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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 13:05:24 GMT
We are a group of like-minded people that gather to discuss a host of topics from weight loss, to current events. Our thread celebrates liberal diversity, welcomes new friends, and respects all opinions. We count everything from calories to points but, we never count our chickens before they are hatched.
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Post by NatureLover on Jun 19, 2017 13:12:51 GMT
Well, I did it. I stopped reading the "comments" sections on political articles quite some time ago, but slipped up yesterday.  It was an article about BLOTUS being under investigation, and all the Trumpettes were crying over how he's being picked on and how he's being disrespected and how he was never given a chance.  I went in with both elbows flying and reminded them all of how the right crucified Obama for eight years, and not only the President but his wife, children and even his DOGS for crappin' out loud. Hateful paintings and outrageous "memes" on social media, the racial slurs, the hatred, the opposition, the wild birther movement, Kenyan insults, etc., etc., the effigies and lynchings and burnings of Obama dummies. Hypocrites. But why did I waste my time? Attempting to voice reason to brainwashed and out of touch with reality people. Sigh. |
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 13:16:29 GMT
Heart sick over the attack in London. The violence and mayhem just go on and on.
Jared is going to the Middle East this week to try and work a miracle. I wish him well, but frankly I have no confidence in Jared's ability to accomplish anything; and, don't understand why anyone would think that he could. He has no experience whatsoever to back him up. But then Tweety seems to think Jared can fix the whole world. Maybe Jared should be sitting in the Oval instead of Tweety. At least he knows how to be quiet. Although I suspect he is up to his ears in this Russia mess.
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 13:26:20 GMT
NatureLover , I can empathize with you. You're right that "trying to voice reason to brainwashed and out of touch with reality people" is an exercise in futility. They don't hear or see because they choose not to do so. They're truly oblivious to the total hypocrisy of it all. Does the JA and his clan get some pretty rough comments made about them? Of course they do, and in my opinion most of the comments are well deserved and brought on by the JA himself with his hate filled and narcissistic tweets. But are they getting any worse than prior Presidents, in particular President Obama? Not even close! But those people will never see that, because they don't really care about the truth. They don't even really care about JA and his family. They just enjoy spreading hate. Just read this morning that Rs are getting pretty panicky about that Georgia seat coming up for election tomorrow. A PAC has now started running an ad featuring President Obama's voice completely out of context. His voice is actually reading a passage from a book, but they don't mention that. Instead they are using his voice in the background trying to tell African American voters that it's useless for them to go to the polls and vote for a Democrat because Democrats just take them for granted, and never help them. Such a cowardly act, and so unfair to President Obama. Yet that's what politics has become. A nasty, ugly, down in the gutter practice. It's sickening really.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 14:03:47 GMT
I would bet the house, that Jarad will be coming home with some "under the table" deals that profits the family business & not much in the way of peace deals. If his daddy has to pay to get him into college, you know the lightbulb burns pretty dim...UGH! This family just makes me gag!
No, no use even wasting your time & energy trying to reason with the Trumpettes. Especially if they are Breibart readers. That rag spews more conspiracies & hatred than anything I know of. Ugly ugly ugly. Considering that Steve Bannon is the heart of that crap, no wonder we need to worry with his whispering in JA's ear. And Ted Nugget finally " having a coming to Jesus moment" with his ugly rhetoric is alittle laughable. I hope he is serious, but he voiced some really ugly rhetoric about Hilary, Obama & Libs for years. Why was it OK then & not now?... As I said, I hope he does set an example that we can change the ugliness of political talk, but, I'll reserve judgement.
London must feel like they are under siege. I wonder if Tweety will start his attacks against the London Mayor again.
And really, Russia will no longer cooperate with us in Syria & will view our aircrafts as targets!?!?!?...JA in Chief ok with that?!?!?!...Lordy Lordy!
i also find it ironic that those complain & whine about celebs expressing their political views are also the ones who voted for a reality show personality to be President. It wasn't the Democrats that put this bad actor into the Oval Office...🙄
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Post by doordie50 on Jun 19, 2017 17:01:07 GMT
Political discourse is such that we've gone from a place of "You are wrong" (your ideas) to "You are evil" (same ideas).
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 18:31:49 GMT
I'm afraid we've swung so far to the extreme with political discourse that we will never be able to get back to moderation again. Tweety has made it popular to be hateful, arrogant, ignorant, racist, and misogynistic. There is a segment of our society that likes that, and they're not going to give it up easily. It's almost like throwing chum in the water to attract sharks. Tweety, Breitbart, and the like throw out the chum and they go into a feeding frenzy.
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 18:34:21 GMT
You know it must take real talent to show up on Sunday morning talk shows and with a straight face say no, the President did not say EXACTLY what he did say a few hours earlier in a tweet for the entire world to read. I wonder if you have to get Botox injections before going on air in order to keep a straight face for that?
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Post by nashville11 on Jun 19, 2017 18:45:13 GMT
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Post by birdgal on Jun 19, 2017 18:55:35 GMT
"But why did I waste my time?"
Nature Lover, because you believe in Thought and Reason and you probably also believe they do too. That belief is what trips reasonable people up sometimes. I've tried for years to have reasonable discussions with certain people. Years! It's like spitting into the wind or shoveling poop against the tide. All I ever get back is red hot hatred. Its frustrating and sad.
I don't think you wasted your time. You got it out of your system and you vented. Plus, you stopped in here and spent time with us! That was a nice surprise. You'll never be able to make some people think things through. It's not in them. You'll never be able to change their minds either. Red hot hatred rarely diminishes it just gets hotter.
I don't even try anymore. Not worth what's left of my sanity. lol. If I'm ever tempted to try to engage in a conversation with people of that ilk I ask myself if I'd choose to have a decent conversation with someone who just received an anaesthetic. I think not. lol.
I'm sorry it's under these circumstances but it's so very nice to see another kindred spirit here!
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Post by Barbb on Jun 20, 2017 4:23:07 GMT
Another funny film!
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Post by NatureLover on Jun 20, 2017 13:24:16 GMT
birdgal, thank you so much for that. ♥
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It was an article about BLOTUS being under investigation, and all the Trumpettes were crying over how he's being picked on and how he's being disrespected and how he was never given a chance. 
I went in with both elbows flying and reminded them all of how the right crucified Obama for eight years, and not only the President but his wife, children and even his DOGS for crappin' out loud. Hateful paintings and outrageous "memes" on social media, the racial slurs, the hatred, the opposition, the wild birther movement, Kenyan insults, etc., etc., the effigies and lynchings and burnings of Obama dummies. Hypocrites. 
