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pazzyanne

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5. Well said, ancianita!

Reply to ancianita (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 09:35 AM

Jul 2021

Had a discussion with my rw sister (one of the very few over the past 5 years) just yesterday. I really listened closely to what she was saying and this came through loud and clear:
"Their side thinks exactly the same thing." I left that conversation more informed and definitely sadder. She was raised in the same home I was, but once out of high school she married a very conservative redneck, and, wow! Her brain apparently stopped developing.

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Woke up this morning and realized that the battle lines are very, very clear. [View all] joetheman Jul 2021 OP

GOOD vs PURE EVIL equals Dem vs Republican KS Toronado Jul 2021 #1

It has alway's been so............. diverdownjt Jul 2021 #2

Their side thinks exactly the same thing. It's kind of an easy binary, don't you think? ancianita Jul 2021 #3

Well said, ancianita! pazzyanne Jul 2021 #5

The thing about family is ancianita Jul 2021 #7

Exactly what you said. pazzyanne Jul 2021 #9

... ancianita Jul 2021 #15

I liked that meme that appeared here the other day... robbob Jul 2021 #10

Joe won't have a long game vision unless we label DC GQP & treat them like traiters the uponit7771 Jul 2021 #6

We are conserving and defending democracy. But when we get to fighting, ancianita Jul 2021 #8

I Used To Think That Political Opponents Weren't Actual Enemies COL Mustard Jul 2021 #25

You can still think that. ancianita Jul 2021 #26

Smart vs stupid. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #4

#2 joetheman Jul 2021 #28

It does seem that way. Percy Jul 2021 #11

I hope you get over that, because that way lies madness Warpy Jul 2021 #12

+1 leftstreet Jul 2021 #13

"Nazis...I hate these guys." YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #14

That's the crux Ponietz Jul 2021 #19

Well said YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #22

I don't see them as evil as much as colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #16

cavemen in suits Celerity Jul 2021 #29

Fantastic! colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #30

Superstition and lack of education. kentuck Jul 2021 #17

I've lost two family members who ignored Covid and vaccinations. Two other friends to Fox. Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #18

I think they reach a point when their brain just quits working. world wide wally Jul 2021 #20

The right is proof positive that hate is as powerful an emotion as love. Chainfire Jul 2021 #21

ahh yep llashram Jul 2021 #23

Yes.... Upthevibe Jul 2021 #24

Its I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #27