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OC375

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16. Politics has moved to the "join or die, now, and no takebacks" phase. Hurt people, hurt people.

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:30 AM

13 hrs ago

We're sick with rage, depressed by the climate, and the loudest people want payback, reckoning, and yes... revenge.

We are firmly in "dig two graves" revenge territory.

I do it too sometimes, and it will be our end.

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Ice arrest in a rural Montana town pushed a deeply conservative community to take action [View all] Amaryllis Yesterday OP

You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump! Aristus Yesterday #1

Painful as it was... 2naSalit Yesterday #3

And they'll do it again. progressoid Yesterday #4

There were... 2naSalit Yesterday #2

Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . hatrack Yesterday #5

such a CHRISTIAN attitude Skittles Yesterday #6

It's a great start! OC375 Yesterday #7

I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news orangecrush Yesterday #8

They also have much more limited media from which to form their opinions. Amaryllis Yesterday #9

If all they read was the Bible, then they would know LuvLoogie Yesterday #10

Many of them voted for him orangecrush 14 hrs ago #14

My cat, who is an asshole, had another sparrow in its mouth this morning. LuvLoogie 13 hrs ago #18

I get it orangecrush 11 hrs ago #21

Also a limited exposure to other races and cultures orangecrush 11 hrs ago #22

Exactly. The fact that rural Montana stood up for this man... that's a big thing. Minds were changed. chia Yesterday #13

Same here orangecrush 14 hrs ago #15

Politics has moved to the "join or die, now, and no takebacks" phase. Hurt people, hurt people. OC375 13 hrs ago #16

You get what you vote for! Initech Yesterday #11

Great program by PBS. I'm glad it's still kicking! erronis Yesterday #12

Montana is becoming a shithole like West Virginia thanks to republicans Mysterian 13 hrs ago #17

Get back to me edhopper 13 hrs ago #19

This message was self-deleted by its author edhopper 13 hrs ago #20