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Raster

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20. They didn't suffer shit, except for their racist feelings were hurt...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 05:11 PM

Jan 2017

...that their Commander-in-Chief was a Black man.

Yeah, I've heard that shit also. Put up or shut up. Please, in detail, describe your suffering. No anecdotal "heard it on Rush" bullshit. Your suffering, in detail.

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My ex-military RW relatives response to all of this... [View all] SHRED Jan 2017 OP

I would ask them to describe their suffering. ret5hd Jan 2017 #1

Exactly! dhol82 Jan 2017 #3

My RW relatives are entirely convinced (brainwashed) that during Obama's Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #18

It's so frustrating. Mass hypnosis. yardwork Jan 2017 #27

How did they suffer? madaboutharry Jan 2017 #2

Their white supremacist... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #14

Yea. Ask them how they suffered. Smoke and mirrors. There was no there there. The Wielding Truth Jan 2017 #30

They want to privatize the VA. cynatnite Jan 2017 #4

There was a great post not too long ago about how to respond to this very statement sdfernando Jan 2017 #5

Here it is: demmiblue Jan 2017 #7

Yep thats it! Thanks for finding it! bookmarking for later. /NT sdfernando Jan 2017 #9

Thanks SHRED Jan 2017 #10

Yes, thank you!!!! First thing I thought of too but couldn't remember where I saw it. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #31

What do they mean, suffered? LisaM Jan 2017 #6

My 84 yo mother summed it up for me... Canoe52 Jan 2017 #17

What "suffering" might that be? Ask them. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #8

Could it be... wcmagumba Jan 2017 #11

What they suffered through ... lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #12

and just what did they suffer? n/t delisen Jan 2017 #13

Here's the rub rumdude Jan 2017 #15

And they formed the Tea Party movement as soon as Obama took office... JaneQPublic Jan 2017 #16

I suggest you send them this. It was posted on DU before but is worth repeating Augiedog Jan 2017 #19

They didn't suffer shit, except for their racist feelings were hurt... Raster Jan 2017 #20

So they are immune to polluted air and water. logosoco Jan 2017 #21

Too often right wingers I've met act like professional victims eleny Jan 2017 #22

So true SHRED Jan 2017 #25

No I have to wish it because that is the only thing that will get through...I could understand if TrekLuver Jan 2017 #23

Sorry but... 404usernamenotfound Jan 2017 #24

Pro Millitary Afromania Jan 2017 #26

Remember bush the dumber, so pro-troops, but wouldn't budget for protective gear, BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #35

Right wingers are bullies -- all of them FiveGoodMen Jan 2017 #28

What do they think they suffered? Being pulled out of the worst recession pnwmom Jan 2017 #29

Ask why these 'ex-military RW relatives' ridicule POWs simply because the POWs were captured. keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #32

It will come back to bite them one day. lancelyons Jan 2017 #33

One can only imagine The Sand Reckoner Jan 2017 #34