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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Perhaps we should check in with this woman
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 04:11 PM
Jul 2020

Link to Vox commentary on New York Times article here.

He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.

Think about that line for a second. Roll it over in your head. In essence, Minton is declaring that one aim of the Trump administration is to hurt people — the right people. Making America great again, in her mind, involves inflicting pain.


Italics in original. I wonder if Trump's supporters are glad that at last he's hurting the people he needs to be hurting?

2naSalit

(102,805 posts)
8. I wonder why you're wondering.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 05:05 PM
Jul 2020
Pretty blatantly obvious to anyone who does not have scales upon their eyes.

alwaysinasnit

(5,624 posts)
4. Yes, I have noticed that right-wingers assign different meanings to the English language.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 04:20 PM
Jul 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
5. In all fairness, Trump promised us we'd get sick of winning.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 04:20 PM
Jul 2020

He was right. This is TOO MUCH WINNING.

-Laelth

FakeNoose

(41,637 posts)
7. He asked us, "What have we got to lose?"
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 04:26 PM
Jul 2020

Now we know ... EVERYTHING!

Here's another one from Jeff Tiedrich:



keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
9. Jeff, Please change that to 'paramilitary' thugs.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 07:00 PM
Jul 2020

Jeff, Please change that to 'paramilitary' thugs.

Trump's secret police are not the military - yet.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
10. Don't blame me. I voted with the majority.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 07:06 PM
Jul 2020

What I'm sick of are these second-place victories.

It's an Electoral pre-school.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
11. Anyone still supporting dolt45
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 07:14 PM
Jul 2020

is a direct threat to my life and the lives of my family.

Going forward, I will treat them this way.

This is not ideology, this is life and death.

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