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FarLeftFist

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13. Religion.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 01:28 PM

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Why do Republicans delight in suffering? [View all] edhopper Jan 2012 OP

I doubt there's any one answer... phantom power Jan 2012 #1

It's because a high percentage of those Repubs. in power are sociopaths. And these, Cal33 Jan 2012 #3

I'm with you on this. newspeak Jan 2012 #9

It's a way of separating themselves from those "other" people. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2012 #2

Torquemada would have been a rethuglican. lpbk2713 Jan 2012 #4

I did not even mention edhopper Jan 2012 #5

Because a fundamental aspect of the RW philosophy is that the strong in society should be allowed to LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #6

Good post! edhopper Jan 2012 #7

Spot on! PurityOfEssence Jan 2012 #12

Wrongly believing rank and file Republicans "delight in suffering" kctim Jan 2012 #8

I love your posts, they crack me up. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #10

I agree Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #17

I think I was talking more about edhopper Jan 2012 #22

If you make $8 or $10 or even $12 an hour hfojvt Jan 2012 #11

Well, it basically comes to the same thing... LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #15

Whut? lonestarnot Jan 2012 #24

I don't minimize their evil - I think you might have been referring to another post. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #26

Religion. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #13

I don't know. I think you have to be born that way. raouldukelives Jan 2012 #14

Oh, they delight in suffering, all right . . . Brigid Jan 2012 #16

It Makes Them Feel "Superior"... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #18

They don't call it the "R-complex" for nothing: IDemo Jan 2012 #19

To get in real good StarlightGold Jan 2012 #20

To have someone to look down on treestar Jan 2012 #21

Verminists! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #23

For all the reasons already mentioned, plus that... Crankie Avalon Jan 2012 #25

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