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Vinca

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44. People have to get it into their thick heads that we have a 2-party system in this country. It's not a

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:03 AM

Mar 2025

parliamentary system that might afford some representation after a loss. Translation: third parties rarely win anything and amount to nothing other than enabling the worst candidate. You have to face the fact that sometimes you don't especially like either candidate, but if you don't pick the best of the worst, you're likely to end up with the worst. Happened in 2016 and again in 2024.

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Trump Won Over Many Arab Americans in November. Now they are angry, feeling betrayed. "Where do we turn?" [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2025 OP

What were they expecting from trump? JohnSJ Mar 2025 #1

anti Trans, Anti LGBT stuff. Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #3

No doubt. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #6

GOP sucked them in with the booking banning, anti LGBT stuff in the school systems. Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #8

Then they get just what they deserve. Unfortunately, so do the rest of us who don't JohnSJ Mar 2025 #11

Exactly. In trump 1.0 his first act was to banned Muslins. brush Mar 2025 #35

Looks like they're in the Find Out stage Zorro Mar 2025 #2

very much so Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #5

said they still like his domestic policies: The anti-woke? The anti-DEI? The anti-LGBT? Anti-Immigrants? Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #10

The Anti Education, the Anti SS, the Anti Food for hungry kids. Cha Mar 2025 #31

Sorry, but I have zero fucks to give, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2025 #4

And you, sir, have more than I do. CincyDem Mar 2025 #7

its tragic for all the Palestinians getting bombed...not their fault that American Arabs voted for Trump Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #9

You're absolutely right, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2025 #16

People kind of forget about them. AloeVera Mar 2025 #19

And that's the irony of Trump voters using their faux concerns for Gazans as an excuse to vote for Trump. Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #33

Well, keep the faith. All Palestinians might end up in a beautiful place in Africa dalton99a Mar 2025 #12

Just goes to prove a medical degree doesn't confer wisdom. harumph Mar 2025 #20

They have nowhere to turn. GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #13

My little town in northern NJ is mostly Muslim immigrants. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #14

Poor dears mcar Mar 2025 #15

"I didn't know the face eating leopard would eat MY face!" sakabatou Mar 2025 #17

You fucking turn to the ONLY fucking party maxrandb Mar 2025 #18

I wonder how Ms. Mahbuba reacted to the horrors of the October 7 massacre. DavidDvorkin Mar 2025 #21

They should have looked in the mirror and known better. nt Jit423 Mar 2025 #22

they should stick with the white racist jew hating gay basher party and suffer msongs Mar 2025 #23

they should look in the mirror Dan Mar 2025 #24

Why are they surprised? LS0999 Mar 2025 #25

They voted for George W Bush also JI7 Mar 2025 #26

My co-worker..immigrant from Muslim country supported GOP because of Sharia law Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #32

Wow, that's interesting. tanyev Mar 2025 #39

FA and FO RainCaster Mar 2025 #27

We warned you how bad it was going to get, but you voted for the fucking asshole anyways! Initech Mar 2025 #28

BOOM. TY Cha Mar 2025 #30

OMG.. The Stupid BURNS Cha Mar 2025 #29

Words fail at the stupidity and insanity of so many people like this. ananda Mar 2025 #34

They can go to go-fuck-yourselfastan bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #36

"Where do we turn?" "Up for Democrats at the midterms." meadowlander Mar 2025 #37

Jill Stein seemed to be a popular alternative. Call her. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2025 #38

These people are delusional if they thought Trump was on their side alarimer Mar 2025 #40

Some kids take their parents anamnua Mar 2025 #41

Gee, who thought that the Muslim ban Guy Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #42

Here's a suggestion: they can slowly and carefully remove their heads from their collective ass . . . . hatrack Mar 2025 #43

People have to get it into their thick heads that we have a 2-party system in this country. It's not a Vinca Mar 2025 #44