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My crazy liberal friends

Posted by $ Abaco 1 month ago to Politics
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Since the Trump address the other night I've communicated with two of my leftist friends. Very interesting. One, my buddy Bill, is non-responsive. He's often full of bright ideas and angry outbursts. But....crickets from him (via texts). The other one is the sweet older lady from down my street. She stopped by and as she left (it was the day after the speech) I jokingly said, "Did you watch it!? I picture you and your Dem friends all watching it and getting wound up." That is exactly what she and they did...texting each other angry statements. Come to find out she thinks everything was a lie. Even the kid, DJ, with the brain cancer. They actually think that was faked. I mention this because I'm stunned. I'm not sure how people like that ever come back to reality, let alone come halfway back to the middle. They're lost, I think. I keep thinking of the term, "irreconcilable differences". The only legit reason for a divorce...that an insanity. This is both of those. I think the country needs to split.

But, here's the problem with that. If we separate into red and blue states it will be just a matter of time before the blue states attack the red ones. They'll have to. Once they're overrun with violent criminals, crazy homeless, broke and helpless they'll have to attack, steal, cheat. The red states would be safe, peaceful and in the black because we'd run out the bad leaders. We're really in a weird spot now...


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  • Posted by VetteGuy 1 month ago
    I see another problem with splitting into red and blue states. The problem is actually more finely split than that. Even in deep red Alabama, there are large pockets of blue (like Birmingham). And some of the blue states (Illinois, for instance) are largely (by land area) red.

    If we went back to voting only by property owners (those who actually have 'skin in the game') I think it would solve a multitude of problems. Unfortunately letting 'everyone' vote is a pandoras box we will never be able to close.
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    • Posted by TheOriginalBadBob 1 month ago
      First, I am a property owner and would qualify, but that is not the answer.
      I think all citizens should be able to vote except for a period of time that commences on their sixth month of government assistance and ends on the sixth month after their public assistance ends. All taxpaying, self-supporting citizens should vote.
      Just saying.
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    • Posted by Rex_Little 1 month ago
      Your first paragraph is spot on, but restricting the vote to property owners wouldn't fix the polarization around Trump. My brothers, cousins, nieces and nephews are all homeowners, and half of them are hopeless TDS cases.
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  • Posted by rhfinle 1 month ago
    The main thing that I took away from Atlas Shrugged is the simple idea that when you finally see through the lies and irrationality, and get the courage and conviction to do so, all you have to do is say, "I don't believe your BS anymore", and they no longer (mentally, anyway) have any control over you.
    This last election was the remaining rational people in America standing up and saying that to the absurdity that has gripped the Left.
    "You had the power to go home all along. All you have to do is click your heels together three times and say..."
    The Left knew all along that we could do that, and cannot deal with the consequences.
    Now that centrists and conservatives can speak again, i think the blue state thing will become crippled. I hope that, a few election cycles from now, our two-party system will be patriotic MAGA Republicans and rational Libertarians, with a few disregarded fringe groups...
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    • Posted by $ 1 month ago
      I have some hope too, buddy. I'll keep voting. But...deep down I feel like America's gradual decline will continue. Too many people wanting free stuff, etc. It's like a cancer.
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  • Posted by CaptainKirk 1 month ago
    You go made in groups.
    You re-acquire your sanity in solitude.

    Although some need help seeing the truth.
    The great news about thinking that the DJ kid was faking... They SHOULD be able to research it.
    Was he already made a police officer? Was that his father who lifted him up?
    Can they even find the newspaper that first ran his story.

    Because there is a HUGE difference between willingly accepting a lie "Because Orange Man STILL BAD"... or "Fake News"... And being as rude as that implies.

    This, to me, feels like a breakable piece. Once this breaks. The "Both Sides" HOAX might come next.

    But the real question is. If this DJ kid is the real deal. WHY did the Democrat Politicians NOT Clap? Are they evil or misinformed?

    But they sound pretty dug in. And of course, they created an Echo Chamber...
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 1 month ago
    TDS man. TDS. Haters gotta hate.

    Elon could have roasted a live baby on a grill 10 years ago when he was the EV czar and disrupter. Now he can't even breathe without offending someone. They are the ultimate hypocrites.
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  • Posted by $ gharkness 1 month ago
    Yes, we would run off the bad leaders - to the blue states, which brings up a problem. The blues will absolutely want to be coming across the border to take advantage of - but not contribute to - the booming red state economy. So we would have to have very strong borders...which eventually will lead to conflict...perhaps armed conflict.

    Then again, blues don't seem to be able to get anything done on their own, so it might be a great thing. They'd be waiting for the reds to come in and "help" them - by giving it all to them. Ha, not gonna happen.
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  • Posted by $ Radio_Randy 1 month ago
    Those aren't friends...only acquaintances.

    A friend would come to you, in need. It sounds like those two would walk by you, lying bleeding on the sidewalk.

    But that's merely an opinion.
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  • Posted by Lucky 1 month ago
    I just had exactly the same experience.
    I explain why I find Z detestable, I get back anguished screams of Russia Russia Putin dictator Stalin Russia, repeat .. ..
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  • Posted by $ 1 month ago
    I honestly think that the only thing that can reverse this and "snap" people out of their insanity is perp walks. Those "proles" I know who all believe these sick people in Congress need to see some of them rung up on fraud charges (ala USAID) and thrown in prison. To that end...I just heard yesterday that the reason we're not seeing the Epstein materials yet is that they are busy redacting a bunch of it. Opportunity lost there...to protect purely evil people....and continue America's slide into hell...If we're willing to let our powerful people F children we're doomed. This is Biblical, and then some. America seems to hate children, for the most part. I like to say, "Good luck with that, America."
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