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mr715

(2,648 posts)
97. There is a space between attacking them and supporting/trusting them.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:21 PM
1 hr ago

It is ignore them. They are not of consequence. They are not to be taken seriously because they are not serious.

They are slop. They are grey goo. They will dissolve when mixed with water.

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No bashing............... Lovie777 13 hrs ago #1
You dont have to trust them to support them when they're in the right. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #3
Excellent analogy gab13by13 13 hrs ago #7
Right, it's not like we are supporting them for political office JI7 12 hrs ago #15
It took John McCain (almost literally dying) mr715 1 hr ago #99
I would tell MTG to her face; I dont agree with many of your positions; Callie1979 13 hrs ago #2
She's hopping of the ship purr-rat beauty 11 hrs ago #35
They can switch parties then, otherwise they are pukes that did one right thing once. Blues Heron 13 hrs ago #4
But what's wrong with that ? Why do they need to switch parties ? What's wrong with opposing Trump JI7 12 hrs ago #16
It's great, but let's not get carried away here, they are pukes and not to be trusted. Blues Heron 12 hrs ago #18
I don't see anyone getting carried away here, MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #28
There's every reason bash them continuously for being Nazis, this seems like Stockholm syndrome or something Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #29
Who here is saying their our friends? MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #32
Ok we'll do us and you can do you Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #40
That's just stupid. This is the both sides mentality. JI7 10 hrs ago #48
There is a space between attacking them and supporting/trusting them. mr715 1 hr ago #97
I'm in the bash-away camp. Gore1FL 13 hrs ago #5
I think you are wrong, gab13by13 12 hrs ago #8
I submit the Epstein files would have eventually came out; all but one republican voted to release it. Gore1FL 9 hrs ago #73
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd underpants 13 hrs ago #6
Nancy Mace should apologize to our congresswoman Sarah McBride, whom she treated like shit j Walleye 12 hrs ago #9
She never will because she isn't serious. mr715 1 hr ago #100
No bashing here, I applaud them for standing up to Trumpedo, MarineCombatEngineer 12 hrs ago #10
I mean, St. Paul was once Saul, a murderer. gab13by13 12 hrs ago #11
So the story goes, anyhow. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #38
I agree that the likes of MTG, Boebert, Massie, etc. don't have our best interests as a priority, MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #41
Sure. It's good that she has turned on Trump. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #42
Agreed. nt MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #43
I gave money to my only Democratic Rep in Pa. John Fetterman, gab13by13 9 hrs ago #70
Trump took power a year ago with a fresh solid Jenga Tower. JohnnyRingo 12 hrs ago #12
Like the Allies joined with Russia in WWII. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #13
That's the same analogy SCantiGOP 10 hrs ago #45
I seriously doubt the howler monkey twins are gonna save the world! MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #66
Yep at least Stalin helped us win the war. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #71
Mace is genuinely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs ecstatic 12 hrs ago #14
Truth telling and facts ZDU 12 hrs ago #17
"These people are tiny cracks in Krasnov's armor who live in Magat districts who can bring unwashed Magats over to our WhiskeyGrinder 12 hrs ago #19
Have you not been watching the special elections? gab13by13 11 hrs ago #21
. WhiskeyGrinder 11 hrs ago #24
I am not expecting a Magat movement, gab13by13 11 hrs ago #36
Not necessarily, but they can urge their contituents to sit out the mid terms MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #31
Have any of them said they were gonna do that? MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #67
I have no idea if or if not any of them have urged their constituents MarineCombatEngineer 5 hrs ago #89
MTG and Milo today talking about all the Republicans on X today saying they will not pay their taxes in protest womanofthehills 3 hrs ago #93
Yeah, Sure ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #105
