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patphil

(6,169 posts)
75. It appears that the only thing they love about America is...
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 11:32 AM
Jan 2021

the freedom to freely hate most of what America is all about.
And even then, they hate the fact that all Americans share the same fundamental freedoms, so they try like hell (and I mean this quite literally) to take those freedoms away from the people they hate.

THIS!!! A must-read [View all] ailsagirl Jan 2021 OP
KICK ailsagirl Jan 2021 #1
Yup. redwitch Jan 2021 #54
The answer is, crickets. lunatica Jan 2021 #2
He pretty much covered everything!! ailsagirl Jan 2021 #5
Love it! locks Jan 2021 #3
K&R secondwind Jan 2021 #4
He took the words right out of my mouth! BComplex Jan 2021 #6
White America. SergeStorms Jan 2021 #7
+10000000000 Lochloosa Jan 2021 #8
Except for the part where the rich were taxed treestar Jan 2021 #10
I always think they'd prefer 1850s America. betsuni Jan 2021 #21
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2021 #56
Answer: Get a haircut space hippie underpants Jan 2021 #9
Brilliant malaise Jan 2021 #11
They love not the real America, but their fantasty of a white evangelical male dominated America. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #12
Exactamundo. calimary Jan 2021 #28
Maybe they love the Confederated States of America? As in 1861-1865? muntrv Jan 2021 #13
Excellent!!! I've always wondered similar!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2021 #14
Smart kid Yeehah Jan 2021 #15
Well parsed, young guy! 👍👏👏👏 electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #16
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Jan 2021 #17
excellent analysis llashram Jan 2021 #18
Best under 1 minute rebuttal that I've hear in a long long time!! This kid has got it down! SWBTATTReg Jan 2021 #19
Answer: GUNS chowder66 Jan 2021 #20
Yup. And free speech that allows them to spew their hate without many consequences. unitedwethrive Jan 2021 #26
That's the first thing that came to mind for me as well True Dough Jan 2021 #62
The young man sums it up well and really makes you think what's left. chowder66 Jan 2021 #63
It's the same when conservatives complained about how much they suffered under Obama. Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #22
I saw all the "understanding" I could ever need - on January 6th. calimary Jan 2021 #30
Who is that thoughtful and wise young man? rhiannon55 Jan 2021 #23
To see a young guy this tuned in and who gets it... Jon King Jan 2021 #24
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2021 #25
They love their vision of America....where whites can sweep into a town, throw out all minority Karadeniz Jan 2021 #27
In other words Geechie Jan 2021 #32
Yep...thank god! Well, almost past. We still have killer cops and the minority neighborhoods are Karadeniz Jan 2021 #33
Mercy... Geechie Jan 2021 #34
Some idea of the contents would be helpful. niyad Jan 2021 #29
Conservatives say they love America... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #37
Thank you. I appreciate the information. niyad Jan 2021 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author AmyStrange Jan 2021 #45
What do they love/???????? DENVERPOPS Jan 2021 #59
It's the continental landmass JackHughes Jan 2021 #31
don't forget they hate the media for asking/not asking these very questions bringthePaine Jan 2021 #35
BINGO! AmyStrange Jan 2021 #36
Excellent! Kpete posted Duppers Jan 2021 #39
Yes! yes, Yes YES! Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #40
Opportunity! dchill Jan 2021 #41
The answer is....guns. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #42
ding, ding, ding!!! . . . this kid wins today's jackpot!!! . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #43
He's spot on!!! nt iluvtennis Jan 2021 #44
They don't hate America, but... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #46
Man, I wish I had the skill to talk on my feet and get BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #47
Answer: ReTrumplikkkans are full of shit, hypocrites. nt oasis Jan 2021 #48
ReTrumplikkkans! AmyStrange Jan 2021 #68
It's a variation CNN's Chris Cuomo's use of "ReTrumplicans". oasis Jan 2021 #79
They love krakfiend Jan 2021 #49
In other words, they love America ailsagirl Jan 2021 #69
Transcript Foolacious Jan 2021 #50
Thank you! Now we just need it in WaPo and NYT and Vox and MotherJones and ... (nt) Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #53
Thank you. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #58
KICK orangecrush Jan 2021 #51
Would love to see a transcript of that posted in all online media. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #52
Perfect Catcar Jan 2021 #55
Kick ailsagirl Jan 2021 #57
So abso-fucking-lutely right! Rabrrrrrr Jan 2021 #60
This kid 2032. Doreen Jan 2021 #61
Excellent! Nitram Jan 2021 #64
I'd love to have a transcript of that! lastlib Jan 2021 #65
Provided by Foolacious (post #50, above) ailsagirl Jan 2021 #66
Rt.. TY, ailsagirl! Cha Jan 2021 #67
What am I meant to read? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2021 #70
The number one question to be asked...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2021 #71
The nonsense he quotes in the video is a product of 30 years of right-wing stooges on the radio mdbl Jan 2021 #72
They hate the US. Yet they're the ones who say, "Love it or leave it," Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #73
This is EVERYTHING! Desert_Leslie Jan 2021 #74
It appears that the only thing they love about America is... patphil Jan 2021 #75
Don't forget the guns ailsagirl Jan 2021 #81
Totally sums up Glaisne Jan 2021 #76
PERFECT!!!! Sogo Jan 2021 #77
Transcribing this. Ligyron Jan 2021 #78
See post #50 (above) - already done ailsagirl Jan 2021 #80
Absolutely on point peggysue2 Jan 2021 #82
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