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Keepthesoulalive

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8. How do you unite with people

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 11:43 AM

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Who enjoy cruelty and rejoice in other people suffering. There is no constitution, no Jesus teachings only hate and it’s coming from one side of the aisle. How about we work to defeat them at the ballot box and stop trying to redeem them.

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The last President to view half of Americans as the enemy was Jefferson Davis [View all] Tom Rinaldo Saturday OP

Yes and he was a traitor. Kingofalldems Saturday #1

We should not play that game. kentuck Saturday #2

Of course we shouldn't, and we don't, even though Trump wants us to Tom Rinaldo Saturday #4

It's not a game when Trump refers to the enemy within and wants to deploy our military on our streets. enough Saturday #7

How do you unite with people Keepthesoulalive Saturday #8

Exactly. You cannot redeem the unredeemable. paleotn Saturday #9

More to the point, we need a unifying message because... kentuck Saturday #14

I am so damn tired of people hoping America comes to her senses Keepthesoulalive Saturday #15

I don't see any reuniting in the foreseeable future. Gimpyknee Saturday #11

He was never president, though. Gore1FL Saturday #3

History codifies our version of reality Tom Rinaldo Saturday #6

A lot of dead guys on both sides say they weren't pretending. paleotn Saturday #10

I'm pretty sure Jefferson Davis was never president of the United States in anyone's interpretations of history. nt Gore1FL Saturday #13

Never said he was. Just said he was the last President who viewed half of Americans as the enemy Tom Rinaldo Saturday #17

I think it's easier to say the initial statement leaves a lot to be desired in accuracy and interpretation. nt Gore1FL Saturday #18

Lincoln should have had him hanged. dalton99a Saturday #5

It's actually more than half of us. GoCubsGo Saturday #12

For those of us of a certain age, Richard Nixon was a close 2nd to Jefferson Davis. n/t Greybnk48 Saturday #16