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In reply to the discussion: 'We were betrayed!' Iraqi Christian who backed Trump in 2016 furious after president deports her unc [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)6. Why do people have to learn the hard way
that when dealing with a person like Trump who attacks all but a few groups of people that, unless you're in that very small, very select group of people (white, cishet, rich, evangelical) he always supports and protects, they- or a loved one- will almost certainly become another victim of his policies eventually? This is basically the conservative mindset in general: "If it isn't happening to me or to a loved one, it doesn't exist to me and therefore I just can't care."
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'We were betrayed!' Iraqi Christian who backed Trump in 2016 furious after president deports her unc [View all]
Demovictory9
Aug 2019
OP
"Bite sounds! " I know it's just a typo, but it sounds to me like a perfect description of
tblue37
Aug 2019
#35
Last time I went to church the priest started selling the Iraq invation during his speech
Perseus
Aug 2019
#23
"Our church was pushing us to vote for Trump..." This should be grounds to revoke the church's
in2herbs
Aug 2019
#17
But we are not Muslim or Mexican This was totally unexpected cuz we are "good" trump people
lunasun
Aug 2019
#36