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MadameButterfly

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46. i'm distinguishing the people with poor critical thinking skills from the ones who actually revel in the cruelty

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:42 PM

Jul 4

That doesn't make it ok with me. It's just a different level of offense.

Rather than punishment, i'd like them to learn. These people aren't completely lost like the cruel ones.
These are the people we need to win over to succeed. They still have their humanity, as imperfect as it is.

I don't know why they can't connect the dots. We don't know what they've been through, what adversity they've survived. With the growing income gap, people are falling through the cracks.

It sounds like you've overcome a lot. I don't consider you average. Give yourself credit. Not everyone meets your challenges the same way you do. I also suspect your mom's high school diploma might not be the only measure of what she gave you. Given that she raised you to be who you are.

Don't get me wrong, I have to resist throwing shoes at the TV when I hear them figuring things out, too late, and telling us they couldn't have known. I just won't enjoy their pain and suffering. I do think it will be necessary though, to right this ship.

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As someone who lives in a VERY red rural state, I just want to say two things: [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Jul 3 OP

Good one Forgo pwb Jul 3 #1

AGREED pub DENVERPOPS Jul 3 #11

Thank you, ForgoTheConsequence, MIButterfly Jul 3 #2

Agree 100% Diamond_Dog Jul 3 #3

If your area is a blood red as you say, a lot more people there like what just happened than you believe. Jit423 Jul 3 #4

I live in the "blue dot". ForgoTheConsequence Jul 3 #5

I live in a reddish suburb in a blue-ish county of a purple state RandomNumbers Jul 4 #37

You know, morons. twodogsbarking Jul 3 #6

West Virginia's like that big, old caribou with the bad rear hind leg wolfie001 Jul 3 #7

West Virginia had the very proud history of seceding from the Confederacy, Jack Valentino Jul 3 #29

Strom Thurmond led the way around 1965 or so wolfie001 Jul 4 #39

Strom would be a radical woke lib bagimin Jul 4 #40

i live in a highly red district. interisting tht many voted for obama, not clinton. nor biden or ms harris . AllaN01Bear Jul 3 #8

I hope they suffer immensely and die homeless Lucky Luciano Jul 3 #10

Only the ones who voted for Trump MadameButterfly Jul 3 #15

I often have a hard time mustering sympathy for the willfully ignorant misanthrope Jul 4 #41

i'm distinguishing the people with poor critical thinking skills from the ones who actually revel in the cruelty MadameButterfly Jul 4 #46

You do know about DENVERPOPS Jul 3 #12

affemative master. AllaN01Bear Jul 3 #14

With our current population DENVERPOPS Jul 3 #17

your last paragaph. first scentance near the end .selfishly thinking about themselves... AllaN01Bear Jul 3 #18

And Hoover Hogs leanforward Jul 4 #38

This. yobrault1 Jul 3 #9

Yep! cally Jul 3 #13

They have their litmus test to rely on misanthrope Jul 4 #42

Totally agree with your righteous rant. virgdem Jul 3 #16

yep. Exactly. Evolve Dammit Jul 3 #19

Well said. Short, sweet and to the point. flashman13 Jul 3 #20

Righteous! electric_blue68 Jul 3 #21

States don't vote Cirsium Jul 3 #22

Am in the same situation. Every person around me is a drumpster. I stay to allegorical oracle Jul 3 #23

I live in a blue state but in a very red neighborhood. soldierant Jul 3 #24

Blaming voters is what losers do. biocube Jul 3 #25

So, you're a winner? rzemanfl Jul 4 #32

I really want to leave here but hoping we can sell our house in due time vapor2 Jul 3 #26

K N R Faux pas Jul 3 #27

Attributed to the Buddha: Holding in hate is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die. usonian Jul 3 #28

Well conservatives hate liberals, misanthrope Jul 4 #43

Here's the trick. usonian Jul 4 #44

Yup dawgdan Jul 4 #30

How many people here do you think iemanja Jul 4 #31

I give myself a tight time period to just HATE on these people. AND I mutter the words quietly but forcefully. CTyankee Jul 4 #33

My little rural hospital and health clinic is on the Emile Jul 4 #34

My situation is similar Mike 03 Jul 4 #35

i feel hate and contempt for the idiots who voted for this samsingh Jul 4 #36

ForgoTheConsequence...... Upthevibe Jul 4 #45