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Scrivener7

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9. In a way, though, this is a positive development. Know thy enemy.

Reply to ShazzieB (Original post)

Sun Jan 8, 2023, 09:33 AM

Jan 2023

I think our side's insistence on "going high," while kind and civilized, is no longer enough when dealing with the people they now gleefully show themselves to be.

The Dark Biden meme is one indication of us coming to terms with that, and that's a good thing. We need a lot more of the Dark Biden kinds of slap downs, and we need them from every level of our politics.

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TDFG gave vile, despicable people permission to put their vilemess on public display. [View all] ShazzieB Jan 2023 OP

and to them, "o be rude, crude, and cruel" is true free speech DBoon Jan 2023 #1

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Awesome rant FakeNoose Jan 2023 #4

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"they used to keep their vileness under wraps" Martin Eden Jan 2023 #8

In a way, though, this is a positive development. Know thy enemy. Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #9