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paleotn

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20. Are you kidding? Their base doesn't care about all that stuff.

Reply to Jon King (Reply #14)

Sat Apr 3, 2021, 09:14 AM

Apr 2021

And any attempt at effectively dealing with any of that completely blows the narrative of dragging us all back to 1960. Kicking and screaming if necessary. Thus, climate change doesn't exist. Education is for the rich. Healthcare is what you can afford. And immigration consists of walls, guns and deportations. Deportation back to the same countries we've been screwing since Gen. Smedley Butler was a pup.

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(Iowa Governor) Reynolds signs gun bill easing background checks, permits [View all] groundloop Apr 2021 OP

Madness utopian Apr 2021 #1

sick DURHAM D Apr 2021 #2

Not very welcoming. pwb Apr 2021 #3

Deregulation is the only thing rethugs ever want to do. njhoneybadger Apr 2021 #4

Although Iowans can't indict her for murder every time someone is shot DFW Apr 2021 #5

Oh sure, that'll lower the crime rate. Canoe52 Apr 2021 #6

It seems that this country is becoming more fucked up by the day with politicians playing to the Tom Yossarian Joad Apr 2021 #7

What you said. pazzyanne Apr 2021 #15

The trogs are feeling threatened. paleotn Apr 2021 #18

Oh what an idiot! PortTack Apr 2021 #8

Yee-Haw! Lemon Lyman Apr 2021 #9

This is just brain-dead stupid! joshdawg Apr 2021 #10

I'm sure nothing bad will happen when people can get guns w/o background checks! sakabatou Apr 2021 #11

alas, accidental shootings (kids, for example) and suicides will increase Skittles Apr 2021 #12

Nothing like a few explosions DFW Apr 2021 #13

Seriously. paleotn Apr 2021 #19

Any plans on educating for the tech future, health care, climate change, immigration? Jon King Apr 2021 #14

They got nuthin' constructive to offer. Just armed, dangerous and a threat to democracy. Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #16

Are you kidding? Their base doesn't care about all that stuff. paleotn Apr 2021 #20

Their go-to boogeyman is 2nd Amendment rights groundloop Apr 2021 #23

OFFS. Republicans are fucking insame. SunSeeker Apr 2021 #17

repug leaders are cowards who hate Americans in my opinino samsingh Apr 2021 #21

Crazy maliaSmith Apr 2021 #22

Sadly I feel like America is past the point of no return with gunzzzz groundloop Apr 2021 #25

You'll have to avoid a lot of states, then. Almost all of them, in fact. Dial H For Hero Apr 2021 #27

So, this guy is like the Kansas Republican pictured in Earl's Wingnuts of the Week PatrickforB Apr 2021 #24

Every state around Chicago has really loose gun laws, including Indiana AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #26

This news makes me sick. What is a gun for? Paper Roses Apr 2021 #28

Right on! PutGramaOnThePhone Apr 2021 #32

Vote for the GOP: make voting harder and shooting people easier. Martin68 Apr 2021 #29

Whatever it takes to kill more people. Turbineguy Apr 2021 #30

Of course! And perfect timing! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #31