It always amuses me when we hear "that's not who we are as a nation"

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35. Well, maybe. We can certainly hope for that before these Dem assholes run out of time.

It makes me think of that cautionary tale about the stubborn guy on his roof as the floodwaters rise. “Oh God, save me! Save me, oh God!” he prays.
Boat comes by. “Hey mister! Climb aboard! Let’s get outta here!”
Man: “No! God will save me! Save me, oh God!”
Floodwaters keep rising. Now they’re not only at roof-level, he’s ankle-deep up there.
Another boat comes by. “Hey, you! The flood’s rising more! We gotta evacuate! Get in!”
Man: “NO! God will save me! Save me, oh God!”
As the floodwaters rise up to his waist, here comes a rescue chopper, on one last look before evacuating, themselves. “Hey, mister! We’re lowering a rope! Grab it and let’s get outta here!”
Man: again, “NO! God will save me! Save me, oh God!”
The rising water level soon is carrying him away and he drowns. Gets up to the Pearly Gates and realizes he’s DEAD. “Oh God! I believed in You! Why didn’t You save me?!?”
And God said “what? Are you kidding? I sent you two boats and a helicopter!”