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slightlv

(7,955 posts)
18. I get what he's saying, and intellectually,
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:58 AM
Sep 2025

I agree 100%. But emotionally? Man... how do you make the leap?! SMDH

We learned what happened in Germany with Hitler and the German people at our mother's and father's knees. Most of us had parents or other relatives who experienced it first hand. I guess the old conundrum of what would you do if you ran across "baby" Hitler really applies here. I just know I want him gone, and at this point, I really don't care how it's accomplished. Unfortunately, the same holds true for his whole maga movement, in my heart and soul. I could never trust anyone who had been a member of that group, simply because I know what they stood for and have watched them carry it out their desires... knowing even now if they had their way, they'd round up every Democrat in the country and put us in a firing line. How do you turn your head, your heart, and your back on this kind of evil?

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Can I still hate Stephen Miller, at least? n/t Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #1
Dont know. That is a hard one. The idea is that we don't let others control our emotions...because they win if we do. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #2
Yeah. I do get that. I was just ... Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #8
Ending scene from "The Day of the Dove" Uncle Joe Sep 2025 #23
I get what he's saying, and intellectually, slightlv Sep 2025 #18
I don't believe you do turn your head or your back. The author says" Speak against him. Vote against him. Resist him. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #29
Please feel free. May I join you? Ocelot II Sep 2025 #4
Of course. We can start and anti-fan club! n/t Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #9
Hate all you want but hate is toxic to you and the target feels nothing from it. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #5
Yes but the hatred is the catalyst for the steely cold determination. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #11
Briefly. Once that has happened, ditch the hate. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #15
Yes. Use it for courage and cold determination. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #20
Maybe hate him and his Nazi-like ideas, but pity him and laugh at him, too. thought crime Sep 2025 #25
Trump doesn't live in my head and he's not worth my hate. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #3
Corrosive is a very good word for this. Hate eats from the inside. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #6
I get this. It's the heart of the civil rights movement. 1WorldHope Sep 2025 #7
As the author says: Speak against him. Vote against him. Resist him. But do not let him own your emotions. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #10
Excellent essay, spot on. WestMichRad Sep 2025 #12
Trump likes professional wrestling. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #13
When Trump "jumps the shark" 2na fisherman Sep 2025 #21
REC a million times Wild blueberry Sep 2025 #14
Bravo. K&R x1000000000 c-rational Sep 2025 #16
I don't agree. Trump is reckless; he shoots from the hip; and he doesn't know what he is doing. Aristus Sep 2025 #17
k and r BoRaGard Sep 2025 #19
I think it's possible to hate everything about the person... ananda Sep 2025 #22
Jesse Welles "commentary" thought crime Sep 2025 #24
My pals and I bring our instruments and play and sing music KitFox Sep 2025 #26
The thing that will defeat Trump is dobleremolque Sep 2025 #27
I respect what you are saying Wifes husband Sep 2025 #28
I don't have the bandwidth to hate the Chump Hassler Sep 2025 #30
Anyone else flash to "A Wrinkle In Time" while reading this? summer_in_TX Sep 2025 #31
Great anology. Love that book. And I have always thought that Trump must be miserable to be so hateful. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #32
Yes. Exactly. summer_in_TX Sep 2025 #33
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