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I_UndergroundPanther

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Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #38)

Mon Feb 1, 2021, 11:38 PM

Feb 2021

For that Ren and Stimpy clip. That cartoon was spot on for me in the 90's when positive think was all the rage in psychology. Seeing that happy helmet episode was really cathartic for me,hell all of Ren and Stimpy was cathartic,never mind me laughing so hard I felt like I was having an aneurysm ...lol

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Was about half of this country always fucking insane? [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2021 OP

My guess is yes and they have found each other via social media and are now emboldened. chowder66 Feb 2021 #1

No, I don't think so BainsBane Feb 2021 #2

Maybe. In_The_Wind Feb 2021 #3

YES VickiSmith Feb 2021 #4

Welcome to DU! mobeau69 Feb 2021 #7

Yes JustAnotherGen Feb 2021 #5

30 some years of right wing talk radio Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2021 #6

Yes, exactly the type of people blacks had to deal with for generations turtleblossom Feb 2021 #8

I believe they have a family tree that shapes like a fruit loop. turtleblossom Feb 2021 #9

No, just a third of them. GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #10

Agreed nationally, I notice this percentage range a lot in polls sciencescience Feb 2021 #28

Lots of normal got sucked into Q, Trumpco, Antifa, per Fox News. LizBeth Feb 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Feb 2021 #12

welcome to my world, yes, half of the population just doesn't get it. peacebuzzard Feb 2021 #13

shithole, low IQ, high-violence quotient people scientifically programmed for maximum shitbaggery Celerity Feb 2021 #14

Yes and no... JHB Feb 2021 #15

Right Wing mis information has done its job on Joe Republican. UCmeNdc Feb 2021 #16

About half of this country has always d_r Feb 2021 #17

They were assholes before Trump. Trump just smelled like them. Birds of a feather... nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #18

Before Trump they thought they had to keep it a secret jcgoldie Feb 2021 #19

There's been insanity among right-wingers for as long... Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #20

Peale's stuff was pretty benign compared to many others LeftInTX Feb 2021 #22

I viewed him as dangerous, nonetheless. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #23

Spot on. Nt mobeau69 Feb 2021 #25

I hate positive think I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2021 #34

My evangelical sister used to read those Peale books... Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #36

I have a friend who is like this I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2021 #37

Those thoughts would be too unpleasant for my sister. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #38

Thanks I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2021 #41

The little old lady might not have due to having to decide between a... Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2021 #21

Gotta ask. What little lady? mobeau69 Feb 2021 #26

It comes down to race , slavery, civil rights etc JI7 Feb 2021 #24

You need to shop elsewhere and it's about 30% rather than half. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #27

They're always recuriting new idiots. 30% is scary in the FB age. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #30

Have fun. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #32

Try to make the best of it. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #33

Probably: we just didn't hear about them as much (n/t) Retrograde Feb 2021 #29

It's not Trump's fault MarcATL Feb 2021 #31

Trump got them out from under their rocks dangerous with his lies. Nt mobeau69 Feb 2021 #35

I think that the pandemic has intensified it DesertRat Feb 2021 #39

The internet has made it easier for the craziest to find each other and to indoctrinate others. Ace Rothstein Feb 2021 #40