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Zalatix

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127. That's a load of bull.

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:32 PM

Oct 2012

I know it's hard for you to imagine but it's POSSIBLE to be a helpful person and yet be so thoroughly disgusted by Republicans that you can't stand to help them.

Aid and comfort to the enemy, and all that.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 OP

The best revenge... CJCRANE Oct 2012 #1

+1 hrmjustin Oct 2012 #5

Yes. randome Oct 2012 #45

lol woolldog Oct 2012 #49

It worked for Marcus Aurelius. CJCRANE Oct 2012 #53

+100,000,000 gateley Oct 2012 #54

Fu@k the high road approach. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #55

I hate to say this as but... peace13 Oct 2012 #86

Republicans don't want to be our Allies! Godless in Seattle Oct 2012 #101

Or your user, just depends. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #174

I completely agree........ Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #2

this disgusts the hell out of me. cali Oct 2012 #39

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #60

uh yeah, because helping someone in distress is exactly like kissing them on the "butthole" cali Oct 2012 #78

LOL. Do you believe that if there is an unlikely rmoney win (aka theft) R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #87

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #89

I'm trying to figure out what a Romney win or loss glacierbay Oct 2012 #94

I'm really distressed by this thread. It contains all kind of ugly cali Oct 2012 #95

Me too. glacierbay Oct 2012 #100

You seem massively unable to grasp a possible future R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #108

You seem massively unable to grasp glacierbay Oct 2012 #117

I wouldn't call it genius glacierbay Oct 2012 #98

I don't care, really. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #109

We often grasp at fiction when truth better advertises our character. LanternWaste Oct 2012 #125

+1 EasyGirl Oct 2012 #102

And ... let me guess ... bongbong Oct 2012 #46

Not always. I had a Honda that lasted for over 16 years. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #64

And so do alot of Dems. glacierbay Oct 2012 #68

Yes bongbong Oct 2012 #70

Hey! My newest car is 22 years old. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #74

W126 engines are great bongbong Oct 2012 #149

so basically poor people in beater cars are the problem Tsiyu Oct 2012 #169

I would HAVE to piss on them! yoyossarian Oct 2012 #186

This is why other people's opinions and beliefs are my business AZ Progressive Oct 2012 #3

One reason I can think of is Kookaburra Oct 2012 #4

Sigh. It hasn't worked up to now. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #11

I do not believe that all are misguided by the media Carolina Oct 2012 #77

Right on Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #6

After Cheney got his heart gleannfia Oct 2012 #178

How will this play out in reality? Quantess Oct 2012 #7

Nah, don't have to ask; they usually put it on a bumper sticker. Bake Oct 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #8

Right but I have been that way for sometime. gordianot Oct 2012 #9

seriously? MuseRider Oct 2012 #10

I will. My neighbor across the street is a solid Republican and great friend. We help each other. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #12

Posts like yours make my day. :) In response to the OP Butterbean Oct 2012 #130

Hell no. My mom's a FOX/Limbaugh zombie, but I still love her. We're all human. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #157

No, no, I figured you wouldn't turn your back, that's good. I was addressing Butterbean Oct 2012 #168

Some things are best left not discussed. My sister-in-law & husband are solid GOP. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #170

Plus, if you let them die you can have all their stuff! leftstreet Oct 2012 #13

And makes it suck. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #41

In an emergency, the interrogation to determine their political standing may take too long... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #14

I Have Tried And I Have Given Up Because ----- TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #15

Yeah, that's brilliant glacierbay Oct 2012 #23

Keep in mind CokeMachine Oct 2012 #121

Please distinguish between the Republican leadership which is doing the things you mention Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #16

What is the difference exactly? Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #19

The sheep are lied to Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #24

It may be very different Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #34

The difference from our perspective Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #76

Ignorant people who remain ignorant after being presented with facts are actually STUPID people Scootaloo Oct 2012 #152

I wasn't talking about the assholes. Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #172

no I disagree Carolina Oct 2012 #80

A lot of Republicans are just simply blind, it takes an experience for them to see the light AZ Progressive Oct 2012 #17

wow.... Puddy Oct 2012 #18

Well said, and welcome to DU! n/t Tanuki Oct 2012 #21

Welcome to DU, Puddy! gateley Oct 2012 #61

I wouldn't either but it's a sad day when DU closeupready Oct 2012 #63

Tell me, what would they do if you were in need? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #67

