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paleotn

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23. Republicans have been doing that since as long as I can remember.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:34 PM

May 8

And when you tell them it's kind of Orwellian. You know, from his book 1984, they ask.... "Huh? Who's that? Never heard of him or his book." They've never heard of a lot of things.

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Does it scare you to hear these clowns redefine the simple meaning of words [View all] malaise May 8 OP

It alarms me how easy they get away with it. Solly Mack May 8 #1

This! mcar May 8 #3

"Insurrection." Kid Berwyn May 8 #2

Agreed. Justice matters. May 8 #4

George Orwell was a prophet The Blue Flower May 8 #5

My daughters who graduated high school in 1989 and 1999, both in cksmithy May 8 #18

Damn! GB_RN May 8 #24

I read The Scarlet Letter, 1984, Dickens, Lord of the Flies, Shakespeare and so much more during high school. cksmithy May 8 #27

What is making me crazy - and I knew it would happen mcar May 8 #6

The Fox News idiot in charge of transportation was lying yesterday. Initech May 8 #10

And others bragging about credit card debt increasing mcar May 8 #11

They are BigMin28 May 8 #12

Agree malaise May 8 #34

What scares me are the millions of incredibly ignorant and credulous Americans who believe their BS. sop May 8 #7

WOW! i've said this so many times!! bluestarone May 8 #36

Word meanings Wicked Blue May 8 #8

Oh, yeah. It makes communication impossible. Like living in Babylon. Baitball Blogger May 8 #9

I wonder how many died in Trump's "love tap"? Swede May 8 #13

They've been doing since 2016 relayerbob May 8 #14

Definition of terms is half the battle in argument. rustbeltvoice May 8 #15

They want it all back. A return to at least 1890. Fuck 'em. And yes, it's Orwellian with the terminology projection. nt Evolve Dammit May 8 #16

This will be appealed BeneteauBum May 8 #17

Aren't laws.... SergeStorms May 8 #20

Obviously BeneteauBum May 8 #25

Like our Constitution. SergeStorms May 8 #26

Hi SS BeneteauBum May 8 #32

Talking points. SergeStorms Saturday #37

Not that they make the attempt, but that it prospers. malthaussen May 8 #19

Everything this maladministration does scares me... spanone May 8 #21

And that is malaise May 8 #22

Republicans have been doing that since as long as I can remember. paleotn May 8 #23

Words are only symbols, not the thing. multigraincracker May 8 #28

yup Skittles May 8 #29

It is what they've always done, particularly B.See May 8 #30

Humpty Dumpty working for the fascists, as usual 0rganism May 8 #31

The truth malaise May 8 #33

Yes, with a but. mr715 May 8 #35