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BComplex

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27. People forget the we had a nazi party in the USA at the time.
Fri May 8, 2020, 02:55 PM
May 2020

But that's where Smedley Butler came in.

Friend? sfstaxprep May 2020 #1
Yes, I guess I should have said "former friend; until today." BComplex May 2020 #3
"minister", "bible", "fox news". that about covers it nt msongs May 2020 #2
I know. Right? BComplex May 2020 #4
Yeah, if those ain't red flags, someone is color blind...nt Wounded Bear May 2020 #5
My condolences..... essaynnc May 2020 #6
That's about how this went, too. BComplex May 2020 #12
I think proclaiming you're a liberal is a good tactic, actually- dawg day May 2020 #7
That was another one of the things she said: that the liberals created the virus. BComplex May 2020 #14
Wait, I thought they thought it was Chinese bio-terrorism! dawg day May 2020 #52
What is a good blame without bringing Soros into it? BComplex May 2020 #55
The extreme right media machine has demonized the left. cayugafalls May 2020 #8
Choose your friends more carefully gristy May 2020 #9
No. Up until more recently, our friendship has been mostly professional, so we never discussed BComplex May 2020 #20
Fox is disgusting get the red out May 2020 #10
For some reason, I expect more from highly educated people. BComplex May 2020 #26
An ex boyfriend from high school who has a PHD recently contacted me on Facebook womanofthehills May 2020 #68
OMG!!! BComplex May 2020 #69
Can confirm that's what a lot of rural white Southerners who have been terrorized... Different Drummer May 2020 #63
Consider yourself lucky... orwell May 2020 #11
No, there is no discussion with crazy. You're absolutely right. eom BComplex May 2020 #22
Destroying civility is always job number one for fascist takeovers Bucky May 2020 #13
Civility didn't defeat the Nazis. Downtown Hound May 2020 #19
Cute, but flawed analogies didn't either Bucky May 2020 #25
People forget the we had a nazi party in the USA at the time. BComplex May 2020 #27
Um, I haven't forgotten Downtown Hound May 2020 #35
Agreed. eom BComplex May 2020 #51
Your post is pretty much the definition of a flawed analogy Downtown Hound May 2020 #31
It seems to me that we need some sort of antidote Turbineguy May 2020 #15
There are people like that. If I were you I would just ignore her opinions and move on. n/t totodeinhere May 2020 #16
My advice is to rethink your friends. She's crazy even for a Trumpanzee. Downtown Hound May 2020 #17
I see that now. BComplex May 2020 #53
PhD.? From what uncredentialed cow college? Or diploma mill? Aristus May 2020 #18
No. It's a state university. BComplex May 2020 #32
It is otherworldly and not in a good way pandr32 May 2020 #21
It is like living in a nightmare, pandr32! BComplex May 2020 #34
Very true pandr32 May 2020 #72
Prejudice towards liberals 90-percent May 2020 #23
So true, 90%Jimmy. I'm going to keep your quote: "Behind every great fortune is a great crime". BComplex May 2020 #37
it's plagerized 90-percent May 2020 #70
in a weird way I almost find it comforting that this is mostly due to Fox renate May 2020 #38
I've wondered the same thing. Seems like there should have been a boycott a long time ago. BComplex May 2020 #79
Liberals don't have to try to make MF45 look bad, he does that himself. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #24
He does that himself, like ordering "Live and Let Die" to be blasted while touring a factory making SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #86
Gee whiz. Where have you been for past, oh, Solomon May 2020 #28
There is really such a video? BComplex May 2020 #39
Here's the homepage for the documentary: Mister Ed May 2020 #76
Thanks, Mr. Ed. BComplex May 2020 #77
Sorry for your loss Blecht May 2020 #29
Thank you for articulating that. BComplex May 2020 #65
It's a shame to lose a friendship, but toxic people must be shed for your Totally Tunsie May 2020 #30
Thank you Tunsie. BComplex May 2020 #41
Don't blame Fox News Dread Pirate Roberts May 2020 #33
Bingo! Downtown Hound May 2020 #45
Really. Mariana May 2020 #47
I think that was what shocked me so. That, and the contorted face, and the hatred in her eyes. BComplex May 2020 #58
Like I said elsewhere in the thread Mariana May 2020 #60
They sure can't see the forest for the trees, can they? BComplex May 2020 #62
Sometimes friend picks end up being bad apples. nt coti May 2020 #36
Yep. And when you find out they are, it's sad. BComplex May 2020 #43
Last week I found out one of my neighbors went to the Huntington Beach protest. Initech May 2020 #40
Ouch! And yuck! BComplex May 2020 #46
Yeah once this is over I really got to find a new place to live. Initech May 2020 #75
Those are pretty mainstream Christian beliefs these days Mariana May 2020 #42
There are some interesting studies about Christian evangelicals GoneOffShore May 2020 #81
That is a fascinating study! Who woulda thunkit? BComplex May 2020 #88
So it would appear. I guess they're going to the Temple of pmurT. GoneOffShore May 2020 #91
The current incarnation of Fox News must be "destroyed" andym May 2020 #44
From your lips to God's ears, my friend. BComplex May 2020 #50
I feel for you. WhiskeyWulf May 2020 #48
I won't be meeting her for lunch again, but she's part of my circle, like what you said. BComplex May 2020 #57
Are others in your circle like-minded? Boomerproud May 2020 #73
If they are, none of them have ever said those "key words" like you hear rightwingers say all the BComplex May 2020 #78
Those were almost the exact words a member of my family used: CrispyQ May 2020 #49
It is total insanity to believe something like that. BComplex May 2020 #59
That's a variation I have not heard - they are getting more extreme. Ms. Toad May 2020 #89
So that's where they got it - from the mouth of president shithole. CrispyQ May 2020 #90
Dr. Minister? BGBD May 2020 #54
You have been "becoming " friends for a few years? Tipperary May 2020 #56
As I said above, it has been mostly professional, until she started being interested BComplex May 2020 #61
Trump has shown us who a lot of people really are Bettie May 2020 #64
you can't reason with someone like that but a reasonable retort... mnmoderatedem May 2020 #66
Don't blame Fox News, blame your friend... brooklynite May 2020 #67
How does faux news see things playing out? ecstatic May 2020 #71
Cut all ties with her, as soon as possible. Life is too short. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #74
They are so awful. Jamastiene May 2020 #80
The lack of critical thinking.... Dorian Gray May 2020 #82
Honestly, just unfriend her and move on. Mike Niendorff May 2020 #83
Ask her who would Jesus hate? eShirl May 2020 #84
Why do top administration officials get tested daily, and why do White House aides wear masks? struggle4progress May 2020 #85
I keep saying that Propaganda is working for the GOP and Trump. Take away FOX News and they UCmeNdc May 2020 #87
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