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PatSeg

(52,344 posts)
16. I remember when heroes were universally
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:54 PM
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treated with admiration and respect. Now I see so many of them being denigrated as if THEY were the criminals.

There was nothing political about what Fanone and the other capital police did on Jan 6 - they did their jobs and saved lives at great personal risk to their own safety. Then the actual criminals get out of jail and the heroes are treated like crap even by many of the people they were protecting.

It brings to mind the way republicans treated John Kerry in 2004. He was a legitimate war hero and republicans made a mockery out of his sacrifices. Republican voters (the pre-MAGATs) wore purple Band-Aids during campaign events, which was absolutely disgusting.

These clowns pay lip service to our troops, vets, and law enforcement, but in real life they ridicule them. Makes you wonder who they root for in the movies and on television. Father Flanagan was a freeloading leech, George Bailey was a bad businessman, and Atticus Finch was a loser?

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LOL leftstreet Thursday #1
Love Fanone. Ran toward danger. Guy's a rock star. Joinfortmill Thursday #2
I remember when heroes were universally PatSeg Thursday #16
I hear ya! Joinfortmill Thursday #17
They've always been the same petty, gross people. mr715 Thursday #18
Yes, good point PatSeg Thursday #19
LOL! I heard the loud cough and him saying something, but I couldn't make out what he said. Thanks for the post! generalbetrayus Thursday #3
Me too!! Nittersing Thursday #5
This is what the pos was saying back on the day Nittersing Thursday #4
That should have been printed large and displayed by a Dem member during the hearing berniesandersmittens Thursday #6
BRAVO orangecrush Thursday #7
I watched most of it mountain grammy Thursday #8
i love it AllaN01Bear Thursday #9
You can tell Nehls was rattled Aviation Pro Thursday #10
Spewing high strength bullshit tends to do that. paleotn Thursday #13
He was just quoting VP Cheney. spike jones Thursday #11
Extraordinarily well played! paleotn Thursday #12
This Troy Nehls? johnnyfins Thursday #14
Gannon should have decked the POD AverageOldGuy Thursday #15
Nehls is my congresscritter and is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #20
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