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In reply to the discussion: It depresses the hell out of me that people I grew up with... [View all]eppur_se_muova
(37,572 posts)54. Well ... money is power, and I think power is what they really want. If they don't have a lot of money, at least ...
they can still threaten people they don't like, or just disagree with, with violence, and that makes them feel powerful.
They define themselves by who they want to beat up on -- it's their core identity.
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That wouldn't be enough to save Anne or any of the rest of us.. That is a devastating fact of our current time...
hlthe2b
Oct 13
#3
What keeps me going is remembering that HRC won the popular vote by more tha 5,000. This means
in2herbs
Oct 13
#18
Good points, but Trump is not a sexual "harasser" he is a sexual 'assaulter' and an adjudicated rapist.
OMGWTF
Oct 13
#39
I took the OP at their implication that there were people they'd feel comfortable telling where Anne Frank was hiding.
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 13
#56
I never went to a reunion. I wouldn't want to in any way show support for the school I went to. Catholic.
twodogsbarking
Oct 13
#10
Well ... money is power, and I think power is what they really want. If they don't have a lot of money, at least ...
eppur_se_muova
Oct 13
#54
Quite the inspiring story. Very happy that you found your place with people who cared about you.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Oct 13
#36
I met up with a woman at my recent 50-year high school reunion and we had a great conversation.
OMGWTF
Oct 13
#34
I'm getting pummeled by Classmates.com. I guess there is a high school event coming up. But...
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#70
One of my best friends for almost 30 years went off the deep end during the Obama administration
AZSkiffyGeek
Oct 13
#52
My neighbor tried to force out my political views. Claiming that Biden was responsible for high grocery prices.....
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#53
Yeh, well. If Kamala wins, no more arguments. If Trump wins, everything my neighbor says is right.
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#68
I'm lucky. Most of the people I grew up with are now liberal. Most of our parents were Reps.
kerry-is-my-prez
Oct 13
#57
I know a lot of highly educated Trumpers, including two PhDs in my own family.
Elessar Zappa
Oct 13
#75
Pat Conroy cookbook? The author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides"?
SupportSanity
Oct 14
#96