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BainsBane

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14. Not at all coincidentally we see the championing of Rand Paul

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 05:30 PM

Aug 2014

at the same time. An ideal candidate to put women, LGBT Americans, and people of color in their place. Naturally those who share those values support him.

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The level of misogyny on display in GD has become toxic. (HOF THREAD) [View all] redqueen Aug 2014 OP

What? Where? BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #1

It has, and I think it is the reason why many people are here: simply to spew that crap. Squinch Aug 2014 #2

I need a break too. redqueen Aug 2014 #4

fark. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #3

+1 cyberswede Aug 2014 #6

Yes! BainsBane Aug 2014 #5

One nice thing redqueen Aug 2014 #11

Fewer and fewer all the time BainsBane Aug 2014 #13

I'm not here much for the time being ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #7

Agreed. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #17

To ignore it you must first acknowledge its existence theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #8

Exactly! The first step toward solving a problem is admitting there is a problem. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #10

Sorry been fighting the good fight in A&A intaglio Aug 2014 #9

Some people are just plain assholes, just as surely on DU as anywhere else. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #22

+1 gollygee Aug 2014 #12

They are one in the same. The underlying issue is power and control. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #18

Not at all coincidentally we see the championing of Rand Paul BainsBane Aug 2014 #14

Astute. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #15

Yeah, what the hell is up with that? theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #20

Ratfucking BainsBane Aug 2014 #21

What does not kill me makes me stronger. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #16

Sadly, it has been this way for this way for years now etherealtruth Aug 2014 #19

I'm going to ditto BainsBane on this JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #23

I fear that we are being constantly seeded by our "companion" site for RWers hlthe2b Aug 2014 #24

Well you know, people with different points of view ought to talk to each other. JTFrog Aug 2014 #25

Well shit. redqueen Aug 2014 #26

+++ JaydenD Aug 2014 #27

You are absolutely right about that, and as someone noted, that site feels evil. And it has infected Squinch Aug 2014 #30

I'm sure this is true, and I only checked it out for about two minutes one time. Zorra Aug 2014 #28

It is. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #29

Kicking in honor of redqueen. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #31