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SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 01:59 PM May 2020

Trump is the Scorpion. The GOP is the frog.

A scorpion, which cannot swim, asks a frog to carry it across a river on the frog's back. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung by the scorpion, but the scorpion argues that if it did that, they would both drown. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung the frog despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I couldn't help it. It's in my nature."

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Trump is the Scorpion. The GOP is the frog. (Original Post) SoonerPride May 2020 OP
We're the ants. C_U_L8R May 2020 #1
You're far too kind to the GOP Alpeduez21 May 2020 #2
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