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CottonBear

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16. It must be frustrating to watch the US and follow our politics from abroad.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 09:19 AM

Nov 2020

I hadn’t considered that red was linked with Labour and Social Democrats abroad.

I am so often frustrated with right wingers who throw about words like socialism, socialist, and communist, but who have no idea what those words actually mean.

Unfortunately, our educational system has been so dumbed down, so many people watch Fox News and listen to RW talk radio, and so many have never traveled abroad, and in many cases, outside of their state or region.

They have no knowledge of politics and history, and no perspective on the US as viewed from abroad.

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Reminds me of a Tea Party bus that was traveling around Wisconsin during the Walker recall. lkinwi Nov 2020 #3

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you got a typo there ---it is moron Always Randy Nov 2020 #5

Nope. Moran is a the correct spelling in the context of the OP: CottonBear Nov 2020 #7

OH YES---you got it--- Always Randy Nov 2020 #19

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I know! Right? 😁 CottonBear Nov 2020 #12

you are all correct--I am missing part of the humor--- Always Randy Nov 2020 #20

oh I am so in the right place Always Randy Nov 2020 #21

nope, spelled right obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #11

even in the states that we did not win --there was a BLUE WAVE Always Randy Nov 2020 #6

Correct spelling is an antifa plot! nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 2020 #9

ROFL! CottonBear Nov 2020 #13

... Celerity Nov 2020 #10

Deep Blue Atlanta is shown with a red star! CottonBear Nov 2020 #14

I still don't understand why (I know the history of what actually happened) the US (quelle surprise) Celerity Nov 2020 #15

It must be frustrating to watch the US and follow our politics from abroad. CottonBear Nov 2020 #16

I go absolutely batshit when Bernie et. al call us (Sweden) socialist (and also when they falsely Celerity Nov 2020 #17

I really appreciate your perspective from Sweden and your informed comments. CottonBear Nov 2020 #18

I was born in Los Angeles, moved with my parents at less than 2 years old to London, where I was Celerity Nov 2020 #22

You are so fortunate! It must be very interesting to be Swedish-Barbadian-American! CottonBear Nov 2020 #23

Near Wiesbaden? Celerity Nov 2020 #24

Yes. CottonBear Nov 2020 #25

When I hear US military and Germany that is the first place I always think of, along with EUCOM in Celerity Nov 2020 #26