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Lonestarblue

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37. I think Republican voters are short-sighted and vote on personal issues rather than what's good for the country.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:35 AM
19 hrs ago

If you believe that only white people, mostly from Europe, should be allowed to immigrate here, you vote Republican. If you believe that men should rule everything from the country to business to personal relationships with no power for women, you vote Republican. If you believe that wealthy white guys are rich because they're smarter than everyone else and thus should run the country, you vote Republican. If you believe that all minorities who are poor just don't want to work and better themselves and you think that poverty is totally their fault, you vote Republican. If you believe that LGBTQ+ are an abomination and government policies should drive them out of public life with no rights, you vote Republican. If you believe that women's only role is to birth children and stay at home caring for them with no rights to higher education and economic independence, you vote Republican. If you believe that bullying other countries and making war on them to show the power of the US and its military to kill anyone it chooses, with or without cause, you vote Republican.

That is mostly the Republican Party of today, one that is morally and ethically bankrupt and willing to cheat to "win" elections because power is everything to them, even as they destroy the democracy they claim to support.

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In other words, most Trump voters are idiots. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #1
At least they showed their faces in this article. Publicly identifying themselves as stupid BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #2
They wear their red hats too, the dunce hat of today. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #3
They are haters for whom Dems will never be good enough. ananda 20 hrs ago #15
We allow idiots to vote in every election at140 20 hrs ago #20
Maybe an IQ test for presidential candidates too. 2MuchNoise 20 hrs ago #28
Under jim crow in the south, some areas did that. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #33
The Jim Crow tests weren't IQ tests. They were impossible to pass. yardwork 19 hrs ago #36
Yes, I understand that. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #57
There should be a civics test for anyone planning to run for federal office. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #51
Great idea 👍👍👍 at140 12 hrs ago #60
Yes, they're idiots... and selfish ones at that. slightlv 3 hrs ago #64
Like I've been saying since Nov 2024 tulipsandroses 21 hrs ago #4
This one.. insane. Trump has said he hates Black people in everyway possible BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #5
Those crocs should be a pretty big clue that this lady has spectacularly awful judgement. Aristus 18 hrs ago #45
I'd add the word 'tribal' to the list in your first sentence. Intractable 21 hrs ago #6
Or psychopaths... and all of the above. littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #7
Never forgive, Never forget SunImp 20 hrs ago #9
Hmmm lonely bird 20 hrs ago #14
I haven't met anyone who doesn't need the help of a counselor or mental health professional. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #19
I should have clarified lonely bird 20 hrs ago #23
No worries. Thanks for clarifying. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #26
"Ability to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy" MIButterfly 20 hrs ago #21
I've never interacted with him personally on that face to face, one on one level. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #24
Some people who met him in person when he was much younger mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #44
To be fair you have to include brainwashed in your list. I know some of that type. Hieronymus Phact 19 hrs ago #35
I think Republican voters are short-sighted and vote on personal issues rather than what's good for the country. Lonestarblue 19 hrs ago #37
Trump voters are something else. LisaL 21 hrs ago #8
That and the fact that many people did not vote because they could not bring themselves to vote for a woman. Katinfl 20 hrs ago #12
a minor consolation is that those dumb fuck trumpers are also living in this nightmare nt orleans 15 hrs ago #59
But it's not a cult. Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #10
This is what happens when Republicans vote their hate.. agingdem 20 hrs ago #11
Or the other one "He's hurting the wrong people!" . mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #46
By their definition " the right people" would be agingdem 16 hrs ago #56
Yes, exactly. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #58
"Him running us like a business -- I've seen where it's gotten us, and it's not good." Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #13
Gas prices? Jughead 20 hrs ago #17
In other words Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #16
NO DEMOCRATS ARE EVER INTERVIEWED. FTNYT. ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #18
I know, right? How about some people on the street type interviews with non trump voters? mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #48
'she might "vote Democrat until the Republicans get it together".' tanyev 20 hrs ago #22
Anyone dumb enough to think [REDACTED] is smart enough to be president... Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #25
These folks rattle-off a half page of complaints about Trump and Ars Longa 20 hrs ago #27
I know, Ars Longa. It's crazy! Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #41
Consider they voted for him knowing he was a rapist and a 34 count felon. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #52
"He disliked the president's personality," but agrees with "essentially everything he does from a policy standpoint." sop 20 hrs ago #29
That is so true, sop. I have had the same experience. Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #40
America is a tiresome lost cause BeyondGeography 20 hrs ago #30
A few things stand out for me regarding the statements: Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #31
In other words, he can shoot somebody on fifth Avenue and they don't give a damn oldmanlynn 19 hrs ago #32
They raised my gas prices, bankrupted my family, took away my health care, and made eating unaffordable AZLD4Candidate 19 hrs ago #34
They are going to vote Republican because the Media has told them haele 1 hr ago #65
So Trump and Republicants have done nothing but SCREW them over and all Bengus81 19 hrs ago #38
So, in other words... WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #39
Unsure what they would do? I know what they will do: AllyCat 19 hrs ago #42
Just wait, gas is gonna go through the roof soon. BradBo 19 hrs ago #43
But the fucking NY Times keeps looking under the same goddamn rock displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #47
How in the heck can anyone be unsure????? Oh my God. This shows the awful cancerous power of Fox and PatrickforB 18 hrs ago #49
Nasty people. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #50
(D)'s fix every mess the (R)'s create, and these people can't figure thst out? ... aggiesal 18 hrs ago #53
H.L. Mencken said it best in 1926: AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #54
The democrats don't message correctly Keepthesoulalive 18 hrs ago #55
Message auto-removed Name removed 11 hrs ago #61
LG STRIKE 3 see ya Emile 11 hrs ago #62
You can't fix stupid MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #63
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