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StarlightGold

(365 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:19 PM Apr 2020

OMFG...THIS is what we're up against

in case anyone was still unsure...(from FR);

"I think we would have been better off with 2 million dead. And, yes, I would feel that way if my family were in the ICU today. It’s not about me. It’s about the country. And I think we may have killed the country."

Hands up, who thinks we need to "reach out" and "try to understand the other side"?

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OMFG...THIS is what we're up against (Original Post) StarlightGold Apr 2020 OP
Freak Republic? Aristus Apr 2020 #1
Beyond infuriating StarlightGold Apr 2020 #6
They are absolutely convinced Trump can and will cancel the 2020 election and Celerity Apr 2020 #20
What about my daughter who is a nurse exboyfil Apr 2020 #2
Please stay safe StarlightGold Apr 2020 #5
It's like they think they can pick the 2 million. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #3
I rather think that they believe they CAN pick the 2 million by shortchanging blue states. hedda_foil Apr 2020 #23
at least they're admitting to it dweller Apr 2020 #4
This is the sentiment of a crackpot action movie villain. Beartracks Apr 2020 #7
And you KNOW he wouldn't have this opinion if the pandemic had occurred under Obama's watch. Beartracks Apr 2020 #8
+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #18
What is FR? euphorb Apr 2020 #9
Free Republic website StarlightGold Apr 2020 #11
Free Republic, sort of the opposite of DU... Beartracks Apr 2020 #12
a right wing nutjob site .... don't go there... disgusting FREE REPUBLIC CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #13
The self-styled FreeRepublic. All-in for tRump. anti-Trumpers completely purged. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #15
I understand them fine tazkcmo Apr 2020 #10
Then they can drop dead StarlightGold Apr 2020 #14
Many will. tazkcmo Apr 2020 #17
I prefer to see it as StarlightGold Apr 2020 #21
Unless that hand has Federal farm subsidies or a Social Security check in it. Beartracks Apr 2020 #16
Ah, yes... tazkcmo Apr 2020 #19
I wonder if he'd feel that way if it was him in the ICU padah513 Apr 2020 #22
Whatever happened to JimBob, RimJob, the owner? mentalsolstice Apr 2020 #24
The question is Chainfire Apr 2020 #25
Ten bucks says... Xolodno Apr 2020 #26
This kind of thinking ignores reality VMA131Marine Apr 2020 #27
free republic - their stench comes through the internet rurallib Apr 2020 #28
Fuck Freak Repubic RhodeIslandOne Apr 2020 #29

Celerity

(43,338 posts)
20. They are absolutely convinced Trump can and will cancel the 2020 election and
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:51 PM
Apr 2020

then the US Armed forces will kill all dissenters.

RWNJ Central. Truly and profoundly unhinged.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
2. What about my daughter who is a nurse
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:22 PM
Apr 2020

I already told my boss today that I may stay working at home another week past the all clear given my daughter has a strong likelihood of eventually bringing it home to myself and my wife.

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
8. And you KNOW he wouldn't have this opinion if the pandemic had occurred under Obama's watch.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:35 PM
Apr 2020

But there's the rub: this WOULDN'T have happened under Obama's watch.

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2naSalit

(86,579 posts)
18. +1
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:44 PM
Apr 2020

Only there are many who do see it as reality. Some of them convince assholes with lots of wealth to hire them for protection. Some of them are now in my neighborhood.

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
12. Free Republic, sort of the opposite of DU...
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:41 PM
Apr 2020

... and not just in terms of political leanings, but also in the quality of, well... everything.

Also called "freeperville," I believe.

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Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
15. The self-styled FreeRepublic. All-in for tRump. anti-Trumpers completely purged.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:41 PM
Apr 2020

Guns and fetuses and cult worship of Dear Leader.

Home to a thousand-post-a-day QAnon thread. And there are many other conspiracies embraced whole-heartedly by the non-Qs. Such as the pizzagate and cannabilism theories. Banned InfoWars for a few years but a couple ago they reinstated InfoWars links when Twitter et al banned InfoWars and Alex Jones.



tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)
10. I understand them fine
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:39 PM
Apr 2020

They're crazy, ignorant and racist shit stains that would only bite, drool on or slap away an out reached hand.

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
16. Unless that hand has Federal farm subsidies or a Social Security check in it.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:42 PM
Apr 2020

Don't forget we gotta keep those gubmint hands off their Medicare, too!

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padah513

(2,502 posts)
22. I wonder if he'd feel that way if it was him in the ICU
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:54 PM
Apr 2020

I bet self-preservation would take precedent over all the tough talk.

mentalsolstice

(4,460 posts)
24. Whatever happened to JimBob, RimJob, the owner?
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:11 PM
Apr 2020

Whatever the hell his name is. I ask this in appreciation to the OP, SLG, who put on his/her waders and dipped into that cesspool to share this.

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)
26. Ten bucks says...
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:25 PM
Apr 2020

...the family he's thinking of, he stands to inherit from. So he has a financial interest in their death. The kind of person who takes grandpa to the back of the barn with a shot gun when they become too much of a burden.

Sick fucks for sure.

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)
27. This kind of thinking ignores reality
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 06:33 PM
Apr 2020

which is not surprising for Freepers, but still. The choice is not between total lockdown, 100,000-200,000 deaths, and a wrecked economy and 2 million deaths and a strong economy. If we had 2 million deaths from COVID19, the economy would be just as wrecked if not worse off. We wouldn’t have a functioning healthcare system anymore and who knows how many doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers we would lose in the pandemic. Businesses would fail because people would be afraid to go out. What they’re suggesting is utter madness.

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