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Solly Mack

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39. Nah. It wouldn't work. People will have to decide that they need to change how they think
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jun 2017

before they will listen to anything we have to say.

They will have to turn off the disinformation on their own and research the facts for themselves.

A long time ago, someone said - you can lead a man to knowledge but you can't make him think.

Sadly, some have to learn the hard way. Like those just now realizing they will lose their needed health care even though people tried to tell them before the election.

And it is sad - but it is so frustrating that it takes them getting hurt themselves before they'll listen. Because that means that they didn't care when they thought it would only hurt others. That's the thinking that needs to be changed. That as long as it doesn't affect you, then it's OK. We can't allow anyone to be hurt by bad law and policies.

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Adopt - a - Deplorable Program [View all] Solly Mack Jun 2017 OP
you are far more patient and caring, and BRAVER than I am, SM. niyad Jun 2017 #1
lol. Nah. I'm hoping to make a buck is all. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #2
I heartily salute you!! may you be wealthy beyond your richest dreams!! niyad Jun 2017 #3
I'll be rich with laughter. My own especially. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #4
the bestest kind!! niyad Jun 2017 #5
Just excellent. I would love to be able to copy and paste the whole thing, pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #6
Thanks. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #8
Dayum! sheshe2 Jun 2017 #7
Thank you, sheshe2 Solly Mack Jun 2017 #9
+ infinity! sheshe2 Jun 2017 #10
Wonderful (and very funny) post, one of the best I've seen here in years. George II Jun 2017 #11
Just doing my part. :) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #13
LOL leftstreet Jun 2017 #12
Thank you. :) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #14
Perfect! brer cat Jun 2017 #15
The commitment could be a long one, so I understand your reluctance. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #17
Brilliant! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2017 #16
You're too kind! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #18
Okay, how much is it going to cost me leftofcool Jun 2017 #19
You can get a kit for each Deplorable you decide to help through the kindness of your heart Solly Mack Jun 2017 #21
Equality. retrowire Jun 2017 #20
It's your opinion. It won't change my thinking like I won't change your thinking. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #25
I can respect that. retrowire Jun 2017 #29
I want everyone to be able to live in peace and to live with the dignity that comes from Solly Mack Jun 2017 #33
Gads! Have you no sense of humor?! Duppers Jun 2017 #57
Thank you! loyalsister Jun 2017 #58
It can be simple to confuse satire with the literal. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #67
Shit. I wasn't supposed to put that Irish baby in my rice pilaf casserole? It might have been Squinch Jun 2017 #87
I'm not an idiot. retrowire Jun 2017 #101
How dare you... herding cats Jun 2017 #22
I'm sorry. Please tell your cat I'm sorry too. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #26
I am interested in the blanket. Are there any extras of those? irisblue Jun 2017 #23
I love the blanket too! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #28
Solly, you're my hero. EarnestPutz Jun 2017 #24
Thank you. :) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #30
I think I'll stick with the senior kitties! mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #27
Hey mnhtnbb Solly Mack Jun 2017 #31
I did go crazy earlier today. Had a full-on meltdown mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #35
lol! Was picturing you getting all frosty. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #40
Oh, boy. Another melt-down as predicted. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #80
I hate it when they pull that crap. My AC went out during a heat wave last week. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #82
Jeeze. I can imagine you have a real need for a/c where you are. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #86
oh fuck this post... *dies* JHan Jun 2017 #32
Your tears are laughing. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #36
dying while laughing.. what a way to go. It's tragic but still so funny. JHan Jun 2017 #37
It really is tragic. Thank you for seeing that aspect in my post. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #41
Same here, there's a saying I grew up with "If you doh laugh you'll cry" whatever we do to cope... JHan Jun 2017 #43
I lost it when I reached the rainbow quilt. JHan Jun 2017 #38
It is a lovely quilt. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #42
I still want the quilt. Just saying. irisblue Jun 2017 #83
I believe it's hand crochet. I just found the pic. I can do granny squares but I don't have the Solly Mack Jun 2017 #84
I like it. Wish it would work. judesedit Jun 2017 #34
Nah. It wouldn't work. People will have to decide that they need to change how they think Solly Mack Jun 2017 #39
oh that's good barbtries Jun 2017 #44
Perhaps if you took in a Deplorable your dog would see how not to behave? Solly Mack Jun 2017 #47
lol barbtries Jun 2017 #71
I've met people who think it's all going swell. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #72
Yes, Kind of like an "adopt a cockroach" program. Jack-o-Lantern Jun 2017 #45
No. Cockroaches are actually fairly cool even if disgusting. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #48
Hiiii-LARIOUS!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #46
lol! You'll note it is tightly wrapped so as to not allow anyone to read it. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #50
Snarf!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #107
I don't think you can be a right-winger and be tightly wrapped. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #109
😆 BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #110
I WANT THE HAT! I love this thread. Squinch Jun 2017 #49
It's sold on line. :) (but not by me) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #51
It would be my true voice if it said, "Science is not a liberal conspiracy, dumbass." Squinch Jun 2017 #54
lol! That works too. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #55
Brilliant! BainsBane Jun 2017 #52
Thank you. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #53
This is the best thing JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #56
Thanks, JustAnotherGen Solly Mack Jun 2017 #59
Hah! Brilliant, SM NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #60
I think the cafe-express has them. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #62
Thank YOU! NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #65
You're welcome! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #66
K&R Gothmog Jun 2017 #61
Thanks! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #76
No thank you for the laughs Gothmog Jun 2017 #79
Deplorables are worse than our dogs... hunter Jun 2017 #63
Fair point. But I won't be using that as a sales pitch. :) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #64
Da-a-amn! :-D NurseJackie Jun 2017 #68
I got inspired. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #69
Will someone please adopt my mother? Sedona Jun 2017 #70
That's a hard one isn't it? Relatives, especially close ones, come with an additional set of baggage. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #74
I'm a lucky SOB... I say that without irony. hunter Jun 2017 #81
K&R Jamaal510 Jun 2017 #73
Thank you! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #77
Hilarious but True!!! Left-over Jun 2017 #75
Sadly. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #78
K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #85
WOW! Cha Jun 2017 #88
Hey, Cha. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #90
I can't even listen to them.. I don't know how Cha Jun 2017 #94
Yes! I love that quilt! I can see me under it, reading a book, a cup of hot dark chocolate Solly Mack Jun 2017 #95
lol Cha Jun 2017 #96
Bookmarked Quayblue Jun 2017 #89
Thank you. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #91
I bet that was cathartic as hell. Quayblue Jun 2017 #92
It was. I'm usually a one or two sentence snarker. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #93
K&R Paka Jun 2017 #97
:) Solly Mack Jun 2017 #103
How do you deal with The Backfire Effect MrScorpio Jun 2017 #98
Shiny objects are effective and if you convey facts in the form of elaborate tales Solly Mack Jun 2017 #102
Cute. PatrickforO Jun 2017 #99
Think Local. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #104
Be humane just put them down dembotoz Jun 2017 #100
No. That's not my aim at all. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #105
I would add the NRA to the list of bullshit to avoid. Also the Heritage Foundation. Initech Jun 2017 #106
Yep Solly Mack Jun 2017 #108
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