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Zoonart

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21. I know lots of people who are similarly afflicted.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:14 AM
Jan 2017

A combination of white privilege and American exceptionalism that is practiced on a tribal scale in which the president is chief of the tribe and is therefore responsible for the well being of each individual tribe member. The entire premise of their grievance is misdirected. The President of the USA is not directly responsible for the success or failure to launch of every American. He is the overseer of the CONDITIONS that promote success and well being for the state... not the tribe. He is not micro-involved in their personal drama even though it has seemed that way because of how they air their grievances on social media. That is their own construct and not the reality of governing.

They have a basic misunderstanding of how their government works. They also have a misunderstanding of the responsibilities of parenthood.
Kids fail... it happens. Obama did not cause it.

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We are coming apart [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP
Unfortunately lapfog_1 Jan 2017 #1
The graph makes sense DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #2
Same here. I figured we could survive Bush, but with this one, I'm not so sure. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #14
a whole lot of people didn't survive Bush G_j Jan 2017 #17
Definitely absolutely true!!! I was thinking more along the line of the US surviving. We are RKP5637 Jan 2017 #18
Who knows? We may see migration lead to a divide which is geographic in nature. Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #13
That's exactly what it is: The Great American Divide LeftinOH Jan 2017 #19
it is the internet FarCenter Jan 2017 #3
Yep, excellent point! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #15
Think about it. Zoonart Jan 2017 #4
Wish I could give this an upvote...excellent post Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #5
Does that mean that before the advent of the internet we didn't know how rotten the Deplorables are? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #6
No Zoonart Jan 2017 #10
The internet has played a role. It's not just the crazy sites like InfoWars, but also... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #8
This Zoonart Jan 2017 #11
Well said! Today, people think hatred first! They lust for typing their most vile thoughts. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #16
An internet friend, a kind and decent person, has turned into a "deplorable". Ilsa Jan 2017 #20
I know lots of people who are similarly afflicted. Zoonart Jan 2017 #21
Exactly what the GOP and Russians work so hard for everyday world wide wally Jan 2017 #7
We can thank the bigoted soon to be cheater in chief for that libtodeath Jan 2017 #9
DECLINE heaven05 Jan 2017 #12
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