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Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
59. So many are being brainnwashed by Fox
Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:33 PM
Sep 2013

You're right. They don't even seem to care that the word can see that vileness. They are proud of it.

Point out that "they're not coming for your guns, they're coming for your Social Security." Scuba Sep 2013 #1
can't say it any better than that dembotoz Sep 2013 #4
Good Point Liberalynn Sep 2013 #6
Some where along the way ,,, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #23
She must be a Fox "News" viewer. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #42
You can not convince a moron he or she is a moron. usaf-vet Sep 2013 #40
dump them. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #2
Thank You. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #8
Better to be alone sometimes. Fear of losing "friends" is what keeps the GOP voting the way they do kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #22
they do seem to think in lockstep on the right. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #31
My old high school crowd (now past our 51st anniversary) is all over FB Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #28
The old pics and the reminiscing are fun. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #37
Blimped-out ex-cheerleaders & jocks Enthusiast Sep 2013 #43
The term "redneck" is a bit of a classist slur and should be avoided. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #3
all well and good but a generic name for the foe does have value dembotoz Sep 2013 #5
MFB may not be polite Liberalynn Sep 2013 #10
It's actually *too* polite. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #69
No offense was meant on my part towards Southerners in general or Farmers. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #9
Here is the America's Secret Slang video I referenced before. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #94
+1 YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #95
"... it is based in fear of people who are different." pampango Sep 2013 #7
Part of it is probably that they have fear of their rapidly becoming the minority Liberalynn Sep 2013 #12
Well said. Hating people for things they have no control over, like gender, race, ethnicity, pampango Sep 2013 #18
I think you make a great point. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #39
They didn't seem to afraid of the "others" NOLALady Sep 2013 #35
I think you are right that they fear payback. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #41
I suspect that projecting "payback" from "others", or even just that they will abuse their "majority pampango Sep 2013 #53
Then there are the Austrian School far right libertarians . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #11
hate to say this, but BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #13
Thank You. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #15
... BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #19
Willful stupidity truly is the path of least resistance. bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #14
True Liberalynn Sep 2013 #16
Delete them! You'll feel much better kalisto2010 Sep 2013 #17
I saw those same posts. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #44
i don't delete i tend to argue dembotoz Sep 2013 #20
Don't feed the trolls... delete, or just remove from your feed (reserved for peeps you can't exactly JCMach1 Sep 2013 #24
I prefer confrontation ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #71
I understand the sentiment, but you have to cut your losses sometimes, there are just some people JCMach1 Sep 2013 #80
Some people are irredeemable ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #82
That's an internal debate that goes on in my head. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #47
Just yesterday, I had an online fight with a cousin in TX LittleGirl Sep 2013 #21
So many are being brainnwashed by Fox Liberalynn Sep 2013 #59
They are! Unashamed of their overt racism and LittleGirl Sep 2013 #61
Ive had therapists say the same iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #25
That probably in general is a good rule to follow. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #52
so if they were not so nice then it would make sense to you that they are tea party rednecks? GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #26
This cordelia Sep 2013 #34
For me, it's hard to understand how genuinely caring about your fellow human beings Liberalynn Sep 2013 #54
you didn't mean to stereotype, but you did. n/t GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #70
I'm not a therapist but... Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #27
That's a possibilty. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #57
I totally get where you are coming from and feel your pain. Grammy23 Sep 2013 #29
You make a wonderful point about "Jesus" supposing to be the Authority. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #58
Call them out on their hypocrisy...they are full of it...each and every one. Tikki Sep 2013 #30
You might point out that no one has even proposed taking guns away. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #32
Not true. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #51
I believe that for every 1 person saying "they" will come take out guns, GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #83
No "official" has proposed taking currently owned guns away from people. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #89
I'm not an 'ingnorant NRA follower' either. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #90
Again. Most proposals would allow you to keep the weapons you already own. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #91
Sure, it's actually unlawful to hunt deer with anything smaller than .240 in my state. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #96
get off Facebook ZRT2209 Sep 2013 #33
I don't put up with teabaggers on Facebook. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #36
I feel your pain. dgibby Sep 2013 #38
From Monday thru Friday my sister goes to work Iliyah Sep 2013 #45
And the baggers are saying "I'm so tired of these liberal elitists who think ... Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #46
My brother seems so nice too riverbendviewgal Sep 2013 #48
It has to be hard when it is your brother. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #78
Hello Mr Dixon Sep 2013 #49
Thank you for the offer of friends Liberalynn Sep 2013 #86
AGREED Mr Dixon Sep 2013 #97
Oooh, I hate the English only BS. We are completely doing a disservice for education. glowing Sep 2013 #50
Totally agree with you! Liberalynn Sep 2013 #66
The Obama's Flew Bo On A Private Jet otohara Sep 2013 #55
Wow. The crap these people make up. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #64
I engage the ones with who I think I can make a difference. canoeist52 Sep 2013 #56
That makes sense to engage the ones that you might make a difference with. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #63
Why are you wasting your time on Facebook? badtoworse Sep 2013 #60
I have been trying to get out more with Democratic friends. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #62
I said real friends, not just Democratic friends badtoworse Sep 2013 #67
I guess with real friends and family then I just have to agree to disagree. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #73
Friends that would walk away over political views aren't real friends badtoworse Sep 2013 #84
"Are they too ignorant to realize not one gun has been taken?" Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #65
That is odd that they wouldn't talk about it with you. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #72
I can imagine that if the primary issue with you is politics and religion ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #74
You're right that she could be conflicted about stating one way or the other on single payer. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #76
I immediately felt bad right after I asked it. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #81
30 years of the "Alternative Information RealityŽ" AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #68
I don't have any friends IRL. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #75
My sister said she is coming to the conclusion that it is best to just keep Liberalynn Sep 2013 #77
I had the nerve to paint my house BLUE. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #79
Wow that is bad. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #85
"Painted lady" brownstones in the city are quite valuable. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #87
Every old dude that's sexually hit on me since I was 13 has been Tea Party Mellow Drama Sep 2013 #88
In colonial times, PA came very close to declaring its official language to be KamaAina Sep 2013 #92
I never knew that. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #93
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