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FrodosPet

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15. But it is so much more cathartic to tell the opposition

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:07 PM

Jun 2014

To go s*** a d***.

Doesn't change anybody's mind, and it may turn mature people away from the position you are representing. But it gets that manly man "Ooooh Rahhh!!!" adrenaline going.

And in the end, isn't that what is really important?

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Darn, I guess that leaves me out. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #8

The crux of the problem: white people vote. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #9

But it is so much more cathartic to tell the opposition FrodosPet Jun 2014 #15

Anyone who scoffs derisively at "First Amendment absolutists" is a scary person in my book. tritsofme Jun 2014 #12

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Unashamed First Amendment absolutist checking in here. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #13

Strawman alert YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #18

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How do you propose to change that reality? JDPriestly Jun 2014 #17