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Nevernose

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20. Hillary at least defined "deplorable"

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Original post)

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 10:17 PM

Apr 2017

As the racists and sexists and bigots and xenophobes. Should we let them in our party? Fuck no, or at least not until they've done a whole lot of soul searching and changing.

The average Trump voter? The ones that were ignorant or scared or misinformed or just prone to making stupid errors? Those are the people that we have to convince that they have more in common with us than differences, and that our interests and theirs coincide. A lot of those people are not exactly sophisticated thinkers and they've been taken for a ride by Authority their whole fucking lives.

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There is room in our tent for remorseful, former deplorables. [View all] Tiggeroshii Apr 2017 OP

As voters, but not as candidates or leaders of any stripe: bettyellen Apr 2017 #1

I agree. Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #13

There is an unending stream of ex-republicans, ex-libertarians or indies who immediately think bettyellen Apr 2017 #14

Of course. Shandris Apr 2017 #2

and the idea that a person can be forgiven for vile bigotries is the basis of most religions, rzemanfl Apr 2017 #5

Bigotry is an act. The use of a third party entity to perform bigotry... Shandris Apr 2017 #8

Absolution, dispensations, inquisitions, holy wars, fatwahs, papal bulls, excommunication, rzemanfl Apr 2017 #17

Yah, it's terrible how the religion itself forces those things on people. Shandris Apr 2017 #18

Not if it gives you nightmares like that! Religion is a business. No product, no warranty, just rzemanfl Apr 2017 #19

The tent was washed away or burned in flood or fire because they wasted time we don't have voting onecaliberal Apr 2017 #3

Of course, but don't expect any mass defection... VOX Apr 2017 #4

If they are STILL deplorable in anyway, then "NO." If they renounce their bigotry & making penance LostOne4Ever Apr 2017 #6

Pass; It's a trick question rock Apr 2017 #7

We need them sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #9

Maybe some. Demtexan Apr 2017 #10

If they don't expect us to abandon our most central values to accomodate them, then of course. Squinch Apr 2017 #11

Sure, has anyone seen one? Hoyt Apr 2017 #12

Remorseful for what? For picking a loser, or for being deplorable? LuvLoogie Apr 2017 #15

Define remorseful... Volaris Apr 2017 #16

Hillary at least defined "deplorable" Nevernose Apr 2017 #20

What kind of remorse are we talking about? ck4829 Apr 2017 #21

fuck them n/t Union Label Apr 2017 #22

I was a republican until 3 years ago. GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #23

With the power I just vested in myself I grant you absolution, dispensation rzemanfl Apr 2017 #24

Thank you my brother GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #30

I love this Tiggeroshii Apr 2017 #27

too soon Skittles Apr 2017 #25

Lol. What are we going to do? Force people to vote for trump in La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #26

Don't care if they're remorseful or not. cheapdate Apr 2017 #28

I think that to add a basketful of former deplorables would give us a landslide. Doodley Apr 2017 #29

I don't think we need to hug 'em and kiss 'em Mountain Mule Apr 2017 #31

I'd rather reach out to the non-deplorable non-voters ecstatic May 2017 #32

How do you actually tell that they are remorseful? revmclaren May 2017 #33