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Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
80. They are so awful.
Sat May 9, 2020, 02:37 AM
May 2020

They are so belligerent and on the verge of violence at all times. I can't stand to be around them, but unfortunately, I am surrounded by them.

One thing that I have noticed and despise is that not all Trump supporters are Republicans. There are far too many Democrats where I live who support the most extremist, nonsensical garbage imaginable and they love Trump too. I don't get it. How can they be Democrats and actually like anything about the Trump admin? That is why I have a theory that a lot in the Democratic party are only here to keep us disrupted and vote against us at any and every turn they can.

Not only Fox, but AM radio, the preachers in a lot of churches (not all, but in a lot of them), and lots of influential people keep them brainwashed and believing outlandish conspiracy theories and ideas that could not be further from the truth.

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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