Well, let's see glacierbay Oct 2012 #73

"I would never deny a fellow human in need." R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #75

I highly doubt that Romney is going to win, glacierbay Oct 2012 #79

"I find that disturbing." R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #85

Really? glacierbay Oct 2012 #90

"not progressive or liberal at all?" R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #104

So refusing to help a fellow human in distress glacierbay Oct 2012 #110

Help a fellow human? Sure. A republican? No. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #113

+1000 CokeMachine Oct 2012 #126

I won't give up my personal values because of my political opponents. nt ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #20

All I See In Republicans Around Me Is The Snarky STFU Kind. If You Even Say A Word They Go Nuts TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #22

You need to move. joeglow3 Oct 2012 #48

I too, have never met anyone like that glacierbay Oct 2012 #52

Considering the attitude you show in this thread MuseRider Oct 2012 #81

How about this scenario: Quantess Oct 2012 #25

Don't be a douche alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #26

i agree with you samsingh Oct 2012 #27

So if you saw someone you knew to be a Rebub. glacierbay Oct 2012 #40

Sink or swim, baby, that's how they live. Zalatix Oct 2012 #124

That's why it's important to brand them on the forehead with a letter "R" NoPasaran Oct 2012 #132

You know, I find it kind of funny. Zalatix Oct 2012 #140

Derp WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #28

Ahhh, I'd help a Repub in distress... KansDem Oct 2012 #29

so if someone you knew was a republican was drowning or in a car accident, you'd just walk away? cali Oct 2012 #30

For shame. Is this how you want to be known? nolabear Oct 2012 #31

I wish I could say the same thing, but I know that I would still help. Kalidurga Oct 2012 #33

Pretty pathetic. tritsofme Oct 2012 #35

First off, I doubt they would see the lesson booley Oct 2012 #36

I'm hoping you're not a paramedic - lynne Oct 2012 #37

Or a Police Officer. glacierbay Oct 2012 #42

haha wow. underoath Oct 2012 #38

I hope you don't live next to my grandpa, then. Brickbat Oct 2012 #43

You're a true humanitarian, TMN, a model of progressive open-mindedness and compassion. slackmaster Oct 2012 #44

Are you trying to be more like The Master or his nemesis? randome Oct 2012 #47

Good point. The Doctor even struggled morally with killing the Daleks in "Genesis". Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #62

Most of the time... one_voice Oct 2012 #50

Anyone endorsing this dog shit is deranged. cali Oct 2012 #51

+1000 glacierbay Oct 2012 #56

I think at least a few of them have been taken in by below-the-radar trolling behavior slackmaster Oct 2012 #59

Thanks!! CokeMachine Oct 2012 #131

I'm with you. It's time society ostracizes right wingers altogether. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #57

Count me on your side on this. begin_within Oct 2012 #58

So lets become just like them? glacierbay Oct 2012 #65

Yes. They deserve it, for all the suffering and death they have caused. begin_within Oct 2012 #119

so if someone you knew was a republican was bleeding on the side of the road cali Oct 2012 #66

Not sick at all. Basic fairness. begin_within Oct 2012 #145

Oh, I get it glacierbay Oct 2012 #158

a lot of people help others, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it's merely a retur LanternWaste Oct 2012 #83

begin WHAT within? cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #164

I highly doubt you are the helping kind to anyone. This is nothing more than an.... NCTraveler Oct 2012 #69

That's a load of bull. Zalatix Oct 2012 #127

That's just way too human for me... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #71

I imagine many people find it convenient to predicate their own ethical behavior LanternWaste Oct 2012 #72

I'll still help anyone in distress. I'm a LIBERAL. phleshdef Oct 2012 #82

hey, where are you OP? Plant a stink bomb then run, run away cali Oct 2012 #84

He's busy looking for some Republicans in distress to not help. Dr. Strange Oct 2012 #107

