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50. Yep. It's all about "owning the libtards" nowadays.

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 03:33 PM

Apr 2022

That's why the GOP has introduced basically no ideas at all for the last 20+ years - they're just "against". They would much rather keep us from getting anything done versus accomplishing of their own. And some of what they have initiated, they do so knowing that it will either fail or be struck down by the courts.

Like DeSantis going after Disney - he has to know there's not a chance in hell he'll win, but he'll get $tens of millions of free campaign money by saying "I fought the giant! I fought it for Christian values! I fought it for you! And you see how rigged the system is against white Christian guys!! (send me your money)"

Politicians who bring up bullshit/bogus legislation simply as a form of grandstanding so that they get a lot of publicity should be punished for violating campaign finance laws.

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Yep. It's all about "owning the libtards" nowadays. Rabrrrrrr Apr 2022 #50

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