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Bettie

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22. They have always been this way but

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 05:41 PM

Apr 2020

they always tried to maintain a veneer of humanity.

Trump gives them explicit permission to be the ugliest, most repugnant versions of themselves.

And they love not having to pretend to be decent. They seem like they feel free.

And we know now who and what they are. Never forget that. Never.

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Have U.S. conservatives have always been this selfish and heartless? [View all] C Moon Apr 2020 OP

Yes stopbush Apr 2020 #1

No they've always been "compassionate"? gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #2

Ha ha! That one took me a few minutes! C Moon Apr 2020 #17

I remember stuff. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #26

Yes. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #3

The whole party collectively lost their minds. idziak4ever1234 Apr 2020 #4

you mean like the people who cheered when the national guard killed kids at kent state? unblock Apr 2020 #5

unblock Ohiogal Apr 2020 #7

All throughout my lifetime. liberalmuse Apr 2020 #6

I would say it has been slowly building, BlueJac Apr 2020 #8

Yes. we can do it Apr 2020 #9

If I may..this quote from Harry "the buck stops with me" Truman asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #10

I love this, thanks! C Moon Apr 2020 #11

And a bookend from Dwight Eisenhower hatrack Apr 2020 #13

Thanks for that..and in Ikes day they didn't have Citizens United..n/t asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #24

Well, at least they're still stupid. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #31

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #23

Yes jberryhill Apr 2020 #12

Yes. Aristus Apr 2020 #14

Wow. C Moon Apr 2020 #15

Yes. This is just one of those times they feel free to wave their junk around... JHB Apr 2020 #16

Yes StarryNite Apr 2020 #18

As long as I can remember. ooky Apr 2020 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #20

Sure...look what Hoover did from late 1929-1932. NOTHING Bengus81 Apr 2020 #21

They have always been this way but Bettie Apr 2020 #22

Always. It's a character thing. kairos12 Apr 2020 #25

Yes, but this pandemic has brought out the absolute worst in them. Initech Apr 2020 #27

John Kenneth Galbraith: lastlib Apr 2020 #28

It's taken them 40 years to get where we are today. Since Reagan, for sure. Hekate Apr 2020 #29

Yes. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #30