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OldBaldy1701E

(7,843 posts)
20. That was my thought as well.
Mon Jun 24, 2024, 08:21 AM
Jun 2024

Where I am from, that person would end up laid out on the floor before being tossed out of the door.

AllaN01Bear

(25,084 posts)
6. as i said in another post , blacks were brought here against their will. its slavery people. grrrr.
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 11:03 AM
Jun 2024

COL Mustard

(7,380 posts)
8. It wasn't so bad! They learned skills!
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 11:27 AM
Jun 2024

And free room and board, and all the sunshine and fresh air a person could want!







(Of course this is :sarcasm but I thought I'd add it just in case someone took offense.

rubbersole

(9,798 posts)
7. The fact tsf does this stuff is why they love him.
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 11:04 AM
Jun 2024

They would probably like to do all those things to coworkers but don't want to suffer the consequences. Hence the perfect description - "deplorables".

raging moderate

(4,570 posts)
11. And the word "deplorable" means their bad behavior makes one want to weep.
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 07:50 PM
Jun 2024

So it is not a threatening word at all.

quakerboy

(14,349 posts)
10. that's the whole thing
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 06:36 PM
Jun 2024

They vote, they donate, they slobber over trump.

Because they can't do these things. They want to, but it's not acceptable now. They lust over a world where they can

whopis01

(3,830 posts)
13. Because they feel that should be acceptable
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 09:59 PM
Jun 2024

and know that Trump keeps pushing the needle further and further in that direction for them.

oasis

(52,280 posts)
16. Trump "The Messiah" can do no wrong.
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 10:44 PM
Jun 2024

Mere mortals must suffer consequences for unacceptable behavior.
So duh, that’s the difference.

Bucky

(55,334 posts)
17. I do have a co-worker I could accuse of being in on the JFK assassination
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 10:48 PM
Jun 2024

She's just 40, but she did vote for Ted Cruz, who apparently doesn't really mind being told that. No reason his supporters should mind either.

4lbs

(7,395 posts)
19. Dude mocks disabilities without care. Yet, millions of people want THAT GUY as POTUS, again?
Mon Jun 24, 2024, 03:15 AM
Jun 2024
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