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kentuck

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29. We need to accept the fact that nothing is going to change their minds.

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:23 AM

Apr 2020

It is futile and useless to even try.

It is best to ignore them. They do not deserve the attention they get.

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I am losing all faith in Americans at this point. [View all] redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 OP

It's bdamomma Apr 2020 #1

I know. madaboutharry Apr 2020 #2

Peace be with you. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #3

Spend more time in your garden... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #4

I alternate between rage and numbness Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #5

Arrested development BeyondGeography Apr 2020 #6

+ 1. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #45

One of the things I noticed. Throck Apr 2020 #7

France 24 in English cagefreesoylentgreen Apr 2020 #33

Thank you for the link - overseas news so much better than US. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #48

Thanks for This! n/t MFGsunny Apr 2020 #56

Nice link. Thanks for sharing here. KPN Apr 2020 #57

Someone last night was saying treestar Apr 2020 #52

My uncles worked 12 hour days, 7 days in the steel mills in PA. Throck Apr 2020 #63

I have had to do the same thing. It just makes me very angry. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #8

If I recall correctly didn't you say you lived in Oklahoma (like me)? SoonerPride Apr 2020 #9

Tell me GWC58 Apr 2020 #15

Yes, Stitt caught hell for that, deservedly so. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #16

Soon I look for GWC58 Apr 2020 #22

That is being kind. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #43

Our numbers warrant it. qwlauren35 Apr 2020 #31

Yes SoonerPride I do, we have been here almost 20 years now. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #23

Turning off the TV will help - we turned it off 10 years ago and never missed it or looked back. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #10

Can't Give Up colsohlibgal Apr 2020 #11

That GOP stunt in GWC58 Apr 2020 #21

We had better show up and vote this time, everywhere! redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #44

As others have said, Karma13612 Apr 2020 #12

Thanks, it is actually cold here in Oklahoma today. I covered my tender plants last night. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #24

You have my sympathy Danmel Apr 2020 #36

tRump put EVERYONE of the Scarsdale Apr 2020 #55

No hope here, either freepotter Apr 2020 #61

I know, I just saw this news. Ugh Karma13612 Apr 2020 #64

Actually, this is nothing new. Cousin Dupree Apr 2020 #13

so true... hkp11 Apr 2020 #32

And they think they are Christians. Mickju Apr 2020 #46

So often you will hear about right-wingers who are treestar Apr 2020 #54

The local news seems to be giving you a skewed view of humanity. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #14

I think 50% of the country is tired of Democracy. Sophia_Of_PlanetX Apr 2020 #17

I think it's more complicated than selfishness. People who can't work from home and have no mucifer Apr 2020 #18

We are blessed as well, my husband is a professor and I am on a grant. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #27

I started feeling this way after we did nothing post Sandy Hook. Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 #19

Definitely spend more time in your garden. mnhtnbb Apr 2020 #20

You need to start OK Cult for Reality bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #25

Yes there are a few of us here! redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #28

Thankfully freepotter Apr 2020 #62

I've been saying for weeks that it's going to be really hard rainin Apr 2020 #26

We need to accept the fact that nothing is going to change their minds. kentuck Apr 2020 #29

My take VladmireTrumpkins Apr 2020 #30

trump is getting Americans killed right here though, plus trashing the economy. He's toast. brush Apr 2020 #41

Do a Google key-word search for 'Sikh-americans providing food for the needy'. Aristus Apr 2020 #34

It is disheartening ramapo Apr 2020 #35

I will turn 65 in May I totally agree with you. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #37

I joined Nextdoor for all of 48 hours. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #38

Yes I got off of that in a hurry, lots of Trumpers and people pissed they could not go outside. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #40

"...self centered, nasty bunch of cretins who only care for ourselves..." SpankMe Apr 2020 #39

There are pockets here, OKC can be one of them and then again it can be something else. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #42

It's not as prevalent as they want us to think FakeNoose Apr 2020 #47

I hear you. ananda Apr 2020 #49

Stand up! to US news media consolidation into mega giant corps, appalachiablue Apr 2020 #50

My Trump-loving BFF of 36 years and I are FKING DONE!!! OMGWTF Apr 2020 #51

There are positive stories too, remember them treestar Apr 2020 #53

Same here. BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #58

I have begun unfriending people on FB who post anything from Faux, about herd immunity Roland99 Apr 2020 #59

We are in the end days of the Kali Yuga, so they say. PatrickforO Apr 2020 #60

It's rather frightening. I no longer watch any news and I certainly don't watch that orange ass and Autumn Apr 2020 #65

I knew hangaleft Apr 2020 #66