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essme

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35. Yes! And I am really kicking myself for it

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 08:58 AM

Sep 2019

I did not recognize the warning signs before he fell apart. I am usually more socially aware of people's triggers.

This one really bothered me. He genuinely is a nice older fellow, and very smart. I woke up this morning thinking of Lee Atwater, and how the brainwashing of folks has worked well enough to get folks to pay more attention to conspiracy theories.

It seems like we are up against a tidal wave of people that have been conditioned for decades-- How can we change that?

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"I can't talk to you...there is no use in talking to people like you" [View all] essme Sep 2019 OP

Thank you. The bastards need to have their noses rubbed in the mess they have made! nt Atticus Sep 2019 #1

This guy was really old essme Sep 2019 #3

I understand what you are saying and I commend you for your concern, but those shaking Atticus Sep 2019 #5

you should have suggested the lesbian photo not_the_one Sep 2019 #16

You should have called up the images on your phone without saying anything about them tblue37 Sep 2019 #33

Well, this is embarrassing essme Sep 2019 #37

I don't have a cell phone. I don't want *everyone* to have me on such a short leash. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #39

Exactly! essme Sep 2019 #41

smart phone excuses NJCher Sep 2019 #58

Another L.I.V.I.D - Low Information Voter In Denial. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2019 #2

Oh. That's good. Can we use it? ms liberty Sep 2019 #29

Sure; use it. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2019 #34

thanks i'm totally using that proud patriot Sep 2019 #49

Wish I could always think as quickly as you do. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #4

I was not thinking quickly-- trust me essme Sep 2019 #6

he actually wasn't a failed reality show star. he had great ratings for years mucifer Sep 2019 #28

I need to find out the stats on this one, but essme Sep 2019 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author mucifer Sep 2019 #55

He actually was a failed reality show star Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #47

Yes, but he had 6 business bankruptcies and 3 marriages. He stole charity money for his family! NCLefty Sep 2019 #57

That he has a PhD tells me one thing. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #7

90%+ of ppl with PhDs are liberals sharedvalues Sep 2019 #9

That he brought up the fact he has a PhD is very telling. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #14

We actually were talking about universities essme Sep 2019 #23

Your reply was both accurate and courteous. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #54

Ben Carson is an excellent example essme Sep 2019 #42

"Republicans call you 'useful idiot', you know. Dems are Party of working people" sharedvalues Sep 2019 #8

I'm surprised Aussie105 Sep 2019 #10

Her "modeling" is, at best, soft porn. 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #17

We "liberals" tend to care about and feel bad for people MyMission Sep 2019 #11

FNC is the enemy of america. Joe941 Sep 2019 #12

As committed to the real facts as we know them to be, incredibly millions of people are just as Pepsidog Sep 2019 #13

I love playing mind games with those idiots, I would have kept at him until he stoked out yaesu Sep 2019 #15

You brought out his inner kid. lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #18

I still can't believe the people who say Melania is such a "classy First Lady". Grammy23 Sep 2019 #19

The fact that these photos did not and... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #40

It really was more then porno shots Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #48

There's seems to be some kind of campaign to bolster Melania as classy... No Vested Interest Sep 2019 #52

"What Faux.... Duppers Sep 2019 #20

His homophobia means he's more than likely a repressed gay or bisexual. roamer65 Sep 2019 #21

Translation into English DFW Sep 2019 #22

I don't think in my life I've had anyone talk about "music librarians." How peculiar. cwydro Sep 2019 #24

I AM a librarian essme Sep 2019 #25

I found it odd that some random guy at a bar would make a comment about music librarians. cwydro Sep 2019 #26

His PhD is in music education essme Sep 2019 #31

Lol. cwydro Sep 2019 #44

And yet, before you posted, essme had already noted his PhD was in music muriel_volestrangler Sep 2019 #46

You talked nice also, established a pleasant relationship before Hortensis Sep 2019 #27

Yes! And I am really kicking myself for it essme Sep 2019 #35

We've made the same mistake, Essme, with the same regret. Hortensis Sep 2019 #43

I really believe the brainwashing begins with religious training. Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #51

It is so amazing that people w/ advanced degrees are seen in a different light (oh, they're ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #30

That's partially my fault also essme Sep 2019 #36

He exemplifies a closed mind vlyons Sep 2019 #32

Hitch your wagon to Donny's shit star... Blue Owl Sep 2019 #45

To me they are no better than the Germans who turned a blind eye to the Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #50

But there IS a lot of point in NOT talking to people like you: DENIAL! Beartracks Sep 2019 #53

If tRumpers could be reasoned with, they wouldn't be tRumpers. lastlib Sep 2019 #56