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Wounded Bear

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5. If we become them, they win...

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 01:25 PM

Nov 2017

This is much like the whole "War on Terror" bullshit. They won, you know. In the long term, bin Laden's attack changed America, and not for the better. All of the real significant damage done since 9/11 has been self-inflicted.

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Democrats WILL NOT Be Rewarded For Doing The Right Thing. They Will Be Labeled As Weak. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2017 OP

Yep. rainin Nov 2017 #1

We are in general simply not wired like they are. And it is often to our detriment NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #2

More likely burning sage than water balloons Fullduplexxx Nov 2017 #9

You're right, of course. So what should we do? Form our own brownshirts brigade? Glorfindel Nov 2017 #3

If we become them, they win... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #5

Not pile on when they attack Democrats...as in Franken...to more liars out there...they are really Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #7

Relax, the tax bill is gonna make most of us homeless or dead, nothing to worry about then Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #4

Yep Meowmee Nov 2017 #12

It not only will be law it will give the trump wh an excuse to do WAY more damage Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #13

Agree Meowmee Nov 2017 #14

Sadly, you are probably right. Polly Hennessey Nov 2017 #6

So what? mythology Nov 2017 #8

Almost word for word what I was going to respond. TDale313 Nov 2017 #11

By the weak. Orsino Nov 2017 #10