LOL glacierbay Oct 2012 #114

Agreed + rec sagat Oct 2012 #88

unwelcome to DU. cali Oct 2012 #93

That's a real good progressive attitude. glacierbay Oct 2012 #96

-1000 nt CokeMachine Oct 2012 #137

"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one" - Neitzesche (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #91

If you are willing to write off 50% of the country B2G Oct 2012 #92

I have a question that I bet will go unanswered by TheMastersNemesis! slackmaster Oct 2012 #97

Ummmmm I think I've got it EasyGirl Oct 2012 #103

I'd be willing to bet that your correct. glacierbay Oct 2012 #105

Thanks, did the Cardinals win yesterday? EasyGirl Oct 2012 #106

Yes! glacierbay Oct 2012 #111

whoooooooo hoooooo n/t EasyGirl Oct 2012 #112

Well aren't you special? GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #99

Watching an accident victim bleed to death makes you a better person?? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2012 #115

This is a very paranoid position. When one thinks an entire group of people... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #116

hmmm, then that will make you what you despise. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #118

This is a fair point, and I like how you bring it to the table here. closeupready Oct 2012 #150

What a ridiculous thread! Quantess Oct 2012 #120

Without a doubt! didact Oct 2012 #133

Mom's calling... hiphopnation Oct 2012 #122

Without intent to do so, we often advertise our character in ways we're not aware of. nt LanternWaste Oct 2012 #123

If I believed in using Ignore you'd be at the top of the list. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #128

Good for you for ignoring 'Ignore'. randome Oct 2012 #134

I stopped using it when DU3 changed the way it worked. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #138

I won't help my Republican husband HockeyMom Oct 2012 #129

So, if your husband CokeMachine Oct 2012 #139

If there was a FIRE, he would save himself HockeyMom Oct 2012 #163

I feel the love. CokeMachine Oct 2012 #182

like my brother MFM008 Oct 2012 #135

Whenever I'm able to help another person in distress, I will help them petronius Oct 2012 #136

How will this affect your volunteer work at the homeless shelter? n/t sl8 Oct 2012 #141

Hate poisons your soul. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #142

Disagree genxlib Oct 2012 #143

THere are some good republicans. You have to be more discerning. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #144

If they were good people, they wouldn't be in the Republican Party. begin_within Oct 2012 #147

unrec yardwork Oct 2012 #146

Wow i cant belive the lack of humanity in some of the posts in this thread :( darkangel218 Oct 2012 #148

I wonder if this is one of those posts that is put there to make Dems look bad Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #151

It Really Is Ironic That Dems Supposedly Look Bad When They Say Enough Is Enough When ----- TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #153

Of course, it is precisely that slackmaster Oct 2012 #154

That's what I was wondering because it sure Raine Oct 2012 #159

Looking bad in this context is strictly voluntary slackmaster Oct 2012 #161

They turned me into a newt! deaniac21 Oct 2012 #155

I can't do that. My relatives are repugs and have always helped me Raine Oct 2012 #156

Yeah, fuck humanitarianism, and all that shit. bluedigger Oct 2012 #160

"I see you're having some trouble, can you please fill out this questionnaire first hughee99 Oct 2012 #162

LOL Tien1985 Oct 2012 #180

So there are least 15 "DUers" who would let someone die for having the wrong bumper sticker... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #165

here is a little tonic that might cure you DonCoquixote Oct 2012 #166

I would never do that, when a person needs help their political Autumn Oct 2012 #167

And that will make you any better than you perceive them to be............how? WillowTree Oct 2012 #171

Congratulations, you 've become that which you hate, MadHound Oct 2012 #173

I do not hate mastersnemisis. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #175

I don't get ugly IRL with Republicans. I realize a lot of them aren't any different brewens Oct 2012 #176

I agree fuck them gopiscrap Oct 2012 #177

Republicans don't have feelings upi402 Oct 2012 #179

k/r Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #181

"I would not do what I said" then why say it? flvegan Oct 2012 #183

To paraphrase: You are become Death. The Destroyer of Worlds... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #184

I'm wondering how many of the "be the better person" lot here walk by or step over homeless people Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #185

and the circle of hate continues backwoodsbob Oct 2012 #187