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They voted for a man who said "you can grab them by the pussy" ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #1
Yes, they did. PurgedVoter Jun 2017 #4
The hardcore Trump supporters I know are assholes. Really. ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #22
Yeah, me too. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #53
Me too, but they're nice to those they see as their own. Hortensis Jun 2017 #169
Honestly, I think it's impossible for a left wing version of what's wrong with the right. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #172
We're very different, and in my sincere opinion after Hortensis Jun 2017 #219
I don't think we're so different. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #251
Well, I agree w you too. Finally, the left is fighting back, Alice11111 Jun 2017 #257
I agree. We would still probably be out of step w other Alice11111 Jun 2017 #256
do you think this bdamomma Jun 2017 #250
blah blah blah -- quit excusing their bigotry obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #23
+1 narnian60 Jun 2017 #209
+10,000 atreides1 Jun 2017 #227
+1000. stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #231
They are asleep...every second of every day. pangaia Jun 2017 #30
You say they are caring and kind and help people... sheshe2 Jun 2017 #32
Exactly. athena Jun 2017 #107
I know people of color who voted for him. cwydro Jun 2017 #121
ITA brer cat Jun 2017 #128
Thank you, brer cat. athena Jun 2017 #134
If they call clear videotape "a liberal media lie," then you consort with beyond-stupid creatures. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #200
Yes. Evil. Jakes Progress Jun 2017 #235
Completely squashing the argument "that was locker room talk" rock Jun 2017 #241
Is anyone good, kind and gentle 100% of the tim marylandblue Jun 2017 #5
They didn't vote FOR him because he said that, they voted for him IN SPITE of his saying that trentwestcott Jun 2017 #156
Dream on. Our style of government is not made to handle the kind of extremists that catbyte Jun 2017 #208
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2017 #218
add to that mnmoderatedem Jun 2017 #167
I begged my mother, in Texas, not to vote for him after that. Alice11111 Jun 2017 #258
Fox brainwashing Dem2 Jun 2017 #2
Excellent idea! n/t femmedem Jun 2017 #38
Are these the kind of people who watched the debates? leftstreet Jun 2017 #3
For the ones.I know, yes they saw all that marylandblue Jun 2017 #7
Are they telling you now they made a mistake? leftstreet Jun 2017 #12
I view bigotry as largely unconscious marylandblue Jun 2017 #42
It's amazing that all this targeting seems not to affect black women La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #6
This is a fundamental truth that needs to be confronted. yardwork Jun 2017 #8
+ a zillion . Someone telling me it was men who liked voting for trump . I mention the low lunasun Jun 2017 #18
yup. it always comes down to that but people still want JI7 Jun 2017 #19
And apparently tazkcmo Jun 2017 #34
Yeah, aren't we something? Ligyron Jun 2017 #68
Yup La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #70
+1000 gollygee Jun 2017 #46
Remember the song from "South Pacific"... luvtheGWN Jun 2017 #102
The song is bullshit. Mariana Jun 2017 #267
Nothing odd about that at all Egnever Jun 2017 #120
I think their "kind and gentle" nice is the biblical equivalent of praying on the street corners. hunter Jun 2017 #125
I Know Plenty of Them and They Are Perfectly Fine With Trump as Long as They can Get Their Tax Cuts Stallion Jun 2017 #9
Sorry, but no..... Laurian Jun 2017 #10
Yes I Tell Them Voting for Trump Goes on Their "Permanent Record" Stallion Jun 2017 #13
I agree! And when they and everyone they love lose their programs... bresue Jun 2017 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author sharedvalues Jun 2017 #11
who tells them they have to listen to Fox Fucking News? Skittles Jun 2017 #71
Have you told them to wake the f up yet? Quanta Jun 2017 #14
Sheep and dogs are nice too...but do we let them go off the cliff!!! bresue Jun 2017 #16
Tell the for me, in the nicest possible way, to go rzemanfl Jun 2017 #17
Kind and gentle but sorta fucked up huh? Oh well not everyone thinks for themselves but cool story lunasun Jun 2017 #20
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Jun 2017 #78
So true. I tried to warn them, but they were on some sort of high from the daring of this man. The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #95
Sorry, they are not kind and gentle and good obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #21
Let me be kind malaise Jun 2017 #24
I am fucking SICK of hearing excuses for Trump supporters Skittles Jun 2017 #72
For reals let me puke with you in unison lunasun Jun 2017 #81
Same here malaise Jun 2017 #165
I wouldn't let kids near them! bettyellen Jun 2017 #25
I wouldn't let them dog sit. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #26
I tell them what I believe PurgedVoter Jun 2017 #27
There can be no forgiveness for them. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #36
I have neighbors like that, kind, always willing to help someone, and far from wealthy! However, napi21 Jun 2017 #28
That sounds terribly familiar. pangaia Jun 2017 #88
AND they don't care! They live their own life. Might extend it to their neighborhood, but that's napi21 Jun 2017 #146
I remember watching mobster movies when I was young Patterson Jun 2017 #29
Same with the Nazis that ran concentration camps. Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #116
I know of one decent Trump supporter and I think she's disconnected from the news. Drunken Irishman Jun 2017 #31
A lot of normally nice people can be stirred up to do bad things, like vote for Trump. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #33
More about fear... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #45
A lot of good Germans went outside and watched thier neighbors or storekeepers be removed to lunasun Jun 2017 #87
WOW. Awwwsome OP. furtheradu Jun 2017 #35
Trump gave ample examples that he is an asshole and a hater SHRED Jun 2017 #37
That is called the banality of evil. ananda Jun 2017 #39
people who are good, kind and gentle do NOT support misogynist, racist ASSHOLES Skittles Jun 2017 #40
They do if they are gullible and scared. n/t janx Jun 2017 #43
NO THEY DON'T Skittles Jun 2017 #48
They can if they're brainwashed by fear mongering. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #54
I absolutely disagree Skittles Jun 2017 #66
Those people support him too, but there's still some people who were gullible enough... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #75
there is no excuse Skittles Jun 2017 #79
Oh, but it makes them feel good about themselves! Lol. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #84
And again, let's go back to Lioness's question: how come people of color are largely immune to Squinch Jun 2017 #69
you echo my sentiment above Skittles Jun 2017 #74
Have you ever met a black person who thinks that ALL cops are bad? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #76
How does that answer the question? Squinch Jun 2017 #93
I think some of them are brainwashed too, but I'll give another example. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #103
"I think some of them are brainwashed too." I lulzed. Squinch Jun 2017 #109
What's the question exactly? Brainwashing in general? That was answered. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #115
If you are someone who falls for the Trump(R), Breitbart, Fox news fearmongering, Squinch Jun 2017 #234
True, but... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #237
This BEGAN with the demonization of others. No one went to Fox and Breitbart Squinch Jun 2017 #253
If that's the case, there's better outlets than FOX News for that. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #254
But the more extreme sites don't allow them to pretend they are not terrible. Squinch Jun 2017 #255
I agree with that. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #259
you get it, squinch Skittles Jun 2017 #261
That was a lot more intense than just the media treestar Jun 2017 #206
Good point. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #211
Are you kidding here? Policing as an institution in the United States has been shown, time and Coventina Jun 2017 #239
I'm mostly saddened when it reaches the level of thinking each indivudual cop... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #240
The fearmongering is intended to frighten white people marylandblue Jun 2017 #77
OK. Well, I am a white woman. Why is the fear mongering not working on me? Why did it not Squinch Jun 2017 #86
Exactly! It's propaganda but you need a willing subject to listen lunasun Jun 2017 #150
Also, much of the brainwashing is wrapped in patriotism. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #82
It's not brainwashing. It's confirmation of bias. They were bigoted to begin with. This just Squinch Jun 2017 #90
That's probably true in most cases! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #98
best reply in the whole thread. good grok. n/t reflection Jun 2017 #236
give me a minute here. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #139
Yes you do! Squinch Jun 2017 #166
You must be kidding. It works on all groups. Just depends on what the fear is 7962 Jun 2017 #226
You misunderstand my point, which is this: why is this particular Squinch Jun 2017 #233
Don't people have some responsibility treestar Jun 2017 #205
Yes, they're responsible. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #210
Scared of what Mexicans , Muslims and BLM ? lunasun Jun 2017 #89
Yes... if they're stupid enough to watch FOX News and swallow all of it. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #110
Scared of what? 6000eliot Jun 2017 #135
Sorry, but no. kcr Jun 2017 #184
Thank you!!! Coventina Jun 2017 #238
PurgedVoter: SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #41
AGREE with WHAT? That "kind and good" people allied themselves with "LOCK HER UP!"? With the Billy WinkyDink Jun 2017 #201
Thanks, please put me on your Ignore list SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #213
The only good, kind and gentle Trump supporters I know: lambchopp59 Jun 2017 #44
Their actions are hurting my family. hamsterjill Jun 2017 #47
"The first thing we need to fix is the lying, evil conservative media." moonscape Jun 2017 #49
I live in a rural area in the Deep South Mr. Ected Jun 2017 #50
I'm so very sorry - sincerely. I grew up in moonscape Jun 2017 #159
I'm with you there, but fortunate in one respect. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2017 #195
They are fooling you JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #51
Yep. dalton99a Jun 2017 #111
Really? - let's review: UTUSN Jun 2017 #52
I also know a few people who voted for him. oftheforest Jun 2017 #55
Brainwashed is right. Some of them really believe that the Clintons murdered people too. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #61
