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In reply to the discussion: I know some very good, kind and gentle Trump supporters. [View all]Coventina
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Honestly, I think it's impossible for a left wing version of what's wrong with the right.
mountain grammy
Jun 2017
#172
If they call clear videotape "a liberal media lie," then you consort with beyond-stupid creatures.
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#200
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
It's amazing that all this targeting seems not to affect black women
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#6
+ a zillion . Someone telling me it was men who liked voting for trump . I mention the low
lunasun
Jun 2017
#18
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
Kind and gentle but sorta fucked up huh? Oh well not everyone thinks for themselves but cool story
lunasun
Jun 2017
#20
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
I have neighbors like that, kind, always willing to help someone, and far from wealthy! However,
napi21
Jun 2017
#28
AND they don't care! They live their own life. Might extend it to their neighborhood, but that's
napi21
Jun 2017
#146
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
A lot of good Germans went outside and watched thier neighbors or storekeepers be removed to
lunasun
Jun 2017
#87
people who are good, kind and gentle do NOT support misogynist, racist ASSHOLES
Skittles
Jun 2017
#40
Those people support him too, but there's still some people who were gullible enough...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#75
And again, let's go back to Lioness's question: how come people of color are largely immune to
Squinch
Jun 2017
#69
I think some of them are brainwashed too, but I'll give another example.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#103
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
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
OK. Well, I am a white woman. Why is the fear mongering not working on me? Why did it not
Squinch
Jun 2017
#86
It's not brainwashing. It's confirmation of bias. They were bigoted to begin with. This just
Squinch
Jun 2017
#90
Yes... if they're stupid enough to watch FOX News and swallow all of it. n/t
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#110
AGREE with WHAT? That "kind and good" people allied themselves with "LOCK HER UP!"? With the Billy
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#201
Brainwashed is right. Some of them really believe that the Clintons murdered people too.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#61
If a person subscribes to the drumpf doctrine they are hardly very good,
democratisphere
Jun 2017
#56
"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
Yes, we are living in bizarro world, where people are admiring the emperor's new clothes...
Honeycombe8
Jun 2017
#60
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
Some very good, kind and gentle people voted Pablo Escobar into the Chamber of Reps of Colombia
Snake Plissken
Jun 2017
#67
How would you pronounce it ? I'm thinking Poe-whips , powwp? I like it too for in public
lunasun
Jun 2017
#97
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
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
that you could vote for trump tells us all we need to know about your character.
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#101
At some point... some age... people have to take responsibility for their crap beliefs.
deurbano
Jun 2017
#105
Good, kind, and gentle people don't vote for evil monsters like Trump.
50 Shades Of Blue
Jun 2017
#108
as far as I know, I don't. Those I do know live in fear and are brainwashed followers
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#113
If they are for the health plan as it seems to be shaking out, they don't sound compassionate.
Hoyt
Jun 2017
#137
Sorry, but I don't believe that anyone who voted for someone who mocks the disabled is "kind and
lunamagica
Jun 2017
#144
A good number of communists wouldn't lose sleep over doing the same either, so meh.
Marengo
Jun 2017
#242
Sure, Kolyma and Vorkuta were recreation facilities, and the Laogai was just one big happy fun..
Marengo
Jun 2017
#263
What's truly frightening is that your collaborationist screed has received 39
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2017
#177
Individuals such as Rupert Murdock should be investigated, as well as the small number of kingpins
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#180
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
And, they become more powerful and more powerful. Today, most citizens are a bunch of clucks being
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#191
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#198
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