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80. Your meaning is absolutely clear, and your lame attempt to deny it is what's genuinely funny here.

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Fri Jun 15, 2018, 04:56 PM

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It is time to flat out declare that 30% to 40% of our electorate are bad people [View all] Cary Jun 2018 OP

That'll win them over. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #1

??? Cary Jun 2018 #3

That's a major fixation for a lot of people in the Democratic Party and on the "left" Spider Jerusalem Jun 2018 #46

I never thought of it that way Cary Jun 2018 #47

Well. It would be nice to have them vote for us fescuerescue Jun 2018 #51

Go look at the cavers and creeps like them Cary Jun 2018 #55

FFS, we're not winning them over. Maven Jun 2018 #6

So whats the plan to get more votes fescuerescue Jun 2018 #53

No. Convince the ones we already have brer cat Jun 2018 #59

That's a great goal fescuerescue Jun 2018 #61

Obviously Cary Jun 2018 #84

I'm sure it would never happen... brer cat Jun 2018 #95

"Win them over?" What I would suggest doing with them ends with Atticus Jun 2018 #7

Win them over? Bettie Jun 2018 #14

And if the victim were a liberal Democrat, they would hold a parade for Trump. nt Maven Jun 2018 #24

Exactly Bettie Jun 2018 #33

Literally...a parade. Anon-C Jun 2018 #101

You get it. Cary Jun 2018 #45

I spend a lot of time reading at Bettie Jun 2018 #57

Is this serious? mcar Jun 2018 #22

They can't and won't be won over. LuckyCharms Jun 2018 #29

LOL, they can be won over? ck4829 Jun 2018 #48

Keep tilting at windmills, boss RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #110

You don't win over bad people. You call them out blake2012 Jun 2018 #117

You are charitable, I always figured like 75%-90% are bad people. Doreen Jun 2018 #2

My cousin is an Ivy League graduate, MBA and JD degree NoMoreRepugs Jun 2018 #4

I don't see where I said anything about reasoning with them Cary Jun 2018 #12

What do you think the consequences should be? Marengo Jun 2018 #25

I didnt say, did I? Cary Jun 2018 #39

Aha, so you want troops torching the homes of Trump voters. Got it. Would that include all... Marengo Jun 2018 #62

It's not nice to put words in people's mouths Cary Jun 2018 #64

You said Sherman's March to the Sea melman Jun 2018 #78

Never mind that you don't consider the statement as a whole or the context Cary Jun 2018 #81

Your meaning is absolutely clear, and your lame attempt to deny it is what's genuinely funny here. Marengo Jun 2018 #80

(Read slowly) You don't say? Cary Jun 2018 #93

Yep, you advocate the use of military force against civilians who voted in a manner you don't... Marengo Jun 2018 #106

(Read slowly) Is that right? Cary Jun 2018 #116

I believe I read: George II Jun 2018 #96

I didn't see that either JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #98

You seem also to have missed the reference to Sherman's March and martial law as precedent. Marengo Jun 2018 #105

No JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #108

Ah, so you also believe military violence against civilians who didn't vote in a manner you of... Marengo Jun 2018 #115

It's beyond me how you missed the reference to Sherman's March as precedent. Marengo Jun 2018 #104

Sherman and his troops did many things during his march to the sea other than "torch homes"..... George II Jun 2018 #112

And how many of those other things would be appropriate action to be taken against civilians... Marengo Jun 2018 #114

Since even the uber-intelligent ones cant be reasoned with there is no solution. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2018 #38

Alas, we have given our best effort and that doesn't happen Cary Jun 2018 #43

I hate to say it Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2018 #5

That will get us far, right, elleng Jun 2018 #8

How did he win in the first place? treestar Jun 2018 #9

Nice gaslighting Cary Jun 2018 #10

Frank Bruni can fuck right off with his appeasement claptrap. Maven Jun 2018 #11

Exactly. Cary Jun 2018 #13

The fraction of Trump voters who regret their vote won't be influenced by posts on DU. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #17

What kind of person is not bothered by racism, corruption, sexism, etc. but bothered by bad words? ck4829 Jun 2018 #50

++1 Good question! lunasun Jun 2018 #103

From a good friend of mine on Facebook - A long read. GoneOffShore Jun 2018 #73

Thanks, GoneOffShore. elleng Jun 2018 #74

I would call them "lost" for a variety of reasons NRaleighLiberal Jun 2018 #15

That a low estimate for the percentage of evil, stupid, and ignorant samir.g Jun 2018 #16

