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13. I feel like it is time for the United States to split into 2 distinct countries. The Libertarian

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 08:51 AM

Nov 2021

south and the Blue states. Maybe in 50 years the south (my area) will feel like it wants to be in a civilized country instead of the Mad Max area.

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The rest of us need to face something: [View all] PCIntern Nov 2021 OP

Very well said. Thank you. n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2021 #1

Matthew 6:31-32 Klaralven Nov 2021 #2

Matthew's ambiguity on the concept of "faith" as comfort food for the soul. jaxexpat Nov 2021 #21

I'm pretty sure it's all naturally set up to Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #52

K&R 2naSalit Nov 2021 #3

K & R spanone Nov 2021 #4

Some are brainwashed into thinking it's okay to live like shit, because everything is roses and cake brewens Nov 2021 #5

Karl Marx: "Religion is the opiate of the masses." lastlib Nov 2021 #23

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I agree completely. NoSheep Nov 2021 #61

So they don't care about the future but they think long term. Ok. bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #6

The sad truth, you are correct. They fight harder too. Escurumbele Nov 2021 #10

Lincoln Project is a good example of this chia Nov 2021 #32

The Lincoln Project is getting wnylib Nov 2021 #39

Good insight. Thanks. chia Nov 2021 #59

Don't you mean "cheat" harder... Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #53

Any means necessary. Lie, cheat, steal. czarjak Nov 2021 #60

I think the intent was that the planners of the right do focus long term, but they present real-time Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #18

Well said. c-rational Nov 2021 #36

K&R. Your first sentence sums up our nation's largest moral challenge. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #7

Love your MACA idea. KS Toronado Nov 2021 #17

Selfish people with short-sighted selfish goals. calimary Nov 2021 #41

You just gave me an idea KS Toronado Nov 2021 #55

+1 c-rational Nov 2021 #37

Think it's Rebl2 Nov 2021 #42

MACA Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #50

KnR MiHale Nov 2021 #8

And that is why when people say "History will not be kind to them" they don't care, they will be Escurumbele Nov 2021 #9

Perfectly written, PCIntern. spicysista Nov 2021 #11

John Maynard Keynes mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #12

I feel like it is time for the United States to split into 2 distinct countries. The Libertarian LiberalArkie Nov 2021 #13

If it were only so simple. jaxexpat Nov 2021 #27

I doubt it. In the 60's I was station in the south and heard repeatedly we didn't lose the civil war usaf-vet Nov 2021 #44

Fundamentally society is at the end point of the wealth inequality pendulum swing Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #14

Banana Republicans.N/T multigraincracker Nov 2021 #15

Your permission to repost and spread the word whyzayker Nov 2021 #16

Sure. PCIntern Nov 2021 #40

Republican messaging doesn't take the long view. But their objectives do. CousinIT Nov 2021 #19

Wow, man. That's perfectly right. jaxexpat Nov 2021 #29

The Laws of Stupid People an essay by an economist Collina explains a lot. Pepsidog Nov 2021 #35

That was my dad's favorite slogan. "IGMFU." calimary Nov 2021 #43

authoritarianism is a strategy for coping with a heritable mostly 'old world' masturbation disorder certainot Nov 2021 #20

I do not understand the logic of the right on this issue. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #22

Great post. I just think 1/2 the country who doesn't vote just doesn't care about much at all. The Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #24

Democrats should start an "audit", set up in a warehouse, somewhere, counting every ballot, fwvinson Nov 2021 #25

Agree, hire cyber ninjas wildman76 Nov 2021 #34

Hurtful truth that needs to be said. Also, realize that they and Big Corps can think long ancianita Nov 2021 #26

The human species is unethical. We will burn up this agar plate. Check your thermometer. johnthewoodworker Nov 2021 #28

Libertarians have no morality and conservatives are racing to heaven zaj Nov 2021 #30

An inverse way of looking at this problem is how Republicans have credibility bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #31

When you believe in the rapture, climate change is not really an issue. Jon King Nov 2021 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2021 #38

I think your point is spot-on. So what do we do about it? calimary Nov 2021 #45

Rise and Whine? PCIntern Nov 2021 #46

The GOP presents their views in easy to understand words and relatable slogans. llmart Nov 2021 #57

Never again can we justly wonder at Hitler's rise to power. RVN VET71 Nov 2021 #47

Very well put. PCIntern Nov 2021 #49

Why do polls act so schizophrenic? macmillan61 Nov 2021 #48

Good post Lollerskates Nov 2021 #54

These wealthy conservatives plan to move to more hospitable places as needed. jalan48 Nov 2021 #56

They believe, or their cover story is: giving people free stuff does not help Hamlette Nov 2021 #58

This is true even of the non-trumpian conservatives. quakerboy Nov 2021 #62

Can we somehow nominate you to speak at the next Democratic National Convention? LT Barclay Nov 2021 #63

That would be interesting.... PCIntern Nov 2021 #64