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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
78. Then knock yourself out trying to educate them that I'm a human being.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:27 PM
Mar 2018

But don't even THINK of trying to bring them anywhere near me or my party. And stop telling me that I'm supposed to put up with you or anyone else trying to force them on me.

Especially now that they are delivering exploding packages. Anon-C Mar 2018 #1
I'm sure you have no evidence for that at the time of your writing. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #12
All packages heaven05 Mar 2018 #19
The latest one MichMary Mar 2018 #30
... Anon-C Mar 2018 #31
The neighborhood is upscale and predominantly white. Knocks down your speculation. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #82
Just hope they stop this bomber! Anon-C Mar 2018 #87
+1. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #90
... Anon-C Mar 2018 #21
That is a point worth really pushing. I used to be clearly... LAS14 Mar 2018 #75
+1. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #81
:-) Thanks much. That's happening more and more often.... LAS14 Mar 2018 #94
But...but..we must understand the poor deplorable terrorists of death as they bomb and murder PoC!! workinclasszero Mar 2018 #34
I say "Let's find a cure for affluenza" though and no Republicans or pundits want to reach out to me ck4829 Mar 2018 #2
generally speaking, what they understand is losing and getting thrown into prison. unblock Mar 2018 #3
We should win elections, because winning matters Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #4
It doesnt matter how many elections we win if a solid portions of this country are ready to kill eac Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #8
No, actually it does Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #36
Laws are abstract concepts based on trust in the fabric of society Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #59
Knock yourself out. I wouldn't piss on a white supremacist John Fante Mar 2018 #66
That is the root of the problem. The more they are ghosted Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #67
Tell you what - I'll focus on reaching out to the various minority classes currently John Fante Mar 2018 #68
You should. They should have an idea how their actions made people feel. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #69
Because the people who terrorize people don't know how that makes people feel? EffieBlack Mar 2018 #73
Believe it or not they dont. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #76
Then knock yourself out trying to educate them that I'm a human being. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #78
Oh no im not telling you that in any respect. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #79
I've never denied they're humans. I just don't care to associate with those particular humans who EffieBlack Mar 2018 #80
Or Running People Over To Their Death Me. Mar 2018 #5
One must be fair and balanced dalton99a Mar 2018 #6
Surely no good can come from that, right? Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #7
Probably not nt Progressive dog Mar 2018 #9
The orange camel already is Progressive dog Mar 2018 #10
"understand" does not mean "sympathize". Understanding enemies is important. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #11
If you're into understanding your enemies, then become an editor at the Right Wing Infopedia ck4829 Mar 2018 #15
No thanks. I do enough reading on RW sites to understand more about them than many DU members. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #16
really heaven05 Mar 2018 #22
Some famous Nazis studied and tried to understand their victims IronLionZion Mar 2018 #13
The art of war Egnever Mar 2018 #14
Another place for a plug for the wiki ck4829 Mar 2018 #18
I grew up with them, It's not that complicated njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #54
These are sick times backtoblue Mar 2018 #17
There've been lots of African Americans who have gone to understand KKK members Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #20
+1 for the broader picture nt backtoblue Mar 2018 #23
lots of AA helped KKK members heaven05 Mar 2018 #24
Sure, it's in this thread as an example above Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #26
well maybe heaven05 Mar 2018 #29
That's fine and important if people choose to do that as individuals EffieBlack Mar 2018 #45
Who said strategy as a political party? The OP was speaking as an individual. Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #49
Snarky but funny njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #56
Feel free to go do that elehhhhna Mar 2018 #61
K&R Gothmog Mar 2018 #25
Yeah, I'll reach out... backscatter712 Mar 2018 #27
we should take a skinhead bowling, too DBoon Mar 2018 #28
Where is...when you need griloco Mar 2018 #32
Kind of like saying all fighting pit bulls should be put down askyagerz Mar 2018 #33
Quite a big difference between a human being and a dog workinclasszero Mar 2018 #35
No askyagerz Mar 2018 #37
"We are a product of our environment." I call BS on that! workinclasszero Mar 2018 #42
You also keep company with people from DU askyagerz Mar 2018 #44
Well to do home? LOL workinclasszero Mar 2018 #48
I wasn't talking about you. askyagerz Mar 2018 #51
When you are a child you can get a pass for being raised wrong workinclasszero Mar 2018 #53
How do you know something is wrong askyagerz Mar 2018 #58
This is the age of the internet workinclasszero Mar 2018 #60
Wrong its what makes me and you progressive askyagerz Mar 2018 #62
I denounce organized religion too workinclasszero Mar 2018 #64
Its all part of the same story askyagerz Mar 2018 #65
You very well could though. These labels are just socially constructed things anyway. ck4829 Mar 2018 #71
Labels are used to identify askyagerz Mar 2018 #72
Yes they are used to identify but they are always being constructed ck4829 Mar 2018 #88
There's no excuse this day and age to be a bigot and racist fascist pos. rockfordfile Mar 2018 #86
Science and anthropology say otherwise askyagerz Mar 2018 #91
"Religion and ghosts are ridiculous" as we kill each other for green pieces of paper ck4829 Mar 2018 #99
Nope bs. These people are scumbags. They are old enough to know better. No excuses rockfordfile Mar 2018 #84
Yep large swaths of the population and complete regions askyagerz Mar 2018 #89
But if I he a pack of gentle, well-behaved dogs, including lots of rescue dogs who have sought refug EffieBlack Mar 2018 #47
I have seen almost every dog nip at something askyagerz Mar 2018 #57
Arnold Schwarenegger has a message for them. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #38
Nice video workinclasszero Mar 2018 #43
I can do ya one better... lame54 Mar 2018 #39
The elections are a little more than seven months away. jalan48 Mar 2018 #40
To understand does not mean to condone lunatica Mar 2018 #41
I didnt say we sholdnt understand them. I already understand them all too well EffieBlack Mar 2018 #63
Ive long since understood these people lunatica Mar 2018 #85
Wow! Hyperbole! Gore1FL Mar 2018 #46
Sure we should! Mad_Mongol Mar 2018 #50
I do understand them. They're fear-filled people who want to live in an ordered snowglobe. haele Mar 2018 #52
I hear some of them are very fine people. Iggo Mar 2018 #55
Stepping off into absurdity Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #70
We're just now stepping into absurdity? ck4829 Mar 2018 #74
Well I certainly hope that "we" on this site were not stepping off Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #97
Yes, please. Let's talk to each other, which involves respecting... LAS14 Mar 2018 #77
The implication here is that Trump voters are the equivalent of KKK and Nazis. They are not. YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #83
Bone up on the rise of the Third Reich. The parallels are sobering. VOX Mar 2018 #92
Yep, there were plenty of "neutral"/"good" Germans who just stood there and let it all happen ck4829 Mar 2018 #96
Precisely. The Nazis had to expend some serious time and effort on winning broad support. VOX Mar 2018 #100
If they did polling at that time, I'm sure Hitler's approval ratings would have been more than 40% YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #98
In fact, in 1932, Hitler only received 36.8% of the vote, against von Hindenberg's 53%. VOX Mar 2018 #101
It is just absurd mcar Mar 2018 #93
It is. ck4829 Mar 2018 #95
Bulls-eye. VOX Mar 2018 #102
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