they had another choice if they hated Hillary Skittles Jun 2017 #73
I think he's a disgusting piece of shit too. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #119
the only way I can envision falling for it Skittles Jun 2017 #220
That's surely true compared to those people. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #221
If a person subscribes to the drumpf doctrine they are hardly very good, democratisphere Jun 2017 #56
You obviously dont know them as well AuntPatsy Jun 2017 #57
It takes all kinds, to each his own MiddleClass Jun 2017 #58
Democratic principles are just opinions??! Duppers Jun 2017 #152
The normal people. They are principles MiddleClass Jun 2017 #243
"OPINION"? You think this new Republican "health-care" (tax) bill is just an "OPINION"?? You think WinkyDink Jun 2017 #203
Absolutely not, the healthcare tax cut for rich bill is abhorrent, robotic Bullshit MiddleClass Jun 2017 #244
This message was self-deleted by its author c-rational Jun 2017 #59
Yes, we are living in bizarro world, where people are admiring the emperor's new clothes... Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #60
Excellent, observant, succinct MiddleClass Jun 2017 #246
I don't. yewberry Jun 2017 #62
If you buy evil with your vote, blood doesn't wash off your hands for some random act of kindness. hay rick Jun 2017 #63
I know a lot of people who voted for Trump. They are neither good, nor kind, nor gentle. Squinch Jun 2017 #64
Your absolutely fucking right njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #65
Some very good, kind and gentle people voted Pablo Escobar into the Chamber of Reps of Colombia Snake Plissken Jun 2017 #67
a good new acronym that I got from this thread BamaRefugee Jun 2017 #80
How would you pronounce it ? I'm thinking Poe-whips , powwp? I like it too for in public lunasun Jun 2017 #97
maybe I'll pronounce it "POLYPS", pretty much sums them up!!!! ;-) BamaRefugee Jun 2017 #126
I would describe any tRump supporters using those words elmac Jun 2017 #83
If my crazy aunt poisons my kids, it doesn't matter how nice and gentle she is, my kids are still LaydeeBug Jun 2017 #85
Good-Luck to a middle-class, tRump supporting family ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #91
Are they good, kind, and gentle to people of color, too? athena Jun 2017 #92
Good point. Heck, Hitler was very kind and gentle to children dalton99a Jun 2017 #123
Then how do you explain the biggest Trumpster I know is black? MiddleClass Jun 2017 #252
The existence of ONE Black Trump supporter does not disprove that Trump supporters are racist. athena Jun 2017 #264
Nope, the most racist people I know are black. Making assumptions about all whites MiddleClass Jun 2017 #265
Purged Voter - Thank You! summer_in_TX Jun 2017 #94
Yes!! Well said njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #104
They heard what they wanted to hear from the media. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #142
Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #96
that you could vote for trump tells us all we need to know about your character. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #101
Maybe they might be so called good and gentle Doreen Jun 2017 #99
Oh, many did choose to educate themselves. summer_in_TX Jun 2017 #124
In 2020 election, only 1 thing will matter golfguru Jun 2017 #100
At some point... some age... people have to take responsibility for their crap beliefs. deurbano Jun 2017 #105
Excellent post, and very well-said ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #122
+1 dalton99a Jun 2017 #197
I'll believe everything up to the point of "quite intelligent" Duppers Jun 2017 #106
Good, kind, and gentle people don't vote for evil monsters like Trump. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #108
Democracy only works with a free and independent press oxbow Jun 2017 #112
as far as I know, I don't. Those I do know live in fear and are brainwashed followers NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #113
Ummmm...OP fake news/alt facts. malchickiwick Jun 2017 #114
I don't think you really know who they are. madaboutharry Jun 2017 #117
Trolls engaged in Democratic destruction. democratisphere Jun 2017 #118
Great another one of these be nice standingtall Jun 2017 #127
There were kind and gentle Hilter supporters too. Historic NY Jun 2017 #129
Oh good fucking god! leftofcool Jun 2017 #130
Nah. nt Maven Jun 2017 #131
Nope. Scratch deep enough and you'll find crap. davsand Jun 2017 #132
Since you are honest, I will try not to yell DonCoquixote Jun 2017 #133
Hillary would have been worse??? SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN 100000% BETTER !!! trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #136
If they are for the health plan as it seems to be shaking out, they don't sound compassionate. Hoyt Jun 2017 #137
It is possible to be very good,kind and gentle and have supported tRump njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #138
Hannity is still pushing the Seth Rich murder conspiracy. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #149
I know some women as described by the OP, but not men Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #140
So what? they're brainwashed by EVIL.. that makes Cha Jun 2017 #141
Right on. Kath2 Jun 2017 #153
I know, Kath.. give me a break! Cha Jun 2017 #160
Simply limiting our anger to republican standingtall Jun 2017 #143
Sorry, but I don't believe that anyone who voted for someone who mocks the disabled is "kind and lunamagica Jun 2017 #144
