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GenXer47

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17. mass shootings are the whip of the dominator

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 10:33 AM

Apr 2023

The art of domination is to get people to repeatedly say or do things against their instincts for self-preservation. The more risk, or in this case, horror involved, the tighter the grip become at each iteration.

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It's Not Just The Guns. It's Republicans. [View all] kpete Apr 2023 OP

It's no longer about guns, abortion pills, etc. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #1

The object of power is power... 1984 (nt) El Mimbreno Apr 2023 #13

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Yes and power is about control and money. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #32

The best JanLip Apr 2023 #14

mass shootings are the whip of the dominator GenXer47 Apr 2023 #17

Agreed Akakoji Apr 2023 #44

Every time Republican yell, "They want our guns!", no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #2

Another good one! JanLip Apr 2023 #15

Absolutely! pandr32 Apr 2023 #26

From today's toons keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #3

Sad but true JanLip Apr 2023 #16

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and everyone ELSE's children! GenXer47 Apr 2023 #18

Joe The Plumber: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump My Constitutional Rights' To Have Guns keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #19

Perfect Keith DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #41

Every Republican is complicit in the destruction of American democracy. hay rick Apr 2023 #4

+1 SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #11

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And all my Dem friends DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #30

Repigs want to turn gun kooks into Brownshirts V.2 Artcatt Apr 2023 #5

Because the rePublicans and the NRA love Putin so much, multigraincracker Apr 2023 #6

and abortions are legal there too. multigraincracker Apr 2023 #7

All repuglican gatherings and rallies SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #12

THE biggest farce ever pulled was DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #36

there was also some reporting DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #38

Sir Walter Scott said it best: DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #40

K & R Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2023 #8

👆👆👆👆 Rebl2 Apr 2023 #9

AMEN! LoisB Apr 2023 #10

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I will never, in a million years, ever, understand a country... Initech Apr 2023 #23

I, too, thought Sandy Hook would be THE line in the sand. LoisB Apr 2023 #28

Yep republianmushroom Apr 2023 #27

ANd while they have our attention on that Amendment... 3825-87867 Apr 2023 #29

So what do we DO about it? calimary Apr 2023 #33

It's the votes. And we don't have enough. SYFROYH Apr 2023 #34

Gun solution? Jughead Apr 2023 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #39

Exactly. I don't know why it's so hard for some people to state what is the perfectly obvious. GoodRaisin Apr 2023 #42

THIS! Samrob Apr 2023 #43