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askyagerz

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34. As Dr Phil would say...

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #33)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 11:06 PM

Mar 2017

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Response to fellow DUer worried about hating Trump [View all] askyagerz Mar 2017 OP

Thank you for saying this! LOL Lib Mar 2017 #1

Thank you. bunnies Mar 2017 #2

Good points you make. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #3

Okay, I hate him, too. murielm99 Mar 2017 #4

Hate can be just as constructive as it is destructive askyagerz Mar 2017 #6

The phrase Bleeding Heart Liberal askyagerz Mar 2017 #5

I always keep in mind the body count. byronius Mar 2017 #7

Sounding a little right wing here... Morris64 Mar 2017 #8

No sounding human... askyagerz Mar 2017 #9

So what? We didn't defeat Hitler and flatten Imperial Japan by being shocked and sad . . . hatrack Mar 2017 #17

And? I hate tRump, the tea party republican congress critters and the willfully ignorant SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #18

My point is this- Morris64 Mar 2017 #29

You don't have to hate Trump to despise everything he says and does. You don't have to hate him Nitram Mar 2017 #10

That's a long list askyagerz Mar 2017 #13

Nope,sorry.I hate him. I've always hated him. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #26

In my experience hatred hurts the hater more than the hated. Nitram Mar 2017 #28

Not my experience. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #30

Great post, really, but... trof Mar 2017 #11

There are 4 askyagerz Mar 2017 #14

There ya go. Many thanks. trof Mar 2017 #15

I don't like having hate within me Rorey Mar 2017 #12

It's merely reflected hate... shelshaw Mar 2017 #19

LOL Rorey Mar 2017 #21

Righteous hate is often an excuse to do nothing. Channel it to act. Don't let it freeze you. ancianita Mar 2017 #16

Also .. ananda Mar 2017 #20

I feel that's just an excuse askyagerz Mar 2017 #22

Or he's just a defective person NT Rorey Mar 2017 #23

Worried about hating trump? For fuck's sake: WHY? Paladin Mar 2017 #24

Trump will trip up and stop himself. All we have to do is stay focused. nt Blue_true Mar 2017 #25

Agree RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #27

Pacifism is nice in theory askyagerz Mar 2017 #31

What's not to hate about the Liar and pusher of Fake news for Cha Mar 2017 #32

Killing "bad people" is okay? Punish violent criminals with violence? Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #33

As Dr Phil would say... askyagerz Mar 2017 #34

Dumb, and the data don't support it . For starters, violent crime is down and has fallen Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #35

It's more about prevention askyagerz Mar 2017 #36

I can compartmentalize hate and work though it if it serves the greater benefit to do so. haele Mar 2017 #37