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TNNurse

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45. They hold on to their denial.

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 07:08 PM

Aug 2014

If they are faced with facts that denial disappears. If one thing that protected them from knowledge and therefore reality is challenged, they are lost.

Idols with feet of clay that crumble before them are hard to deny and therefore they are left with no coping mechanism. It would be a good time to bombard them with quotes from Ronald Reagan about immigration and guns. They might meltdown. It would be fun to watch, but then rational people could offer support.

A large dose of actual labor history is in order.

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I sent a proud Tea Party member into shock recently, and he still hasn't recovered. [View all] livingonearth Aug 2014 OP

Poor guy. bravenak Aug 2014 #1

Love it! AndreaCG Aug 2014 #2

They are all a mess. Their entire world-view is hanging by a thread. tridim Aug 2014 #3

The "Free Market" would like him to work for free. Ikonoklast Aug 2014 #4

Actually, Bush and GOP changed labor laws to reclassify certain workers blm Aug 2014 #5

Yes I know. livingonearth Aug 2014 #8

Like you said.. the guy is a mess. He can't handle reality.. it messes with his fox Cha Aug 2014 #47

New regulations on classification Depaysement Aug 2014 #17

Overtime pay is pro family because it makes it too expensive to alfredo Aug 2014 #65

Excellent arguments. Congrats and thanks, loe. (no text.) Mc Mike Aug 2014 #6

"You can't handle the truth." Brigid Aug 2014 #7

I ... Just ... Don't ... Get ... It Cosmocat Aug 2014 #9

Probably driving or riding on the interstate road system provided by the liberal Eisenhower. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #14

Reminds me of THIS: calimary Aug 2014 #18

Matt Taibbi provided an answer to this conundrum: Maedhros Aug 2014 #31

There's the World's Greatest Entitlement Program at work. calimary Aug 2014 #36

thanks Cosmocat Aug 2014 #70

Barstool Republican JohnnyRingo Aug 2014 #10

Listening to them is the closest to getting rich they'll get; so they won't given it up. freshwest Aug 2014 #20

He'll cry more heather blossom Aug 2014 #11

Welcome to DU, heather blossom! calimary Aug 2014 #37

I don't understand wingnuts. Octoberfurst Aug 2014 #12

Welcome to DU, Octoberfurst! calimary Aug 2014 #38

I don't get it either, Octoberfurst Skittles Aug 2014 #39

When facts are explained to Teahaddist they revert to the Maxwell Smart Cone of Silence. kairos12 Aug 2014 #56

I know,I love that!!! easychoice Aug 2014 #67

its the conditioning over decades drray23 Aug 2014 #54

Yeah, you nailed it squarely Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #68

Like Libertarians ErikJ Aug 2014 #63

They need those strong authourity figures - especially if the authourities are bullies Mopar151 Aug 2014 #71

Deluded thinking has provided votes to elect those like Ted Cruz and praise those like Gohmert, Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #13

Nice Job cantbeserious Aug 2014 #15

"Working class hero" Depaysement Aug 2014 #16

Welcome to DU, Depaysement! calimary Aug 2014 #40

Thank you! Depaysement Aug 2014 #48

They are ALL pretty much "a mess"... Hulk Aug 2014 #19

So true! Octoberfurst Aug 2014 #62

He actually believed you? nxylas Aug 2014 #21

He didn't believe at first. livingonearth Aug 2014 #35

Oh, that's good. He's actually looking this up on the internet. SheilaT Aug 2014 #50

I wanna say something so bad AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #22

I know, I know, I know! My dad's words-to-the-wise always echo through my head calimary Aug 2014 #41

The good, the bad, and the ugly SmittynMo Aug 2014 #23

Yeah - cuz so many workers rights just "trickled down..." Blue Idaho Aug 2014 #24

you can't reason someone out of a position reflection Aug 2014 #25

He apparently does not know that the Democrats ThoughtCriminal Aug 2014 #26

Even if it was Congress, that Congress was Democratic and FDR did not veto. merrily Aug 2014 #27

Tea Party derangement syndrome? joanbarnes Aug 2014 #28

Tea party 'morans' "think' their masters respect & value them... hadrons Aug 2014 #29

These people are CONVINCED that their boss really WANTS to give them a massive payraise,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #30

reminds me of germinal drray23 Aug 2014 #57

So would our children. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #58

Poor bass turd RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #32

Your co-worker reminds me of this Politicalboi Aug 2014 #33

Print out that letter "A Day in the Life of Joe Republican" cui bono Aug 2014 #34

Now and Forevermore Amen, cui bono! calimary Aug 2014 #42

Yeah, it really spells it out so nicely. I love how it takes a person through their day cui bono Aug 2014 #43

Indeed! Here's one thing that really screws with their heads... calimary Aug 2014 #55

Twist the knife a bit... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #44

They hold on to their denial. TNNurse Aug 2014 #45

Shock therapy has Duval Aug 2014 #46

Republicans Work For A Law To Stop Overtime Pay. Labor Groups Strongly Oppose. DhhD Aug 2014 #49

have you shared with him about all of the good hopemountain Aug 2014 #51

Well, kudos to you for getting a teabagger to listen to something Warpy Aug 2014 #52

WOW your lucky. airplaneman Aug 2014 #53

There's so much 'stupid' out there I contemplate leaving the country. Where to go? YOHABLO Aug 2014 #59

I'm sure he enjoys his weekends and the 40 hour work week as well bhikkhu Aug 2014 #60