Everyone needs to stop pretending that Donnie Dipshit will EVER be president again

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73. "Frankly Bullshit" eh...

Many (not all) who join the military don't know what the military is going to ask them to do - but do so because they
a sense of obligation. So that "magic" is seeing what bullshit my children go through in order to serve the country - and golly gee, it does rub off on the parents. The complexity and contradictions of service is indeed something that often eludes those who haven't served or know none who have. That's fact.

What is absolute bullshittery is your insistence that I apologize for your interpretation that there was slurring of several DUers - for the mere reason that apparently (at 99K + posts) you have been anointed to come to their rescue as if rescuing were required. Here is my preview - no apology is forthcoming.

I imagine if commenters have an issue they'd be able to speak for themselves. The hypotheticals; "what ifs" as you call them, aren't out of the domain of possibility. The salient issue raised is what action might be taken if the republicans cheat to get Trump in again. Do you really think any electoral win is possible if there isn't HEAVY voter suppression? I know you won't even address that question. I know that others won't address the question straightforwardly - and I respect that - because if Trump gets in, online discourse will be scrutinized.

What you imply was a slur contained #42 was my snarky comment about being a "good americans." Yet, how many would just sit back and do nothing if the election was stolen by the republicans? Republicans verifiably lie and cheat constantly so it's a perfectly valid question. I have no idea what many in the thread would do but I find the sentiment expressed - paraphrasing; 'I respect the law under any circumstances...' to be disturbing.

I see threads get derailed because of some perceived slight, that I'm inclined to believe is often 'ginned up.' Coming to the
rescue of DUers. For example, you're on me because of a perceived 'slur.' It was snarky, I'll give you that - but what would this
place be without snark? We aren't in friggin kindergarten and you aren't the teacher. I mean really?

Since this thread is being commented on by Blackskimmer as well - I'll answer the question posed in #58. No, I am not gay (you win I guess). That said, my daughter is and I support her and the entire LGBTQ community wholeheartedly. However, my comment to William769 has nothing whatsoever to do with that. There is a whole goddamn pecking order in this world - and although it's wrong and hurtful, many people, whether gay, straight - whatever think that being part of a traditionally disadvantaged group means that they can't be criticized for their opinions which are unrelated to sexual orientation. If that's the case, pack up DU right now. I have had my own struggles that made living very difficult for me - but you'll never know those details. However, I've done the best I could.