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Bettie

(17,709 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 09:37 AM Nov 2024

I've learned an important lesson from this election [View all]

I went through most of my life honestly believing that most people are generally decent.

I now know for certain that is not the case.

It is a hard thing to finally understand.

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Most humans are garbage XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #1
They are catholic and vote conservative Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #15
I'm catholic XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #23
There is a rift in the church Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #39
Yeah I don't know any rw catholics XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #40
The parrish my sister belongs to Lifeafter70 Nov 2024 #153
It's not simply about being Catholic... King_Klonopin Nov 2024 #157
You described my dad until he retired Lifeafter70 Nov 2024 #158
I don't consider people like Alito Catholic. LisaM Nov 2024 #63
Hug XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #66
I call them churchers no matter what denomination Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #70
My sister is over sixty and converted to Catholicism about ten years ago. Hope22 Nov 2024 #98
I'm sorry XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #100
Confession: I'm already toying with the idea of flying the flag upside down, starting now. calimary Nov 2024 #144
My biggest problem with my situation was... Hope22 Nov 2024 #151
I will never understand. Catholic teaching of Jesus is largely liberal Norbert Nov 2024 #163
Yes to all of this. Hope22 Nov 2024 #164
I attended Catholic high school and college but Clearheadsam Nov 2024 #126
The people in that church will be crying a river Hope22 Nov 2024 #166
the two concepts don't gel in my head. I know too much about being a Catholic msfiddlestix Nov 2024 #137
Ok XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #138
Okay atreides1 Nov 2024 #47
God works through unlikely vessels 🤮 Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #61
Joe Biden is Catholic SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #68
Yep and liberal Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #73
So? SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #75
Who do you think the Heritage Foundation is? Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #76
The Heritage Foundation is SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #101
To me the heratige foundation I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 #148
I don't disagree SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #160
It is Bettie Nov 2024 #162
Didn't say that. Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #81
Then what is your point SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #106
TY XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #109
Because the catholic church has been Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #110
Oh so it's a secret conspiracy SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #112
Not to secret Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #113
So are all Catholics part of this conspiracy? SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #114
Actually, various fundamental xian sects have made BIG strides among Hispanic populations for a couple decades now. Attilatheblond Nov 2024 #92
Didn't say it was only them Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #99
I didn't infer you said it was only them Attilatheblond Nov 2024 #131
Yep. The radtrad Catholic groups have "Google-bombed" the internet... keep_left Nov 2024 #127
Garbage kairos12 Nov 2024 #20
A time-honoured saying from British politics: anamnua Nov 2024 #21
I like that. Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #62
those papers will NOT protect them lapfog_1 Nov 2024 #30
It will be interesting to see his supposed deportations XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #34
to do it the right way is NJCher Nov 2024 #43
Unless they speak perfect, unaccented English Demobrat Nov 2024 #130
Didn't work for Hitler ended up being concentration camps. Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #44
I suspect they will be sold into slavery. They have a huge pool of people to sell. Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #52
Their lives will be a misery. BonnieJW Nov 2024 #55
Camps? 90-percent Nov 2024 #108
That is why I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 #149
What about the White men who consistently vote Republican? Yavin4 Nov 2024 #33
And many white women XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #35
A majority of white women Sable302b Nov 2024 #84
But, please, use caution. BadgerMom Nov 2024 #85
Please, I don't want to argue XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #86
White men are NOT the largest voting block in America. White women are. Latino's are going kelly1mm Nov 2024 #155
Right there with you. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #54
Don't let some of the headliners fool you Jk23 Nov 2024 #89
Good luck to them XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #90
"I wonder, the Latinos who voted for him..." hadEnuf Nov 2024 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author hadEnuf Nov 2024 #124
just saw this: blueknight73 Nov 2024 #125
I think Latinos, especially multi generation Latinos are having the same conversion as other ethnic groups kelly1mm Nov 2024 #152
I went through most of my life honestly believing that Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #154
& then my question Lemon Lyman Nov 2024 #2
Right? I don't know Bettie Nov 2024 #4
I think people were always this bad. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #10
It's said to be a machismo issue with many Latino males. The man rules the house and is the authority figure. brush Nov 2024 #7
Yeah, Mexico's gotten A LOT better in the past few decades. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #9
Misogyny or racism, IDK if you can state which one right-wing white men harbor the most. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #13
Years of brainwashing Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #17
I listened to an excellent Ursus Arctos Nov 2024 #38
I think it was inside them. BonnieJW Nov 2024 #57
Yeah, I truly believed that good people outnumbered the creeps. Quiet Em Nov 2024 #3
An awful lot of people are just mean and dumb. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #5
An economy for all & a solid educational system would cure a ton of our problems!! CrispyQ Nov 2024 #16
Completely agree with you here jmbar2 Nov 2024 #27
People have no idea how rich the rich really are. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #50
The pie exercise is really good way to present the information jmbar2 Nov 2024 #60
Adding some figures would be good, too, so people would know which plate they're on. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #67
Nick Hanauer does a good TedTalk on this... jmbar2 Nov 2024 #69
It is an eye opening visual. I wish they'd do another example of how it was 50 or 100 years ago. ffr Nov 2024 #140
That would be good jmbar2 Nov 2024 #141
The Pie. Luv this, saw it a few years ago. Very effective, terrific demo. Tx for posting appalachiablue Nov 2024 #111
We used to have that with FDR's New Deal FakeNoose Nov 2024 #94
Yes! Almost everyone in the US today has benefited in some way from the New Deal. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #105
To be honest atreides1 Nov 2024 #29
Yep, racism and misogyny 'r us. It's a harsh discription but it's evident now. brush Nov 2024 #6
We cultivate the type of society we want. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #8
It's been a rude awakening, for sure. City Lights Nov 2024 #11
But they are all over social media Bettie Nov 2024 #12
Couldn't agree more! nt City Lights Nov 2024 #18
It's like finding out that a family member has a secret second family progressoid Nov 2024 #14
For me, it feels like finding out a family member Bettie Nov 2024 #19
people in the USA voteragain Nov 2024 #22
It's sad so much hate and bigotry exists in our country kimbutgar Nov 2024 #24
Persons are decent--as a group, people are not always Maeve Nov 2024 #25
Ya... I was really hit with that 2016, so I do get what you are saying. LizBeth Nov 2024 #26
I agree. It is a seismic shock. anamnua Nov 2024 #28
yeah...i have a few ppl who are no longer friends cuz of that premise FirstLight Nov 2024 #31
One thing I learned on the front lines of Covid Docreed2003 Nov 2024 #32
My mom had a similar saying Lifeafter70 Nov 2024 #165
People no longer want decency. They want money, or they want to watch other people lose and suffer. Wingus Dingus Nov 2024 #36
You know, i know people who watch Bettie Nov 2024 #42
There's so little that's uplifting anymore, you have to really seek it out--I don't watch that trash either. Wingus Dingus Nov 2024 #46
So in other words, the fruit of the Reagan tree misanthrope Nov 2024 #115
Reagan made greed and ignorance fashionable Skittles Nov 2024 #159
The lesson I've learned is that too many generally decent people are also dumb as dirt. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2024 #37
The internet broke our culture Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #41
Spot on and a book to read jayschool2013 Nov 2024 #91
It needed to be heavily regulated from the start Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #103
Well, we have got to figure something out. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #121
Will take something big happening Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #122
The media was better off before 1990. Dawson Leery Nov 2024 #97
Reality can be very unpleasant sometimes Trust_Reality Nov 2024 #45
Perhaps a better guideline is "There's a sucker born every minute." Martin68 Nov 2024 #48
I have become a misanthrope BigmanPigman Nov 2024 #49
True. There are several politicians who have greatly disappointed me too * Oopsie Daisy Nov 2024 #51
Look at our history stollen Nov 2024 #53
Went to my SILs funeral a couple of months ago ismnotwasm Nov 2024 #56
Good illustration of why we shouldn't be too hard on the other side jmbar2 Nov 2024 #65
They are NOT reachable ismnotwasm Nov 2024 #82
JFK Jr has been dead for 25 years. misanthrope Nov 2024 #116
The cost of. . . Stargleamer Nov 2024 #156
I learned the truth of the saying Colgate 64 Nov 2024 #58
Exactly my feelings!!!! nt LAS14 Nov 2024 #59
You are not alone. ananda Nov 2024 #64
Welcome to Club 2016. Iggo Nov 2024 #71
Pretty sad realization Old Crank Nov 2024 #72
Evidence would support that position** misanthrope Nov 2024 #117
Thank you for expressing exactly how I've felt since waking up yesterday morning geo1 Nov 2024 #74
I am not proud of this country BluenFLA Nov 2024 #77
Agreed - it's going to be an awful 4 years and we have few allies left FakeNoose Nov 2024 #78
Assuming it is only four years is optimistic misanthrope Nov 2024 #118
Religion should have no place in American politics. Instead it is a basic requirement to get elected walkingman Nov 2024 #79
I love this country and the idea of what it could be. mymomwasright Nov 2024 #80
Fear and ignorance rules the day. BarbD Nov 2024 #83
Very. It is a harsh lesson. Learning it almost destroyed me, to be honest. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2024 #87
There were millions of Americans is the mid-19th century that seemed paulrevere2018 Nov 2024 #88
Corruption gone wild. moondust Nov 2024 #93
I never regretted not serving in the military. Dawson Leery Nov 2024 #95
America is certainly embracing hate at the moment 4catsmom Nov 2024 #96
Can't be that many votes LESS than 2020 for the Democratic candidate Eliot Rosewater Nov 2024 #102
The 2020 candidate was a man. Demobrat Nov 2024 #132
Human nature Semperviren Nov 2024 #104
FIFY misanthrope Nov 2024 #119
I believed that until the 2016 election. raccoon Nov 2024 #107
In 2016, I mistakenly put it down to Bettie Nov 2024 #120
Only 29% of US adults voted for Trump. MisterG Nov 2024 #128
Better late than never. Demobrat Nov 2024 #129
There are more assholes in the world brettdale Nov 2024 #133
I've always preferred my pets DemonGoddess Nov 2024 #134
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #135
Yup. People need a re-boot. Joinfortmill Nov 2024 #136
What I have come to understand about the republican base is that it all runs on doublethink. paulkienitz Nov 2024 #139
Totally Agree Starlight27 Nov 2024 #142
"It is a hard thing to finally understand." B.See Nov 2024 #143
Throughout my long adult life I've met thousands of people moniss Nov 2024 #145
Important lesson mamacita75 Nov 2024 #146
What i see in what has happened reinforces my foundational understanding of humanity and life... Trueblue Texan Nov 2024 #147
I think I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 #150
Like 2016, if pettiness was radiation... Montauk6 Nov 2024 #161
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