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allegorical oracle

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15. Thx for that. What gripes (and baffles) me, is when did simple good will in polite society become a

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Mon Feb 27, 2023, 10:29 AM

Feb 2023

disparaged personality disorder? What's wrong with presuming that the average person, regardless of skin color, religion, political affiliation, gender, or gender choice, was good and decent become a societal ill?

I'm not "woke" -- I'm awake.

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The New York Times review the new book for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R): [View all] applegrove Feb 2023 OP

"culture war Mad Libs" Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #1

I am a very mad lib. Harker Feb 2023 #5

Woke-ly. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #6

Perfect! Thank you... n/t Harker Feb 2023 #7

That's perfect, you two. thatcrowwoman Feb 2023 #9

Love this thread! yardwork Feb 2023 #16

No core values. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #2

No core, period. The classic empty shirt. yardwork Feb 2023 #17

DeSantis will now try and ban NYT from all Florida State buildings, Libraries & Schools. TheBlackAdder Feb 2023 #3

LOL..." memoir churned out by ChatGPT." ...1. He didn't write it, 2. The Times nailed it ashredux Feb 2023 #4

desatan is AI nt. Javaman Feb 2023 #8

Snort!! niyad Feb 2023 #10

"studying which way the wind is blowing in the Republican party" rubbersole Feb 2023 #11

He voted no on aid for the Northeast after hurricane Sandy. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #12

Ron DeStantis wasn't a senator, but did serve in the House of Representatives MagickMuffin Feb 2023 #13

He probably thinks this is a compliment Farmer-Rick Feb 2023 #14

Thx for that. What gripes (and baffles) me, is when did simple good will in polite society become a allegorical oracle Feb 2023 #15

Exactly! BigOleDummy Feb 2023 #19

The opposite of "woke" is asleep! skamaria Feb 2023 #20

Well at least the "always reliably unreliable" NY Times..... jaxexpat Feb 2023 #18