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still_one

(92,190 posts)
1. That is more realistic, and I expect it to go down between 20 to 29% as more information about
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:20 AM
Jan 2021

what he has done the last four years



Atticus

(15,124 posts)
4. These are the Dead-enders some urge us to "reach out to" and whose "concerns" we are
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:25 AM
Jan 2021

encouraged to address.

That would be like tying to pet a rabid Rottweiler.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
10. Great analogy, because many of Pissolini's loyalists truly are rabid.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:43 AM
Jan 2021
rab·id

/ˈrabəd,ˈrābəd/

adjective

1. having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.

"the show's small but rabid fan base"

There can be no "unity" with these radicals. We should "reach out to" them only to take the weapons out of their hands, slap the cuffs on, and usher them into the paddy wagons.

It's time our decent, democratic "concerns" are addressed.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)
8. Half of them are. The other half are brainwashed. But for all practical purposes
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:39 AM
Jan 2021

they will behave as fascists until such time as they are deprogrammed, which is no easy task to pull off.

David__77

(23,382 posts)
11. More than 34% of voters voted for the fascist in a very high turnout election.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:50 AM
Jan 2021

I don't think that needs to be surprising in this country.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
5. That will get worse for Trump as the reality sinks in.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:26 AM
Jan 2021

Remember Nixon was still somewhat popular right up to the time that the SCOTUS voted unanimously that he had to release the tapes.

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