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MayReasonRule

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20. I Do Not Understand How Any One Not A Fascist Is Still A Member Of The GOP

Reply to eShirl (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:23 PM

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I do not understand.

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Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions [View all] eShirl Thursday OP

Well, that should get the angry trump posts going. Biophilic Thursday #1

A smack upside the head to TSF. lamp_shade Thursday #2

shithole don't like................. Lovie777 Thursday #3

Watch Trump try to close the Library. TommyT139 Thursday #4

Why? He looked for every avenue to carry out Piss' orders that day. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #5

If you end up in an authoritarian state, you might look more favourably on him, compared to say, Vance. OnDoutside Thursday #8

it's for courage, not heroism eShirl Thursday #9

It's courageous to simply carry out your duties? BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #10

maybe you can tell the award givers eShirl Thursday #14

Well, the rioters HAD constructed a scaffold outside and they had stormed the building and entered it. PatrickforB Thursday #22

Definition of courage: the ability to do something that frightens one. SSJVegeta Thursday #18

Okay, when you get a scaffold and howling mob at your workplace, let us know how cool you are Hekate Thursday #25

So was he supposed to be afraid to do the right thing or risk jail time instead? SSJVegeta Thursday #32

I also support this seemingly unpopular opinion SSJVegeta Thursday #17

" You're not a hero nor are you courageous for simply doing your fucking job!" anamnua 19 hrs ago #34

He was never in any real danger. BlueTsunami2018 16 hrs ago #35

Come on Mike Freddie Thursday #6

Pence believes in an America without LGBTQI+ people. Duncan Grant Thursday #7

Any Republican who actually fulfills their Constitutional duty gets an award milestogo Thursday #11

That's a pretty low bar... Shipwack Thursday #21

Freedom of religion Norrrm Thursday #12

Almost all GOPers were against trump on Jan 6th. If Pence had ordered trump before a firing squads behind Silent Type Thursday #13

That was his job and he did his job. Courage my ass. Autumn Thursday #15

Hope they arent going to award it Figarosmom Thursday #16

This award will piss off trump LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #19

True dat Hekate Thursday #28

I Do Not Understand How Any One Not A Fascist Is Still A Member Of The GOP MayReasonRule Thursday #20

Now, if he could just get a Nobel prize... dchill Thursday #23

Well deserved. He did not bow to the political pressure, he did not... reACTIONary Thursday #24

He didn't shit his pants or commit insurrection. Give him a fucking brownie button please. bullimiami Thursday #26

Well-deserved award. How disgustingly quickly my fella murkins forget the CONTEXT. I watched it on TV... Hekate Thursday #27

I think the "Profile in Doing One's Job" award would be more fitting. nt Gore1FL Thursday #29

oh FUCK that noise Skittles Thursday #30

Well, yeah, he didn't really do anything to earn the award, but........... Escape Thursday #31

But we never get to her the truth about how much he put his life on the line. travelingthrulife Thursday #33