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24. I just wonder,what exactly will this country

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 12:07 PM

Oct 2024

be like if MAGATs wishes come true?
What do they envision this country to actually become?
If they hate government.why run for office..to dismantle the country, constitution,rule of law?Qui bono?

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It depresses the hell out of me that people I grew up with... [View all] Girard442 Oct 2024 OP

This! sunflowerseed Oct 2024 #1

YES, THIS DENVERPOPS Oct 2024 #20

Did not need to disown anyone.. oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 2024 #45

Nope, DENVERPOPS Oct 2024 #74

Rejoice instead Arthur_Frain Oct 2024 #2

That wouldn't be enough to save Anne or any of the rest of us.. That is a devastating fact of our current time... hlthe2b Oct 2024 #3

Got to take your peace where you can find it lately. Arthur_Frain Oct 2024 #5

... hlthe2b Oct 2024 #15

What keeps me going is remembering that HRC won the popular vote by more tha 5,000. This means in2herbs Oct 2024 #18

And in a way what keeps me going Arthur_Frain Oct 2024 #62

I'm with you. Since the convict was defeated in the 2020 election... brush Oct 2024 #32

Good points, but Trump is not a sexual "harasser" he is a sexual 'assaulter' and an adjudicated rapist. OMGWTF Oct 2024 #39

Good point on the adjudicated rapist. I was too lenient. brush Oct 2024 #40

If we win by enough of a margin, there won't be any picking of fights. Arthur_Frain Oct 2024 #64

By all means, take it. brush Oct 2024 #66

Certanily not if she were an undocumented child from Honduras. dawg Oct 2024 #4

I'm right there with you. lobointexas Oct 2024 #6

I went to school with a bunch of Italian LittleGirl Oct 2024 #46

I have noticed this too! When I grew up MotownPgh Oct 2024 #51

Funny you mention that. lobointexas Oct 2024 #55

It's so sad isn't it? LittleGirl Oct 2024 #73

I'd like to believe your statement about the parents. lobointexas Oct 2024 #77

Indeed. Quite possible. nt LittleGirl Oct 2024 #92

Oddly, the fact that Kamala is female is rarely mentioned, Mr. Mustard 2023 Oct 2024 #100

why would you be sharing that information anyway WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2024 #7

To rescue her? twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #9

She didn't need rescuing...until someone told where she was hiding. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2024 #17

smh OneGrassRoot Oct 2024 #37

I took the OP at their implication that there were people they'd feel comfortable telling where Anne Frank was hiding. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2024 #56

My first thought as well misanthrope Oct 2024 #84

I am also very sad to the bros I used to run with 50 years ago are so maga. chicoescuela Oct 2024 #8

Sad is not the right word... BSloat Oct 2024 #14

I believe trump released their true beliefs in public. chicoescuela Oct 2024 #16

Sadly I agree completely Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #25

Disappointed is more accurate for me misanthrope Oct 2024 #86

I never went to a reunion. I wouldn't want to in any way show support for the school I went to. Catholic. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #10

Catholic teaching at one time stated that BattleRow Oct 2024 #41

I know, right ybbor Oct 2024 #11

Try having one of those as a sister. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #12

Yup. Or a mother or a cousin or a nephew COL Mustard Oct 2024 #19

She's the only family that I have... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #22

So sorry to hear that, smarty COL Mustard Oct 2024 #23

Thanks, COL. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #30

As the great Miles O'Brien once said... OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #71

Unless you are adopted. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #104

With all due respect... OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #105

Thanks, OB. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #106

Yup, I can certainly relate to that! WestMichRad Oct 2024 #44

I do . Playingmantis Oct 2024 #76

A quote from an old John Mellencamp song moniss Oct 2024 #13

My daughter is gay Figarosmom Oct 2024 #21

I just wonder,what exactly will this country BattleRow Oct 2024 #24

Wild west. Buckle up and plan ahead. Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #26

MAGA sees themselves as somehow "protected" Zambero Oct 2024 #27

They don't think the leopards would ever eat THEIR faces! nt Wednesdays Oct 2024 #42

Some of their faces are being eaten right now BaronChocula Oct 2024 #63

Leopards don't change their spots,and BattleRow Oct 2024 #72

If magat victory puts someone... Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2024 #59

One doesn't stand taller on the back BattleRow Oct 2024 #61

Over the last 8 years or so The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2024 #28

Ignorance has gone the way with Trump Puppyjive Oct 2024 #29

Democrats care about people, Rethuglicans care about money. Period. OMGWTF Oct 2024 #35

Well ... money is power, and I think power is what they really want. If they don't have a lot of money, at least ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #54

Quite the inspiring story. Very happy that you found your place with people who cared about you. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 2024 #36

I quit Facebook in 2015 over that. Quiet Em Oct 2024 #31

Attended School With The Current Mayor Of Bossier City, Louisiana MayReasonRule Oct 2024 #33

North Louisiana is more Arkansas than Louisiana BattleRow Oct 2024 #38

Lol... As Far As The Food MayReasonRule Oct 2024 #43

Good to know it's not a total food Sahara,but BattleRow Oct 2024 #58

I grew up eating Creole food. It's hard to find good food here ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #79

And smoked sausage,oh yeah,cher! BattleRow Oct 2024 #82

Conecuh is my favorite sausage ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #83

Google up CajunGrocer out of Lafayette BattleRow Oct 2024 #88

Ooh! Yum! Thanks 😃 ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #89

YVW BattleRow Oct 2024 #91

I met up with a woman at my recent 50-year high school reunion and we had a great conversation. OMGWTF Oct 2024 #34

Thank you for making me feel better... WestMichRad Oct 2024 #47

I have no plans to attend my 50th ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #80

I didn't go to mine Freddie Oct 2024 #102

I'm getting pummeled by Classmates.com. I guess there is a high school event coming up. But... SupportSanity Oct 2024 #70

LOL LOL CrispyQ Oct 2024 #103

I figured out that... LuckyCharms Oct 2024 #48

This may sound terrible... ShazzieB Oct 2024 #49

Wow, you expressed my sentiments exactly! Ohioboy Oct 2024 #50

One of my best friends for almost 30 years went off the deep end during the Obama administration AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #52

My neighbor tried to force out my political views. Claiming that Biden was responsible for high grocery prices..... SupportSanity Oct 2024 #53

how did Biden cause inflation world-wide? Skittles Oct 2024 #67

Yeh, well. If Kamala wins, no more arguments. If Trump wins, everything my neighbor says is right. SupportSanity Oct 2024 #68

I'm lucky. Most of the people I grew up with are now liberal. Most of our parents were Reps. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2024 #57

I know a lot of highly educated Trumpers, including two PhDs in my own family. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #75

I agree. And many of these are highly educated people too oldsoftie Oct 2024 #60

I know I am the kind of person who would have hidden people Skittles Oct 2024 #65

I would too samplegirl Oct 2024 #95

I know, I've lost ties with friends I once considered close over this bullshit. Initech Oct 2024 #69

Time to turn the page. hay rick Oct 2024 #78

This... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #93

Shake the dust from your feet and walk on ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #81

I have a cookbook by the author Pat Conroy. TNNurse Oct 2024 #85

Pat Conroy cookbook? The author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides"? SupportSanity Oct 2024 #96

The Pat Conroy Cookbook, Recipes of My Life. TNNurse Oct 2024 #98

Girard, welcome to the club! Family and friends who turn out to be MAGAts make me question everything I believed Martin68 Oct 2024 #87

Opposite...my husband and I are really surprised when we go to... Tikki Oct 2024 #90

If you still speak Tweedy Oct 2024 #94

An excerpt from "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933 - 45"... ColoradoHoosier Oct 2024 #97

Ditto that. EVERYBODY I went to high school with ... CousinIT Oct 2024 #99

I feel the same way. BlueKota Oct 2024 #101