Someone who was told crooked Hillary was behind several murders njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #147
Kind and gentle my ass. F**k 'em. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2017 #145
Damn straight.. Cha Jun 2017 #168
+Infinity. The adults deserve a retribution that is Biblical in KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #174
Good Germans. nt Persisted Jun 2017 #148
Helps to be grounded. fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #151
"Grab them by the pussy?" Kath2 Jun 2017 #154
Tell me, would any of these "very good, kind and gentle Trump supporters" Duppers Jun 2017 #155
OK, I am going to pull one sentence from your post. susanna Jun 2017 #157
That's the million dollar question. njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #162
Cult of Bigots. moondust Jun 2017 #158
There are TWO bubbles on display here: Ron Green Jun 2017 #161
I think you are very wise ,my friend njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #163
The responses to this are interesting and I think some are frightening. PurgedVoter Jun 2017 #164
I think that the words Brainwashed and Cult are key here. mackdaddy Jun 2017 #170
Oh please. The people you are calling "kind" and "good" wouldn't lose KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #176
A good number of communists wouldn't lose sleep over doing the same either, so meh. Marengo Jun 2017 #242
Um, Communists didnt start concentration camps. Communists KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #262
Sure, Kolyma and Vorkuta were recreation facilities, and the Laogai was just one big happy fun.. Marengo Jun 2017 #263
Nice reply. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #179
You have not responded to some excellent points DUers made. athena Jun 2017 #202
Good people do not fuck over their fellow human beings. milestogo Jun 2017 #171
They're "good Germans." - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #175
No, you don't. They've conned you. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #173
What's truly frightening is that your collaborationist screed has received 39 KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #177
Ok. I live in the south. I am Lilly white. drray23 Jun 2017 #178
+1 dalton99a Jun 2017 #193
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jun 2017 #194
Individuals such as Rupert Murdock should be investigated, as well as the small number of kingpins RKP5637 Jun 2017 #180
Yes, to a large extent anyway. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #182
These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies RKP5637 Jun 2017 #183
It's dangerous! They're not accountable to the public through elections, yet... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #186
We have free speech, but little protection against contrived free speech to influence RKP5637 Jun 2017 #189
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 also made it easier... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #190
And, they become more powerful and more powerful. Today, most citizens are a bunch of clucks being RKP5637 Jun 2017 #191
Fuck them. Fuck every single one of them. Fuck them. Orrex Jun 2017 #181
Perhaps focusing our energies towards individual voters, Vilis Veritas Jun 2017 #185
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, betsuni Jun 2017 #187
Bwahaha! The Bard would approve! WinkyDink Jun 2017 #199
I wish... Locrian Jun 2017 #188
How nice for you. I know none. MineralMan Jun 2017 #192
You may see them as kind and gentle Bettie Jun 2017 #196
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." WinkyDink Jun 2017 #198
They are willing to help people they know treestar Jun 2017 #204
My neighbor is one of those CozyMystery Jun 2017 #212
Interesting how in 8 years treestar Jun 2017 #223
Nope, he hates Obama. CozyMystery Jun 2017 #224
It's a kind of tribalism, I think. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #207
I had a white "deplorable" coworker who was addicted to FOX. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #215
Trump supporters are not just standingtall Jun 2017 #214
A lot of the voters for Trump I talked to only voted against Hillary, they believe the things said Wiseman32218 Jun 2017 #216
Bwahahahahahaaaaa ....yes, only kind and gentle people support these trump quotes spanone Jun 2017 #217
Trump is trying to take health care away from the sick, the poor, the disabled, and the elderly. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #222
The pussy grabbing story was not a secret. How on earth could anyone "good" vote for that???? Vinca Jun 2017 #225
Absolutely, and he committed dozens of similar deal-breaker lapses like that Orrex Jun 2017 #228
Yeah I thought he was done for good treestar Jun 2017 #230
If there was an internet in 1933 DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #229
if you voted for a racist pig you are a racist pig . stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #232
It is far more insidious than mere media BS BSdetect Jun 2017 #245
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggghhhhh . . . HughBeaumont Jun 2017 #247
Apparently, I have no understanding of the words good, kind, and gentle. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #248
You wouldn't believe how many Nazi's loved their children, also. louis c Jun 2017 #249
These "good, kind and gentle" folks are NOT good, kind and gentle. VOX Jun 2017 #260
I'm not sure I agree MountCleaners Jun 2017 #266
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