We needed the Soviet Union to side with us in World War II Norbert 12 hrs ago #20
MTG and Nancy Mace want to eradicate all trans people. Nancy Mace uses transphobic slurs repeatedly. Oneironaut 11 hrs ago #22
. MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #68
Goebbels doesn't get kudos mr715 1 hr ago #96
In 2025, both Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) have maintained very high levels of alignment with CentralMass 11 hrs ago #23
Excellent, citing their actual records is all that needs to done displacedvermoter 8 hrs ago #80
Praising them is an even worse idea. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #25
I love watching them call out Trump womanofthehills 10 hrs ago #49
They're causing headaches for MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #26
Let them fight it out. aocommunalpunch 11 hrs ago #27
I think you're wrong and here's why: yardwork 11 hrs ago #30
IMO the opposite happened, gab13by13 9 hrs ago #72
MTG, for instance, is a shrewd politician. yardwork 7 hrs ago #87
Mmmm...their damage is Done purr-rat beauty 11 hrs ago #33
I don't Rebl2 11 hrs ago #34
All of you people who disagree with me, gab13by13 11 hrs ago #37
Oh, my! MineralMan 11 hrs ago #39
I will have a phone on me purr-rat beauty 10 hrs ago #54
If that's all it takes for them to turn on me, fuck them. Their support for us is piss poor or nonexistent. ... marble falls 9 hrs ago #60
A decent person would just call 911! Not stupidly ask, "Hey, you're half dead, need some help?" MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #65
WTH? mr715 1 hr ago #101
I'm Not ConstanceCee 10 hrs ago #44
I've always said "When your enemy is agreeing with you STFU and let them." meadowlander 10 hrs ago #46
Here we go again... like when RWNJ Liz Cheney became a hero. WarGamer 10 hrs ago #47
Nobody here are claiming their heroes, MarineCombatEngineer 10 hrs ago #50
I 100% agree Kaleva 9 hrs ago #58
How is not bashing someone the same as proclaiming them to be a hero? Kaleva 9 hrs ago #57
Who said they were admirable? gab13by13 9 hrs ago #75
Playing footsie with Liz won us absolutely zero votes, but it did cost us. JHB 5 hrs ago #91
THIS. 100% WarGamer 2 hrs ago #94
Adam Kitzinger was also paraded around mr715 1 hr ago #104
Hand them a "participated" trophy, but stop there. They were part of the problem. JHB 1 hr ago #106
Which is funny, mr715 1 hr ago #107
Dayum mr715 1 hr ago #103
These are awful people Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #51
They are awful people, MarineCombatEngineer 10 hrs ago #53
I agree that the infighting among the MAGA cult can benefit Democrats Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #55
Agreed and a Happy New Year. MarineCombatEngineer 9 hrs ago #61
Happy New Year to you as well. Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #63
I may be an optimist some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #52
Everyone, please concentrate on a positive program and actions to smash the Party of Pedo Protectors usonian 9 hrs ago #56
An old saying Timewas 9 hrs ago #59
She co-drove the bus that took us to this #ell! Hope22 9 hrs ago #62
Who's bashing? MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #64
What is the consequence? Cirsium 9 hrs ago #69
Several things can be true at once ibegurpard 9 hrs ago #74
I haven't seen anyone suggest we get fully behind them Kaleva 8 hrs ago #77
Yes! Let them be..... frogstar0 8 hrs ago #76
You'll not see me siding with Trump in attacking his enemies Kaleva 8 hrs ago #78
Yes, using people is politics. betsuni 8 hrs ago #79
Nothing is preventing them from flipping to the Democratic Party and being centrists. 33taw 8 hrs ago #81
100% correct. orangecrush 8 hrs ago #82
I won't bash them, but I don't support them, either calguy 8 hrs ago #83
Disagree with them when they're wrong, but.... LogDog75 8 hrs ago #84
Yes. For now. Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #85
Tell them it is now very clear to even the magats (except the pedophiles) that Justice matters. 7 hrs ago #86
When they oppose Trump, give them a treat thought crime 5 hrs ago #88
We've had this debate before, about NeverTrumpers. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" stuff. JHB 5 hrs ago #90
The reality is... purr-rat beauty 4 hrs ago #92
"Stole from us" mr715 1 hr ago #95
We need all the dissidents we can get. IluvPitties 1 hr ago #98
I don't like any of them personally. Initech 1 hr ago #102
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