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Cirque du So-What

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1. Some people have a fucked-up view of rights

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 10:46 AM

Sep 2020

The phrase (commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln), ‘ My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins‘, will probably draw anything from a bovine gaze to getting shot.

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Some wise words from Jason Alexander [View all] Siwsan Sep 2020 OP

Some people have a fucked-up view of rights Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #1

And those same people would probably hate Abraham Lincoln. calimary Sep 2020 #27

By the same token Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #30

Our gigantic obstacle.....they did not have this young_at_heart Sep 2020 #2

The BBC also wasn't Fox or Hate-speech radio either. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #8

You shouldn't insult Mary Todd that way. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #20

I should have phrased that better. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #28

Mary Todd Lincoln was an educated woman. She suffered from clinical depression Texin Sep 2020 #38

If you're referring to Mary Todd Lincoln, SunnyATT Sep 2020 #22

Please check out my reply #28. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #29

It goes well beyond him Cosmocat Sep 2020 #23

Some people qazplm135 Sep 2020 #3

They don't want us to tell them what to do with their bodies. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #10

Alexander is speaknow Sep 2020 #4

He is using one of the analogies I have used ms liberty Sep 2020 #5

I drive at night without headlights. JohnnyRingo Sep 2020 #6

Glad I live in a blue state RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #7

me too. Our governor is great. CTyankee Sep 2020 #15

Yeah. Me too. calimary Sep 2020 #18

Here in NY, I recently visited an area upstate with Trump signs all over... NYC Liberal Sep 2020 #35

I remember my Mom telling me about Bev54 Sep 2020 #9

If Fox News had been around during the Blitzkrieg... Initech Sep 2020 #11

My contrarian side says, Londoners in WW2 were probably taught to all think alike Beringia Sep 2020 #12

Only reason repugs are anti-mask is because their "stable?" genius tells them so. KS Toronado Sep 2020 #13

Siwsan......Excellent..... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #14

Having mask off in parking lot. I see lots putting on as they enter and take off as they leave. LizBeth Sep 2020 #16

Yeah, once outside it's not so critical, just maintain distance. forgotmylogin Sep 2020 #19

I never wear a mask outside, unless I would happen to be somewhere very crowded. BusyBeingBest Sep 2020 #33

I walk dog twice a day and almost none of us old cautious staying home old people do. I have one LizBeth Sep 2020 #34

Just like Trump thinks having gold colored furniture makes him look wealthy, he is world wide wally Sep 2020 #17

Londoners, and pretty much everyon else in Europe during WWII PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #21

Oh but my rights! MY rights! calimary Sep 2020 #24

There were volunteer Air Raid Precautions wardens enforcing the blackout and other safety measures. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2020 #25

Their leaders played a big role. Sanity Claws Sep 2020 #26

My mom enforced blackouts in PA during the war when she was 12. oldsoftie Sep 2020 #31

KNR Lucinda Sep 2020 #32

KR! Cha Sep 2020 #36

Those who are screaming about their constitutional rights forget... pazzyanne Sep 2020 #37