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luvtheGWN

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28. They also bought the lie that government should be run

Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:54 AM

Aug 2020

like business.

No, it should not, and it can not. Government is by the people and for the people, meaning that it's supposed to be a non-profit enterprise.

The same goes for healthcare. All the folks who say that healthcare is a "business" just like any other business miss the mark entirely. I can choose to buy a car (or not); I can choose to buy a house, or rent one; I can choose to purchase a 60"plasma TV ( or not). What I cannot choose is to break a leg, develop cancer, or have a heart attack.

The same way a government can not hold back a hurricane or forest fires which cause untold damage and force evacuation. Money must be found to help pay for it. Same with a pandemic. If government were to run like a business, it would soon declare bankruptcy.

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'I failed my fellow Americans': the white women defecting from Trump [View all] catbyte Aug 2020 OP

I fit in this demographic. liberalmuse Aug 2020 #1

That baffles me even more. How any "Christian" vote for that man is beyond me. Lochloosa Aug 2020 #6

Now that doesn't surprise me. liberalmuse Aug 2020 #16

One would have thought the ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE would have been his undoing but it didn't even phase yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #33

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As a Buddhist... sometimes I just have to chill or walk away... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #68

People who worship an authoritarian God will follow an authoritarian leader. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #47

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What is the matter with us? Botany Aug 2020 #37

I know. As a middle aged white woman I feel appalled all the time. yardwork Aug 2020 #41

I work with two college educated white women who still support Trump. Bluepinky Aug 2020 #50

Fear is a powerful motivator. yardwork Aug 2020 #52

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Using fear, just like GW Bush & WMDs. Repugs keep using the fear playbook... CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #53

They use it because it works. Bluepinky Aug 2020 #61

I bet a lot of them are Russian Bots or Astroturfing spammers for the right wing. Botany Aug 2020 #55

These are real people I've known all my life. yardwork Aug 2020 #57

EDIT I still would NOT try to engage them Botany Aug 2020 #62

I hope you're right. yardwork Aug 2020 #63

I think every death must cost Trump at least 10 votes. Botany Aug 2020 #65

because of it I am always suspicious of white men I don't know AlexSFCA Aug 2020 #54

Me too. I assume they are Trumpists unless shown otherwise. Dream Girl Aug 2020 #58

Well said Botany! nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #46

Thank you Botany Aug 2020 #56

It's utterly baffling Orrex Aug 2020 #9

Good job with that question. brush Aug 2020 #13

I think he's their golden calf. liberalmuse Aug 2020 #18

I know why they support him. They're racist and they don't want to pay taxes. yardwork Aug 2020 #22

I would say that you've hit the stupid orange nail right on the head. Orrex Aug 2020 #49

That's funny. And after she's done, I'll whack it again a few times! Bluepinky Aug 2020 #51

"I'm extremely disappointed in myself,..." Good for her. Hortensis Aug 2020 #2

Sorta like Alcoholics Anonymous. CTyankee Aug 2020 #19

Not only do they have to apologize sincerely meow2u3 Aug 2020 #36

OK, that sounds like it would apply here. CTyankee Aug 2020 #38

Yes, and you should be! FM123 Aug 2020 #3

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+1 Hugin Aug 2020 #30

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I dunno what John Lewis would say but I do know that the worse the sin, the more it is CTyankee Aug 2020 #43

That's really great and I hope it's true dlk Aug 2020 #45

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