So suggest some possible consequences that you'd support onenote Jun 2018 #18

personally, I'd go with banishment anarch Jun 2018 #27

I'm sorry, I wasnt aware of that rule... Cary Jun 2018 #41

I wasn't aware I was invoking a rule. Just asking you to make sense. onenote Jun 2018 #60

I made perfect sense. Cary Jun 2018 #63

I know you think so. That's kind of sad. onenote Jun 2018 #65

So I know not to ask you. Cary Jun 2018 #66

I'd wish they'd just leave and form their own country already. BlueStater Jun 2018 #67

And which states would become part of this new country? onenote Jun 2018 #68

So do you actually disagree with ANYTHING I sad about them being bad Americans? BlueStater Jun 2018 #70

Do I think they are "bad"? Some, sure. But mostly I think they're just wrong. onenote Jun 2018 #75

A good percentage of them this country would be far better off without. BlueStater Jun 2018 #88

Well, since you know they aren't going to be "gone", why not focus on what can be done onenote Jun 2018 #90

I'd be happy to be repatriated from Florida mcar Jun 2018 #100

I've known it since 1984 Awsi Dooger Jun 2018 #19

This is an accurate encapsulation of what I noticed in the workplace from about 1980 until now. dameatball Jun 2018 #26

Flawed individuals with no souls or humanity kimbutgar Jun 2018 #20

My brother had a great childhood and is still an idiot. But, you may still be right in general..:) dameatball Jun 2018 #28

They are irredeemable mcar Jun 2018 #21

Deplorable actually. n/t seaglass Jun 2018 #23

Since some of my family voted for the idiot... cynatnite Jun 2018 #30

When you go into a voting booth your vote is private kimbutgar Jun 2018 #35

He said he got caught up and thought the drumpf was it... cynatnite Jun 2018 #36

My hubby has a friend like that who got caught up in the twitler mania kimbutgar Jun 2018 #37

No shit MountCleaners Jun 2018 #31

As long as they can keep their guns and kacekwl Jun 2018 #32

I doubt that gun owners would comply with such a request fescuerescue Jun 2018 #72

Bad people, who will have to be defeated, rather than won back. (nt) Paladin Jun 2018 #34

Burying them under solid Democratic governance until the day the die ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #40

They can have no credibility, for sure. Cary Jun 2018 #42

If the "consequences" they should suffer is our winning elections in their jurisdictions onenote Jun 2018 #69

Because the new conservative movement, ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #71

63% of trumpeters say he should be prosecuted if he shoots James Comey. Cicada Jun 2018 #44

That's a lot of ignorant greedy bullies. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #49

I think you give them too big a margin. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #52

We don't vote Cary Jun 2018 #54

Not sure about you Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #56

Our base doesn't turn out. Cary Jun 2018 #58

You must have missed what happened in 2006, 2008 and 2012. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #76

What percentage of our base votes, versus angry white men and their spouses? Cary Jun 2018 #82

Of course we do. But you're claiming our base doesn't turn out, which isn't true. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #86

You knew what I meant. Cary Jun 2018 #87

You said, quote: "Our base doesn't turn out. That's a fact." bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #89

Which part of "nothing you can say..." don't you understand? Cary Jun 2018 #92

I'm not trying to convince you of anything. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #94

Deplorables, to not coin a phrase. CanonRay Jun 2018 #77

Trevanian predicted the Trumpanzees decades ago. DFW Jun 2018 #79

Always has been, you just didn't noticed beachbum bob Jun 2018 #83

Yes but not exactly Cary Jun 2018 #85

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #91

"30% to 40% of our electorate are bad people" should be... Yavin4 Jun 2018 #97

Win JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #99

Half the eligible voters don't vote. Your numbers are off n/t leftstreet Jun 2018 #102

I think a large number of these folks are Fascists and don't know it. jalan48 Jun 2018 #107

Yep JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #111

Hate fueled by the right wing media. I listened to about 5 minutes of a right wing talk show jalan48 Jun 2018 #113

I said that ages ago. RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #109

80 - 90% of our polling outfits are bad. Shitler doesn't have his 10%. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #118

My observation was casual. Cary Jun 2018 #119

Self defense is intelligent and necessary. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #120

Regardless they have caused immense damage Cary Jun 2018 #121

Agreed, they're like termites eating a stradivarius. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #122