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ChicagoTeamster

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31. Pride. Greed. Wrath. Envy. Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Trump embodies the seven deadly sins.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:30 PM
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So do a lot of conservative Catholics, Evangelicals, and members of the Christian Right like the Heritage Foundation.

They think they're better than everyone else and that whatever they say is truth regardless of it's validity.
They covet money and other peoples property.
They will seek vengeance against anyone who disagrees with or challenges their claims of authority.
They are envious of the real accomplishments of others.
They believe no one should reject their sexual desire, their insatiable power cravings, or their overwhelming desire to control others.
They eat for pleasure not sustenance as their desires are insatiable
They won't exert any effort on anything that doesn't benefit them directly

This country is so focused on material possessions that even the poor worship the rich and believe the lies told to them to get them to blame the poorest among us for the Republican fabricated shortfalls in Social Security and Medicare. And instead of demanding more services for their taxes which have increased under two Trump administrations they pay more for everything and get less. And that's not everyone, just enough in the right states to vote for House Representatives and Presidents who validate their hate and they'll gladly allow the benefits they worked and paid for along with opportunities for the country to have better medical and technological advancement to be taken away from them as long as they can blame the right people. Trump and the Republicans validate their hate.

He's on TV rambling his lies to them now while the stock market tanks due to more of his tariff nonsense causing our European allies to dump our bonds. He's saying the economy is great now, was bad two years ago, and it's all because of immigrants. How many of the ignorant MAGA suckers still fall for this?

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Kick. N/T Upthevibe Tuesday #1
Not just one man roscoeroscoe Tuesday #2
The reference to Kool-Aid is apt MadameButterfly Tuesday #5
Because the voters edhopper Tuesday #3
Because the post-war generation thought freedom was a given and not an earned bucolic_frolic Tuesday #4
I still blame quite a bit of the dumbing down on television. slightlv Tuesday #18
Right behind you, one of the advantages of getting to be old is the perspective you gain Ferryboat Tuesday #30
How true... and not only the environmental bills coming due... slightlv Tuesday #34
Serious question Easterncedar Tuesday #6
The second half of your question. I keep saying he is the bright, shiny niyad Tuesday #7
Yes orangecrush Tuesday #25
Because GOP voters are the dumbest people Johonny Tuesday #8
The problem is stupid people PJMcK Tuesday #12
"undone by one man's dementia" markie Tuesday #9
It really feels like there is an element of collective "affluenza" that brings us to this place.... Ol Janx Spirit Tuesday #10
⬆️ This ⬆️ deserves its own post Clouds Passing Tuesday #16
This x1000!!! Absolutely agree with everything you wrote... slightlv Tuesday #19
You nailed it Random Boomer Tuesday #22
excellent assessment markie Tuesday #23
Been saying this for decades Cosmocat Tuesday #24
It is karma because he knows he committed unlawful acts over and over Justice matters. Tuesday #29
hear. hear. !!!! AllaN01Bear Tuesday #11
Right wing talk radio and FauxNews Pacifist Patriot Tuesday #13
This is the cause kbowman Tuesday #21
Cowardice from the elites LymphocyteLover Tuesday #14
Not just one person, an entire party of traitors for a century Clouds Passing Tuesday #15
It's not that complicated really. Unequal distribution of wealth causing falling living standards for middle class Fil1957 Tuesday #17
I think over the last decade they have finally succeeded in slightlv Tuesday #20
The United States was pretty damn desperate to vote in such a corrupt human. WTF. Trump is rock bottom desperation. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #26
He and everyone should know the answer to that question Hieronymus Phact Tuesday #27
We blindly fooled ourselves. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #28
Pride. Greed. Wrath. Envy. Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Trump embodies the seven deadly sins. ChicagoTeamster Tuesday #31
Paul Krugman has been a steady and valuable voice. yellow dahlia Tuesday #32
How did the nation of Beethoven, Gauss, Göthe sink into Nazism ? eppur_se_muova Tuesday #33
Allowing greed and ego to become the law of the land. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #35
1) This was all directed by Putin. returnee 18 hrs ago #36
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