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Walleye

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7. It's tough to see people consumed with hatred, that we might have gotten along with otherwise

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 01:45 PM

Nov 2020

We really do have so much in common with each other. It’s crazy to let this stuff divide us. It’s just what our enemies in the world have always wanted

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Why We Can't Be Friends - A response to those who believe that their Trumpism is merely a political [View all] GoneOffShore Nov 2020 OP

Agreed, except it's not just one cable network now. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #1

Exactly so. I asked the author about sharing this and he totally encourages it. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #4

I can't be friends with anyone who supports MLAA Nov 2020 #2

It sounds scary like the Rwandan radio host dawg day Nov 2020 #3

I read that right after a friend sent me this... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #5

I refuse to back down in the face of hatred and insanity. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #8

Yeah, I got spammed by some Blue Lives Matter Facebook friends. Aristus Nov 2020 #6

Read 'They Thought They Were Free' - by Milton Mayer GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #9

I keep trying to post a link to it but I keep getting a 403 error. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #10

Nah, it isn't OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #17

It's tough to see people consumed with hatred, that we might have gotten along with otherwise Walleye Nov 2020 #7

Your title says it all, why we can't be friends...they were never really friends to begin with, eh? SWBTATTReg Nov 2020 #11

Thank you. But I'm only the guy who posted the article. David said it better than I could. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #12

Please... PutGramaOnThePhone Nov 2020 #13

Exactly. AM talk radio has always been a factor with the crazy uncles. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #15

"Because if I won, you would lose." Grins Nov 2020 #14

Oh, he knows. He's a very perceptive guy. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #16

Translation... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #18