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LuvNewcastle

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4. If Trump had started wearing a mask in February or March

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 05:58 PM

Nov 2020

and if he had encouraged others to do so, we would never have heard a peep from them about this. He planted that doubt in their head about the efficacy of wearing masks and encouraged their resistance to wearing masks. I think he gets off on the fact that he can control so many people like that, and he's gotten addicted to the power. This has never been about freedom or rights, it's about politics and power.

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One thing that's never brought up when they complain about losing rights. [View all] Kablooie Nov 2020 OP

Did you just read my mind? Ohiogal Nov 2020 #1

Doesn't matter. Everything is a slippery slope to them...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #2

This hurl Nov 2020 #10

"Conservative" brains aren't configured to process your 'unassailable logic'*. I suppose they'd abqtommy Nov 2020 #3

If Trump had started wearing a mask in February or March LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #4

Not to mention how absurdly unessential large gatherings in churches are right now Shermann Nov 2020 #5

They just want to be in the spotlight. I can tell you, anyone who really thinks, napi21 Nov 2020 #6

The Bible allows that you can worship God on your own. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #7

Well, what good is religion if angstlessk Nov 2020 #8

Oftentimes the method of religion is more important than the God of religion. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #9

Even though Jesus specifically spoke against that sort of thing wryter2000 Nov 2020 #12

Well, 'Christians' use his name... angstlessk Nov 2020 #14

It's all about the cash dlilafae Nov 2020 #11

Not just catholics..all evangelical churches angstlessk Nov 2020 #15

Not just catholics..all evangelical churches angstlessk Nov 2020 #16

Just like in a war the country could call upon the citizens for patriotic sacrifice. gulliver Nov 2020 #13