better place today. (I wrote my Senator/Congressman about Iraq 1x, got a lame non-answer)

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Janet's avatar

Well, I’m not a Republican either. That bunch killed way more needlessly and drove 15 million people from their homes or country. Never noticed that? . I expect much failure will come from this new bunch, but in my mind it’s better than the soon to be old bunch. Im not going to defend or explain any fucking thing I did or do to you about my actions, Sonny.

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Janet's avatar

When you are perfect, let me know. I’m old. Stuff it.

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Moistened Bint's avatar

"The only thing these fuckers understand is kinetics."

Having grown up in a family where every single male, apart from my brother, worked for defense contractors, I totally get this.

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Janet's avatar

Way to welcome me into your fold, Ronny boy.

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Moistened Bint's avatar

Yer a bitch. Shoot the messenger, ignore the message. Yeah, that always works out well.

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Janet's avatar

Cheney did say it. I heard him and it stuck. I was an active anti war democrat then.

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Vida Galore's avatar

“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors . . . and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.”

― Karl Rove

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Lugh's avatar

You don't care if family members are traitors? That's a very extreme attitude also.

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Janet's avatar

Come on. I’m old. I’m over this shit. If that’s your attitude about family, no, I wouldn’t want you in my house.

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Moistened Bint's avatar

Lay off the bottle, lady.

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Janet's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

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Lugh's avatar

So traitors are fine, but not family members who object to traitors - they can't come in.

You just contradicted your own position. A little philosophy is a dangerous thing. You see, the answer to bad philosophy is not no philosophy, but good philosophy.

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Cheryl's avatar

And I’m so not surprised the resident incel is chiming in. Picking off some low hanging fruit? It’s winter don’t you have some firewood to cut? Oh wait…

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Lugh's avatar

I started the thread, dummy. You're catty but not intelligent and a woman.

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Cheryl's avatar

Way to put a focus on your stupidity. You didn’t start the thread dummy

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Cheryl's avatar

Know one thing. This is how the regulars who are women on here cancel other women on here. Specially new women. They accuse you of drinking. handles of vodka in my case. Just ignore those comments because though they may be catty bitches they are pretty intelligent but they are women.

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Cheryl's avatar

My gawd your response pisses me the fuck off. You are one of the most intelligent people on here why do you resort to such garbage.

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Beth Nicolaides's avatar

Sat down to a nice meal with my dyed-in-the-wool Democratic ex-husband yesterday, and decided to drop The Bomb at the table.

"So, Mike, do you suppose Biden voted for Trump this year?"

He burst out laughing. He just isn't bent out of shape by Trump, this time.

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PaxAlto's avatar

Lol! I see some of that, too. But I'm still disheartened by the off-the-wall reactions of far too many people who were once close to me, including scientists and engineers (I used to test products). These are extremely competent professionals and experts in their respective fields. And yet, when it comes to politics and related topics, they morph into an amalgam of Joy Behar, Ibram X. Kendi, and Rob Reiner.

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Lugh's avatar

It's their masochistic religion, a secular version of Christianity. Unlike Christianity, it's a religion without redemption but only of sin. The upside is being able to hate all non-"Christians", especially real Christians and of course, Whites in general.

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Breck's avatar

I don't even bother with my dyed-in-the-wool Democratic future-ex wife. She's hopeless. And has no sense of humor, really. But, come to think of it, do any radical Democrats have a true sense of humor? (same as asking do sociopaths have a sense of humor?)

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Lugh's avatar

Nobody fucks with the Bidens. I loved Dr Jill's flaming red pants suit. One of the few good things she's ever done I imagine.

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Moistened Bint's avatar

"Nobody fucks with the Bidens."....the sheer arrogance of these cretins. They are willing to blow up the world to prevent their secrets in Ukraine from leaking out.

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Dena's avatar

Well, Jill did wear that bright red dress on Election Day🙂

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ezinmn's avatar

MAGA red. Rumor has it she did vote for Trump.

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Miriamnae's avatar

As a farmer, I recognize that cure. ‘Let them eat cake’ has consequences…

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spingerah's avatar

Many of them deserve that cure,

After a "fair trial" just as fair as they gave Trump, Bannon, Giulani, Stone. And all of the January 6th political prisoners. As far as their lawfare. When their minions file, the names of individuals & firms become public. The fact is the second civil war has been going on since 2020 in the court system. This only has served in postponing the inevetable.

Only one side will win.

What kind of future do you want for future generstions?

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JR's avatar

I believe they all share a common trait that is their go to reaction: anger.

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Rob Olsen Elder's avatar

Unsuspectingly, I ran into a rabid never Trumper in my neighborhood. Brainwashed lady is locked into her own self made safe unable to reason and support her position! Sad!

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Dianne Warner's avatar

“Old Yeller”? Uhhh haven’t read it in decades but isn’t that a little harsh? Though— same exact thing has been happening to me—SAME! I wonder how long this frozen mentality can go on?

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PaxAlto's avatar

I'll consider whatever you think is appropriate for handling a vicious, foaming-at-the-mouth creature attacking your property actively seeking to bring about your demise.

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Alice in Wonderland's avatar

Wouldn't that be a blessing!

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