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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:24 PM Original message |
Poll question: Is using dehumanizing terms like Repuke, Repug, or Rethug acceptable to you? |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've used them at times, and didn't think about it... |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't use the terms myself but it doesn't bother me if others do. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Pretty much how I feel about it, too. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. beating this one to death, arent you. nt |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Well i came back ready to rejoin the conversation and I found my previous post had been locked |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. thanks for clarification. adn not so much disinterest as conclusions and interpretations |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. You are what you speak and act. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. I voted incorrectly. I meant to vote "totally". |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't use them, but I am pun/spelling humor averse. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is posting extremely biased and misleading polls acceptable to you? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Beat your wife Potvin, beat your wife........ |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Well, the point of the poll is to provoke discussion in this case |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. there isnt conversation. seems like it is all or nothing how about on du the ability to use |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #29 |
86. Uhm - If the intent was just to abreviate, woun't that be Rs or Repubs? |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. And provoke it did. |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #48 |
80. And several supporting my point as well. n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
85. Any posted poll has no scientific value - even if extended to just the DU population |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've never used those terms, as far as I can remember, |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. These terms describe our personal gut feeling about these people |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. The view from this dehumanized person is yes. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. Here we go, the PC police are making themselves known |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. What a great response - the use of the term PC Police totally exempts you |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. (sigh ) you hate me because I speak my mind, and won't give in to mamby pamby land |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I don't hate you at all; why would i? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Those of us free to speak our minds won your silly poll |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
87. I fell 100% free to speak my mind, but I will never intentionally use name calling |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #42 |
93. congratulations on your win |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
50. RWer's are the ones that usually scream the loudest about being "PC"... |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. Can't vote because of ad across link. But YES, TOTALLY. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. no- tempted maybe, but never comfortable. We must BE the change |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. No. I hate those terms when I see them. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. Those aren't dehumanizing. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. I don't use the terms and I think less of people who do. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. these terms describe a political persuasion (not the person), but thanks for the loaded question |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. I knew this would happen: the DLC will use this shooting to beat up progressives |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. It's hard to respond to this appropriately. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
88. You can be progressive without immaturely using name calling |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #88 |
92. their numbers are small, but they make their presence felt in ways disproportionate to that number |
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27inCali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. nothing about these insults insinuates violence |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. I've heard of push polls. But pull polls? nt |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. the push and pull to draw equivalencies to peaceniks and tree-hugger extremists |
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JustFiveMoreMinutes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. Don't use them.. but get a smile out of them.. along with DemoRat and all the others. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. The derogatory terms they use to describe us are 1,000,000,000,000,000 times worse. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. I used to use the term "Repuke" almost like a constant tic, but in my last few |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't because the term I use for them says more about me than them |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. There's nothing dehumanizing about those terms. They |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
33. "Dehumanizing" works only on humans. |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You understand how this totally proves my point, right? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. You understand you are sarcasm-impaired, don't you? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. Poe's Law is mighty these days, unfortunately. (nt) |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Say do you know any of these folks? |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Nope. Aren't those the republican rioters trying to stop the vote counting in 2000? n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
89. I don't, but I know plenty of Republicans, who would think that group |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. Not exactly inferring that murder would be desirable |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. And nobody would argue that; certainly I wouldn't. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. How can you be dehumanizing to those who aren't really human to begin with? |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. I don't and think less of someone who does... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
67. I dunno, "Republiwschrubbotinazis" is fun as hell to say at least. (nt) |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
46. Voted "totally not", not because it's dehumanizing but because it makes whoever uses those terms |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well, they started it! |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
51. Use terms like that if you must, but don't complain when the other side does the same |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. They dehumanize themselves. We're just reflecting upon a preexisting truth. n/t |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
53. You forgot Refuckhead! |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Warms my heart. (n/t) |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. Totally, I have done so often and will continue to do so |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
55. Their LEADERSHIP refer to us as the "Democrat party"...when they call us by our proper name... |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Even worse when Democrats do that |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. What he said! |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. I think it's way past time to retire them |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I agree. n/t |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
60. they are not dehumanizing, they are definitive |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
61. I think it's just juvenile name calling, and don't do it myself. n/t |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
62. Dehumanizing? |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
65. All of those are name-calling, sure... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. Don't like them, but generally don't get in peoples' faces about them either |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. You seem to think wordplay is dehumanizing. What an interesting concern. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
69. How is "Republican" not dehumanizing? |
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Zanzobar (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
70. Imagine Stewart or Colbert using those terms |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
71. it is kind of childish |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #71 |
90. Exactly |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
72. None of those terms is "dehumanizing" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
73. Can I use Economic Royalist? Is that ok? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
74. Explain why they wouldn't be acceptable to use and I might pick one. |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. You missed Republiscum |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
76. Repukes, Repug, Rethugs are ignorant republicans who only spew hatred and old ideas. |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
77. Hell no |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
78. It is acceptable, but I don't use those terms because I think they are rather infantile. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-10-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
79. Most modern republicans disgust me. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
81. Dehumanizing? JFC, the fucking drama around here lately... n/t |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
82. I could easily come up with worse names... |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
83. Name calling is stupid and never wins arguments - |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
84. Yes |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-11-11 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
91. Bullshit poll-I prefer to call them facist assholes...nt |
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